You cant just simply attribute the "guai-ness" of SGreans to
just being afraid.
For most of us (less the poor aunties and uncles who really
deserve better), we have the ability to adapt to what the govt has
done. If govt tells you GST increase to 20%, it will just be howls
and yakking on forum, but people just spend more consciously and
complain more. Or push their kids to study harder for PSLE.
But for the foreign drivers, who do they turn to when they need
to "adapt"? There's no social infrastructure, nor support. I do not
think its entirely untruthful that SMRT has been less than
responsive to their complaints.
A "logical" next step would be to drum up their passion and let
loose fury all in one go.