Singapore caps increase in Cars to avoid pollution

The Common saying 'Small is beautiful' applies to Singapore country in a befitting way.The country has only about 700 sq Km land only and of that 12% goes for the road network. The population is 56 lakh and it has a little less than 9 lakh altogether.

The vehicles are driven left side of the road.Under these circumstances the distribution and law-abiding people, its government came out with a new plan to ease the traffic congestion problem.

Hard Working, technologically advanced people have the capacity to buy cars, but now they are restrained by new regulations. The land area being scarce, to avoid parking spaces, traffic jams obstacles it kept a ceiling on the annual increase in a number of vehicles. This means the present 0.25 % increment in new vehicles will be slowed down to 0 %.from next February.

The paucity of Space and an eye on Pollution, cleanliness compelled the authorities to increase public transport facilities.The number of Two Wheelers, Private cars may have to come down and busses will increase hereafter in the transport sector. Utilisation of land and fuel to the maximum advantage of public will take place in mass transport vehicles.

Unlike other governments which aim the vehicle tax, other advantages Singapore doesn't mind this budgetary loss. Buying a vehicle in Singapore is very burdensome. The consumer right certificate costs about 50000 Singapore dollars. The Affordability cost of the car is nearly 4 times that of America.People are also not in a mania to but cars.

Singapore had only 6 lakh private cars in 2016. The ownership of cars is 11% whereas it is 80 % in America.If people are cooperative, patriotic even a small nation can also become a role model for other countries.