It appears that the incident of the Rolls-Royce driver jamming up the entire lane due to a BMW parking out of line has generated too much heat online, because even the official Facebook account for Tiong Bahru Estate has chosen to step forward to mediate the argument.
A New Perspective from the Rolls-Royce’s Point of View
Attached to the Facebook post was a photograph that’s allegedly taken from the Rolls-Royce driver’s standpoint, showing why the man had thought he couldn’t drive through the aisle without the risk of damaging the luxury car.
Certainly, the gap seems awfully small and risky.
But it’s all in the matter of perspective.
Some netizens acknowledged that it was understandable to have apprehensions, but they pointed out that it doesn’t forgive his hostile and foul-mouthed behaviour exhibited in the video, especially towards the blonde foreigner who had tried to persuade him politely.
Secondly, the Rolls-Royce driver had stepped out of the car and walked further up to the front to get a better view of the aisle, the gap left by the white BMW, and the manoeuvring space that the Roll-Royce had.
In short, the Rolls-Royce driver should have realised that he could have shifted towards the left and hugged the curb to get past the cramped aisle.
Regardless, the driver won’t be having any more chances to drive down 58 Seng Poh Road, since the parking lots will be removed, and the road will be closed.
And no, it’s not because some rich fellow managed to bribe the government into removing those parking lots to save themselves from further trouble, like some commenters have suggested.
Tiong Bahru Neighbourhood Under Transit Priority Corridor Project
As early as 9 March, the Senior Minister of State for Transport Amy Khor announced that several neighbourhoods will be part of the Transit Priority Corridor (TPC) project, which includes the Sin Ming neighbourhood in Tiong Bahru.
The whole point of the exercise is to design new roads and repurpose existing ones, to better support public transport, walking, cycling, and the creation of more community spaces in Singapore.
Transit Priority Corridors are essentially roads that are integrated with bus lanes, wider footpaths, dedicated cycling and/or shared paths.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) intends to expand the TPC network by 60km in 2030, with one of the largest projects taking place across Tiong Bahru.
The new TPC along Sin Ming Avenue will connect the North-South Corridor at Marymount Road and Bright Hill MRT station.
The construction project is slated to begin in the second half of 2022 and be completed by 2029.
The main goal of this TPC is to ensure that it’ll be easier for residents to access the Bright Hill MRT station, which is an interchange between the Thompson-East Coast Line and the Cross Island line.
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It will also ensure that public facilities like Ai Tong School, Eunoia Junior College, and the Ang Mo Kio Park will be within convenient reach through public transport and other modes of mobility.
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Repurposed Roads
In a feat of coincidence, 50 Seng Poh Road—the location where the argument broke out—is also involved in the project.
Seng Poh Road, Eng Hoon Street, and Lim Liak Streets will be repurposed starting from the end of March to slow down traffic and make the neighbourhood more pedestrian-friendly, since it’s in close proximity to the popular Tiong Bahru Market.
For Seng Poh Road, removing the parking lots is part of the process to make a wider footpath.
And perhaps the spacing issue that was brought to light by the Facebook video just proves that the road is better off not having any parking spaces, or being a drop-off location, given the restrictive one-way nature of the parking aisle.
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The taxi stand that was originally located on Seng Poh Road will be shifted to Lim Liak Street.
Eng Hoon Street will become a pedestrians’ street as well.
What this means is that Eng Hoon Street will be closed off to vehicles, strictly to serve the needs of pedestrians, bicycles, and non-motorised personal mobility devices.
If the BMW needs a new place to park, it can find other parking spaces nearby like Seng Poh Lane and Moh Guan Terrace.
But if anything is for certain, such arguments definitely won’t break out on that road again.
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