Singapore: why empty streets in city, LTA?

Pictures L to R
1. (top row) North Bridge Road -the road is so empty that this trishaw rider can ride against the flow of traffic.
2. Middle Road
3. Bencoolen Street, outside Sim Lim Square
4. (lower row) Victoria Street, outside National Library

Less I be accussed of bias in being selective in my choice of locations, I’ve taken pictures of other parts of the city in the afternoon.

Even a cursory glance at the pictures will show how strkingly empty our downtown streets are.

Those taken yesterday were at 6pm, the evening rush hour in most cities.

Today’s pictures were taken in the afternoon.

It’s ridiculous to have such empty roads when they can easily support a much heavier volume of traffic.

Land Transport Authority (LTA) should either reduce ERP rates or lift the operational hours of ERP gantries during the day.

If LTA’s retort is “Pay or stay out”, fine, many motorists do just that.

But it’s a crying shame to see all those under-utilised roads.

Does LTA know what it’s doing?