Eliko wrote:devil, whereas one can accept that the traffic laws in Singapore may have solved many of the problems WE face, there is one point that I feel is grossly unfair.
If one has parked legally in an appointed place and suffers damage to the parked vehicle, I can see no justification in presenting the innocent party with a fine.
Perhaps the 'ZERO' corruption policy is a result of the government's desire to ensure that all 'PERKS' belong to them, not a bad idea I suppose, all injustice and corruption in one place.
Unless you are mistaken on that single point, are you sure of that fact?, it does seem incredibly unfair to me.
He contributed to the accident by being there, didn't he? If he had left his car in the garage and used the MRT (which is a showcase of public transport, by the way), the accident would not have happened. Under the S'pore traffic code, an accident between two vehicles can happen only if both vehicles are on the public road. Of course, insurance companies may think otherwise, but that's another story. If there is a minor accident, I can assure you that parties exchange details in ultra-rapid time, in the hopes that they can both drive away before a cop sees them!
Remember that American hooligan who sprayed a graffito on a car there? He got 50 strokes of the rattan cane for his pains. I bet he never repeated that crime! And you get your neck stretched there for >1 g of hard drug or 10 g cannabis, with no appeal.
