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https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-to-build-more-barriers-to-deter-illegal-landings-082605799.html "He also shared that 46 vessels were seized over the past three years for intruding into Singapore, while 144 people were arrested for entering our waters illegally or attempting to land illegally by sea. 49 of them were arrested last year alone." i wonder how many didnt get caught & are now wandering our island...

The Anak Bukit Flyover in Bukit Timah will be the first road in Singapore to get permanent noise barriers. Construction of the barriers - measuring 6m in height and 225m in length - began yesterday and will be completed in October, bringing some relief to nearby residents who have complained about noise pollution. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday that this is part of a trial to assess the effectiveness of such barriers in reducing traffic noise. It will also finish installing similar structures along the West Coast Highway near Block 44, Telok Blangah Drive, by the middle of next year. The new flyover being built along Braddell Road near Block 138, Bishan Street 12, will also get the barriers some time in 2016. These three locations were selected based on their high traffic volumes and noise levels, explained the LTA yesterday. The barriers will cost about $3.8 million in total, a spokesman added. Jurong GRC MP Halimah Yacob had raised the issue of noise in the Anak Bukit Flyover's vicinity as early as 2012, when residents voiced concerns over the widening of the road - part of the recent expansion of the Pan-Island Expressway. "As the carriageways will come closer to the adjacent (condominium) Sherwood Towers... I asked the LTA whether they could put up noise barriers," Madam Halimah told The Straits Times. "I was really very glad when they accepted the idea... given our very compact environment where living spaces jostle side by side with busy roads, I would think that this would be a necessary feature to mitigate noise and provide a better living environment." The barriers are made of a combination of transparent and absorptive panels. The latter are lined internally with rock wool, a material commonly used to absorb sound. Sherwood Towers residents whom The Straits Time spoke to yesterday said noise had been a long-time problem, and that it often gets "quite noisy" at night. Mr Liu San, a 49-year-old chef at a restaurant in Bukit Timah Plaza beside the condominium, has been living at Sherwood Towers for more than 20 years. "If they really help to reduce the noise, that will be good," he said of the barriers. "I've seen similar sound walls in European countries." Others said they were fed up waiting for a solution, while some were resigned to having to live with noise, even after the barriers come up. Retiree Chan Heng Wah, 72, who has lived in the area for four years, said: "We are surrounded by traffic on all four sides. There is no way to block all the noise." The LTA said it would monitor how well the barriers work before considering a "targeted islandwide implementation programme". http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/transport/story/bukit-timah-have-first-road-noise-barriers-20140813

Whoa!!!! Check this out!!!! Civic crashed through the barriers into state land! bumper come out! wheel come out! Junction of Dorset Raod and Carlise Road. Check out the aunit in purple on the left. When I passed by she was hugging her liitle boy and girl very tightly. maybe when the civic crash through, nearly hit the kids? later i saw a gold colour and champaign colour sedan. nissian i think. nissian dont seem to be damaged. Was civic going from dorset road into carlise road but lost control?

