Summary of "Tapping Tech for Smooth Traffic" - Draft 2

In the article from Urban Solutions “Tapping Tech for Smooth Traffic”, Tay (2018) mentioned that although there are existing improvements of technological advancements, Singapore requires more advanced traffic management measures to counter with the increasing number of vehicles on the road and a more complicated road system in the 21st century. Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) introduced Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) to ease the traffic congestion. However, Tay state that with the current implementation it is still inadequate to solve with the rising of vehicle population and road system. Hence, LTA introduced Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system which replaced ALS. It reduces the traffic volume and travel time for road users.To further enhance, LTA is introducing an upcoming satellite ERP system which will abolish the current gantries and charged based on the distance travelled on congested traffic. Tay conclude that Singapore will continue to push boundaries to improve the urban mobility.

I agree with the article where it states that Singapore needed more sophisticated traffic management measures to maximize traffic efficiency as Tay mentioned. Tay's article allows the reader to gain new approach on the major transport developments and how it aids to improve on traffic efficiency.

Source: Tay,Q.W.(2018).Tapping Tech for Smooth Traffic.Retrieved July,2018 https://www.clc.gov.sg/docs/default-source/urban-solutions/urb-sol-iss13-pdfs/11_case_study-singapore-intelligent-transport-systems.pdf