i saw on TV news today with amusement that SMRT is going green
with buses.
i did some small research and found that singapore did not
revise our low engine emission standards since euro 2 (am i right
on this point? im not quite sure)
any bus depot we see in operation today is lined with engine
soot. engine soot is a clear indication of poor engine combustion
performance.
i will like to draw LTA/NEA to the attention,
1) what is the side effect of long term human exposure/ingestion
of engine soot?
2) why are public transport engines emission standards so low?
especially buses because ALL our bus depots are black lined with
soot, it cannot be the work of only 1 broken bus missing
maintenance.
3) what measures are in place to ensure the public is not harmed
by these poorly maintained vehicles?
4) who are the balance and check bodies that will keep this in
motion?
5) which governmental check is in place to ensure that SMRT DO
NOT acquire vehicles with lousy engines and who is the balance and
check for that? THEY are indirectly spending public funds are they
not?
6) the interior condition of buses are lined with cobwebs and
air vents lined with black soot, indication of lack of maintenance
for at least 3 months.
7) because this is something that affects millions locally, how
can this be accountable to the public? and who is the balance and
check entity to ring the bell and watch for public interests?
is my questions interesting? anyone care to plus minus add
divide ... etc feel free