Nothing much has really caught my attention lately in the world of F1 except for minor things like the good old Bernie had proposed MEDALs for finishers , small rear wings and gigantic front wings on cars which look absolutely hideous relatively to the ones we are all used to, qualifying format could change... yes, AGAIN! then turbo engine cld be back BECAUSE it is going to be more fuel efficient! believe u, me. all this is minor as it's all talk, until it really happen then it happened. then i go to chance upon this piece of news which Giorgio Pantano had spoken to the press that he's disappointed of being not being even ask to test for any F1 teams after winning the 2008 GP2 series. why? apparently, he's OLD at 29 years of age. then i think to myself, it was really not too long ago that F1 has slightly more drivers in his age group, the late 20s, and 30s. man with experience, bravery and skills...etc correct me if i'm wrong. i may be very wrong here now, F1 bosses seemingly want Boys who had just ended their puberty AND have all of the mentioned attributes instead. as far as i can remembered, it could all started with a Finn, Kimi. who at the age of 22, got his F1 Super Licence, only with 2 seasons in Formula Renault UK Championship previously. however, he had won 13 races of the total 23 racesthere. impressive! we know how it all goes for him after his 1st season in F1 with Sauber. he was crowned world champ in 2007 with Ferrari. then, a certain Alonso, who is discovered to race in Minardi. started the same year as Kimi and went on to become a 2 time world champion with Renault eventually. last season and this year, we hear a lot of a young chap too, name Lewis. who won his 1st title with McLaren at a age of 23. in fact, season 2008 has Piquet Jr, Rosberg, Nakajima (3 of 23), Glock (26), Sutil(25), and Vettel (21) who are considered young, fast, willing and gifted. Especially Vettel who will be watched very closely in 2009 season after his maiden win with STR. come 2009, i reckon there will be 1 or 2 more young guns coming into F1. STR possibly will have 2 seats, IF it remain operational. Honda is eager to have a younger Brazilian to replace 'old' Barrichello. this fresh face however will bring back a old famous name to F1, Senna, Bruno. why is younger driver more sought after? importantly, they are cheaper to put in the car and/or can get sponsor $$ for the team. so, money talks. young driver are more willing and seemingly braver as they want to prove themselves on the track. these 2 combi will give any more estab driver a reason to have sleepless night if they are not performing to a level relative to their salary. last but not least, we all know that we can't teach an old dog new tricks....!! sorry to have blah blah PS. i'm selling my kart suit, any bro interested pls look at: http://www.mycarforum.com/classifieds/clas...eds.pl?id=13465 (hawking hawking touting!! ) cheers --------- from f1-live.com: Giorgio Pantano has admitted his recently-won GP2 championship is unlikely to lead to a career in Formula One. If his fears are confirmed, the 29-year-old would be the only GP2 champion, in the company of Nico Rosberg (2005), Lewis Hamilton (2006) and Timo Glock (2007), who has not gone on to secure a seat in the premier category. In the pages of the Italian magazine Autosprint, the frustrated Italian slammed the situation as a 'joke', where contenders he defeated in 2008 - Bruno Senna and Sebastien Buemi - appear poised to make their Grand Prix debuts. "I feel total indifference towards me. I read of Senna and Buemi but, really, what have they done?" "At this point, a guy in my situation must think that being a racing driver is not advantageous, doing another job would be better," said Pantano. It appears that not only Pantano's age played against him in the eyes of F1 team bosses. He actually made his F1 debut for the uncompetitive Jordan team in 2004, before being replaced near the end of the season. Prior to his abortive Jordan tenure, Pantano had tests with Williams, McLaren and Renault. Pantano charged: "Money is becoming the priority in order to race, talent doesn't exist anymore." He said the only figure in the F1 paddock who has not 'abandoned' him is F1 Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone, who spoke with Pantano on the phone a few days ago. "The only real drives still available are at Honda and Toro Rosso," he said. "Bernie told me that if anything moves, I'll be the first to know."

Drivers have been raising a ruckus about the hazardous driving conditions created by the F1 safety barriers in Marina Centre and Suntec City, especially at Raffles Boulevard. Preparations for the F1 race next week have resulted in two rows of barriers and fences - 4.2 metres high - sprouting up from both sides of Raffles Boulevard. These barriers, drivers say, inevitably create blind spots and make driving in the area more dangerous. Raffles Boulevard is part of the F1 street circuit. On the other hand, it is also a key thoroughfare for motorists who work in the Marina-Suntec area. One driver actually told my paper, "Regardless of whether I am turning into Raffles Boulevard from a sideroad or exiting into a sideroad from Raffles Boulevard, my vision is always obstructed by the 4.2 metre barrier. This makes it impossible to see oncoming cars. [nod] Mr Zhan Zhi Wei, a 29-year-old office worker at Millenia Tower, said that the situation gets more dangerous after the peak hour rush is over. By the time he can knock off at 8 pm or 9 pm, cars go much faster since there are no jams. "This makes it more dangerous for me. When I come out of the carpark, the safety barriers actually create a blind spot - I cannot see the oncoming cars. Another driver told my paper, "The traffic situation is pretty hairy during peak hours too - when there are jams everywhere and you can't see a thing." "It is a miracle that there has been no accident so far."