OK red light is one thing but the drivers in front not even bothering to try and get out of his way? I know in the UK the biggest central London gridlock parts like Moses and red sea when needed, by driving up pavements etc. In fact used to enjoy the chance to test the 4x4 suspension by bouncing up and driving along the pavement to let a fire engine through, and I have to confess try and tail gate it to squeeze through the traffic jam.Plavt wrote:I understand what you are saying but what are the directives issued to Ambulance drivers? Even here in the UK those driving emergency vehicles can still be prosecuted for driving through red lights emergency or not although that rarely if ever happens.
I actually wrote a letter about this to our MP once. Never got a reply. In the first place I am wondering why you need a metal gate on the front door (ground floor units maybe but higher up?) in a country that is so very safe. That is a huge safety risk. Mark my words, one day one of them HDB blocks is going to burn out and they will be looking for the charred bodies of many children or old that didn't make it out and the rescue crews couldn't make it in on time. Sad. Also some of those very old HDBs can be like a maze with no labeling pointing to the nearest exit route.ksl wrote: ...HDB flats are also time bombs waiting to blow, with only one way out, and that is a locked metal gate. I have put smoke alarms up, and have a planned route out!
Amen! You have a lot of very aggressive drivers here in London and many are speeding and jumping lanes, it is terrible. But once a rescue vehicle comes through even the narrowest A-road becomes clearer than the orbital will ever be at 3am.QRM wrote:I know in the UK the biggest central London gridlock parts like Moses and red sea when needed, by driving up pavements etc. In fact used to enjoy the chance to test the 4x4 suspension by bouncing up and driving along the pavement to let a fire engine through, and I have to confess try and tail gate it to squeeze through the traffic jam.
LOL, good man! Another one of SMS' stories.sundaymorningstaple wrote:That's one of the reasons why I bought a 2nd story flat. a pair of emergency jacobs ladders in two of the bedrooms sorts out the alternate escape route and by only being on the second story no need to worry about having to jump the last bit. Course 20 years on Oil Rigs tends to make one very fire conscious. Especially having been burned up a bit on one in 1978.
that was a really spot on commentsundaymorningstaple wrote:Frankly, the design dovetails perfectly with the governments attitude towards it population here if you think about it.
People here are nothing but drones who are programmed to not to analyze too closely and just be worker drones. As the government like to call the population "Human Capital" (depreciable assets) the housing arrangements for that 94% of the population are basically holding facilities (garage?) much like the chicken coops where egg layers are kept until they can no longer lay. Once they are used up, they are tossed on the heap for junk. Similar to what is done here once you hit 55. So, as life is considered cheap in Asia, why build a back door and incur more costs than necessary?
But then why does every flat come with a storage room, err of course I mean BOMB SHELTER! That might be the point I missed so far. So if your flat is on fire you might just want to go into your bomb shelter? Then again you might suffocate in there until the fire is out. Would the bomb shelter be adequate protection?sundaymorningstaple wrote:...So, as life is considered cheap in Asia, why build a back door and incur more costs than necessary?
sundaymorningstaple wrote: As the Bomb Shelter is too small for a normal single bed, you have to have one custom made as well as a mattress so that gives the local furniture uncle some extra cash making miniture beds for short maids and too small quarters.
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