{"id":4578,"date":"2020-05-12T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/?p=4578"},"modified":"2020-04-27T17:47:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T09:47:29","slug":"5-annoying-habits-of-a-singapore-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/5-annoying-habits-of-a-singapore-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Annoying Habits Of A Singapore Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"
Are you guilty of any of these driving behaviour?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/strong>Maybe we\u2019re not the world\u2019s worst drivers, but Singapore drivers can be pretty annoying. It\u2019s that kiasu<\/em> mentality, that \u2018win at any cost\u2019 attitude, which gets in the way of courteous driving. These are some of their most infuriating habits.<\/p>\n

Cutting queues<\/strong>
\nNow this will probably come as a surprise, given that Singaporeans have been trained \u2014 practically from birth \u2014 to queue obediently. Yet, when it comes to waiting their turn while behind the wheel, some drivers are all too ready to jump the queue. Doing so may get you to your destination sooner by few minutes, but it\u2019s also going to rile your fellow drivers \u2014 one of whom may be all too ready to take a swing at you! \u2014 not to mention putting them in danger as well.\"\"Slowing down to stare at accidents<\/strong>
\nCuriosity is a natural attribute of being human, but slowing down to take a peek at what is happening at the scene of an accident can be annoying and dangerous to fellow drivers. Curiosity aside, some Singaporean drivers do it purely out of superstition \u2014 trying to get the licence number plate of the afflicted vehicle\/s in the hope of striking it lucky in lottery. Then, of course, there are the social media mavens, who snap shots of the accident site to post on Instagram and Snapchat. Whatever the reason, this habit of stopping to stare at something actually has a name: rubbernecking. Driving distractedly like this can cause traffic to slow down and even come to a standstill, contributing to more accidents. With this in mind, the next time you come across an accident, hold your curiosity and drive on \u2014 unless, of course, you are a doctor and can actually be of help to the accident victims!<\/p>\n

Driving too slowly<\/strong>
\nThis is fairly common on our expressways. Just so you know, driving too slowly or below the speed limit is considered an offence, so keep to the speed limit especially if you are driving on the fastest lane of expressway. If there is someone behind you who appears to be in a hurry, do the gracious thing and let him overtake you instead of insisting on chugging along at your own merry pace.\"\"Not signalling<\/strong>
\nLack of signalling when you are about to change lanes or turn is just plain discourteous and unsafe. According to traffic rules, failure to signal is an offence. Unfortunately, many drivers here are guilty of this. Your turn signal is your voice on the road; using it alerts other drivers that you are making a move. So make an effort \u2014 don\u2019t be one of those feckless drivers who can\u2019t be bothered to activate their turn signal when needed.<\/p>\n

Not saying \u2018thanks\u2019 and \u2018sorry\u2019<\/strong>
\nMinding your Ps and Qs on the roads goes a long way towards making the driving experience more pleasant and less stressful. Singapore drivers \u2014 c\u2019mon, admit it \u2014 tend to be careless about common courtesies. Just about everyone is in a hurry these days, but that\u2019s no excuse not to give a quick wave of thanks when a fellow motorist has given way to you, or a wave of apology when you\u2019ve jumped the queue. Swallow your pride and do it: you\u2019ll feel better \u2014 and so will your fellow motorists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are you guilty of any of these driving behaviour? Maybe we\u2019re not the world\u2019s worst drivers, but Singapore drivers can be pretty annoying. It\u2019s that kiasu mentality, that \u2018win at any cost\u2019 attitude, which gets in the way of courteous driving. These are some of their most infuriating habits. Cutting queues Now this will probably […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1523,3123,3126,3125,113,429,3124,3130,3122,3129,3128,3131,3127],"class_list":{"0":"post-4578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-drive-safe","8":"tag-aa-highway","9":"tag-courteous-driving","10":"tag-curiosity","11":"tag-cutting-queues","12":"tag-drive-safe","13":"tag-highway","14":"tag-infuriating-habits","15":"tag-instagram","16":"tag-kiasu-mentality","17":"tag-ps-and-qs","18":"tag-signalling","19":"tag-snapchat","20":"tag-social-medial-mavens"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4578"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4600,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4578\/revisions\/4600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/aa-highway.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}