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SINGAPORE: There was a time, in the not too distant past, when trying to get a taxi in Singapore during rush hour was a stressful experience, beset with doubt and uncertainty.
And if it was raining, the situation was even worse. Demand would seemingly far outstrip supply, leaving some commuters stranded as they tried in vain to hail a cab or book one.
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The situation became so frustrating that it was raised in Parliament numerous times.
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Registration of bicycles, licensing of cyclists may not make roads safer, say observers
A man wearing a face mask cycles past buildings in the financial business district in Singapore on Jun 11, 2020. (Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman)
15 Apr 2021 05:20PM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Requiring cyclists to be licensed or bicycles to be registered may not have the desired effect of keeping roads in Singapore safe, say observers, noting that such measures may impede the country’s cycling vision.
Instead other efforts, such as putting greater emphasis on education, may bear more fruit in terms of keeping cyclists as well as other road users safe, transport experts told CNA.
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How does one explain to their kid the presence of soiled sanitary pads strewn across the foot of their residential block? It s not just clear discharge, it s red, one frustrated mother told CNA. I ve got kids who ask me Mum, what s that?
Since the circuit breaker period last year, residents of Punggol Sapphire have been plagued by a menstruating litterbug.
Speaking with CNA, a resident, who only wished to be known as Sue, said she had seen the pads lying on a grass patch and on top of drain covers at Block 268C.
She continued, Then when I was working from home, I was putting up some blinds and I saw some (of the pads) stuck on other neighbours window ledges.
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