Dangerous Roads

last SG · 2008-04-24T23:09:10+00:00

Didn't some drivers get into fatal accidents even when traveling at 40km along Devil's Bend?Sometimes you'll never know. Especially during bad weather.

soleachip SG

I don't know leh. From your previous posts, it seems that you are directing the problem towards the road surface and weather.

If not, the rest of us wouldnt try to explain to you what is going on already.

Same logic again. Why do you see signs asking you to drive safely? Common sense like the others said what.

Nicholl highway has nothing to do with what we are talking about, which is road surface and weather in the first place.

Heh, open to all kinds of discussion lah. Public forum mah. Though simple responses akin to the south buona vista road, old tampines road (that i know liao) and upper thompson area as mentioned by some others are more or less what I'm looking for

If you believe road accidents are only caused by human and mechanical errors, then bo bian up to you lah. Everyone has different opinion mah. If you think road designs, surface, wet and dry conditions don't require consideration, then nevermind lah.

I listed the nicoll highway as an example of how transport engineering can play an inconspicuous role in accidents as well.

Pitot SG

Dont get me wrong. Road designs and surface do require consideration. That is why the rest of us have been saying its all common sense.

It is precisely why most drivers make it thru safely and why some end up crashing.

That is because most of them took the parameters into consideration and drove within the safe limit. While some chose not to and end up in the ditch. This has to be determined by the road user. Which is why human errors are formed = accident.

alwaysdisturbed SG

You siao ar. People try avoiding accident prone areas you on the other hand want to find them.

i have to know then i can avoid mah. somemore if i have to use it i will exercise more caution.

soleachip SG

Dont get me wrong. Road designs and surface do require consideration. That is why the rest of us have been saying its all common sense.

It is precisely why most drivers make it thru safely and why some end up crashing.

very true. i agree. you're spot on dude.

soleachip SG

i have to know then i can avoid mah. somemore if i have to use it i will exercise more caution.

yah for me also. actually taking the ecp rochor exit need to be cautious also because it comes to a rather abrupt traffic junction after the downward slope. always take extra care around that area.

alwaysdisturbed SG

yah for me also. actually taking the ecp rochor exit need to be cautious also because it comes to a rather abrupt traffic junction after the downward slope. always take extra care around that area.

i hate that place. jam like mad on peak hours.

soleachip SG

i hate that place. jam like mad on peak hours.

it's always empty during the hours i drive by the area!

soleachip SG

And come to think of it nothing beats this: North Yungas Road, aka “Road of Death”, Bolivia

Naughtius Maximus SG

There are no "dangerous" roads, just tricky ones. Only dangerous drivers.... Some exceptions though, inherently slippery roads and landslide prone. But give a reckless driver a straight road; he'll find a way to crash his ride one way or the other. South Bouna Vista Rd is pretty dope when u driving at night. But hey, it's all fun and games till someone dies... By the way there was a crash between a Chevy and a mobile crane of all things today, at the Bedok North/ Chai Chee junction. Straight road.., just couldn't wait for the right turn arrow I guess... case in point... there's no point.

caleb_chiang SG

if raining, all road seems dangerous… Especially expressway where sudden ponding is there…

soleachip SG

Drove past the junction earlier on, no wonder the jam from all four corners. I think it was a light blue Chevy, no idea which model though.

Yeah drainage needs to be improved, especially along Paya Lebar area of the PIE. Always see vehicles pulled up along the road shoulder during heavy downpour. It's impossible to see beyond the windscreen. Even wipers are not fast enough.

Dan_on_MonsterTruck SG

Boonlay… always see accidents around that area.. i think its eerie.. eeyer!!!

Elysium7 SG

Speaking of other dangerous roads, I am genuinely scared of the roundabout at just outside Newton Circus there, off Bukit Timah and close to Newton MRT on Scotts Road. It would be a nightmare in terms of congestion, but I still think they should install traffic lights there because so many people don't know how to properly use a roundabout and what lane they should be in etc.

sbst275 SG

even if you've traffic lights it wun solve the prob esp if the traffic light goes red very very fast

Ferrari_RoXz SG

There is indeed a traffic light there, BUT it's only operational during peak hours, The rest of the day, you are on your own.

soleachip SG

That really curvy road, I think its South Buona Vista road?

Travelled along south buona vista road for the first time today, which one sharper ar? devils bend or this one? Going slow is fine but oncoming traffic travels pretty quickly.

soleachip SG

Yeah totally bonkas, that roundabout. The lanes should be wider. :(

JJxJJ SG

Neo Tiew Road

SexFrenzy SG

there are no dangerous roads only dangerous drivers

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