Yesterday, I went to work at 7 hoping that I could escape the traffic. To be fair, the traffic on a normal day isn't always that bad. Cars are slow-moving at certain bottle-necks but all in all, we've never been stagnant for too long.
There is one main problem with highways and that is the toll part. I personally think that they should banish all tolls but even if they want to continue leeching off our hard-earned moolah, I suggest that they do something about the toll system.
Despite having a number of smart tag and touch n go lanes, the ridiculously heavy traffic at the toll seems too relentless to go away. As surprising as it is, many KLites remain loyal to cash instead of the somewhat more hassle-free system (arguable, given all that hassle we've gone through). Ofcourse there are also people like me, who just keeps on forgetting to top up her touch n go or worse, misplacing it altogether. Regardless of that masochistic human behaviour, something bigger than that is amiss.
So why not improve the system? we're not only paying ridiculously high toll fees, we're also still suffering from traffic.
The e-tag system is Australia for instance is superb. You just have to slow your car down to 30km/h when you pass by the e-tag toll booth. Alternatively you can even pay by credit card. The secret lies behind the technology of the sensor and the device itself which without a doubt we can adopt and upgrade. Unfortunately, we are one nation rather slow at keeping up. (come onnn, consumers themselves can't even keep up with a more sophisticated payment system).
Things can be done to improve our daily lives! Someone should write a letter to Teras Teknologi Sdn Bhd. But being a typical Malaysia, that someone should not be me.....
There is one main problem with highways and that is the toll part. I personally think that they should banish all tolls but even if they want to continue leeching off our hard-earned moolah, I suggest that they do something about the toll system.
Despite having a number of smart tag and touch n go lanes, the ridiculously heavy traffic at the toll seems too relentless to go away. As surprising as it is, many KLites remain loyal to cash instead of the somewhat more hassle-free system (arguable, given all that hassle we've gone through). Ofcourse there are also people like me, who just keeps on forgetting to top up her touch n go or worse, misplacing it altogether. Regardless of that masochistic human behaviour, something bigger than that is amiss.
So why not improve the system? we're not only paying ridiculously high toll fees, we're also still suffering from traffic.
The e-tag system is Australia for instance is superb. You just have to slow your car down to 30km/h when you pass by the e-tag toll booth. Alternatively you can even pay by credit card. The secret lies behind the technology of the sensor and the device itself which without a doubt we can adopt and upgrade. Unfortunately, we are one nation rather slow at keeping up. (come onnn, consumers themselves can't even keep up with a more sophisticated payment system).
Things can be done to improve our daily lives! Someone should write a letter to Teras Teknologi Sdn Bhd. But being a typical Malaysia, that someone should not be me.....
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