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Posts Tagged ‘ERP’

ERP: An Elaborate System of Misdirection

By Stanislaus Jude • Jul 25th, 2008 • Category: Features, ThrottleZine

“76% of drivers who do not pay ERP daily benefit from 15% road tax cut”, the state-managed media hailed, expecting us to fall in line and believe that the ERP is for the better good of the greater majority AND a necessary evil in land scare Singapore AND the government actually doesn’t benefit from it.

“Bullocks!”, says Stanislaus Jude as he explores the issue.



Traffic conditions improve in first week of new ERP criteria

By Stanislaus Jude • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: News From Singapore, ThrottleZine

Local newspapers are heralding the success of the government’s obscene increment of the number of ERP gantries, as well as the charges levied at each gantry.

It’s almost like they have to make you believe, “hey, it’s working.”

Bullshit, I say. Pray tell how you derive at these ridiculous statistics about road usage and average speeds.