UGH.

[aruan]

Carpooling registration to be made compulsory | Khaleej Times

Possibly the dumbest thing I've heard all week. You're fining carpoolers in a city already stretched to the breaking point by congestion that will only get worse as it gets hotter and more people rely on more cars because there is no public transit? Seriously, what bus service there is here posts no schedules, or even a list of stops. And the Roads and Transport Authority's solution is applications and this:

"Once we get the information, we would first evaluate it and investigations would be conducted. Investigations would be intensive and could take time."

When I mentioned feeling like we're back in elementary school needing signed permission slips to do anything, I wasn't exaggerating.

Comments

[saturn92103.livejournal.com]

I don't get it. There's a problem with people inappropriately giving other people rides???

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

You'd think so, from the story, which if you'll note makes no attempt to question any officials on why these people are being ticketed in the first place. Illegal passengers? I don't get it at all. The rules here are so bizarre and arbitrary sometimes that it's all I can do not to rant at length and loudly, not that they'd understand anything but the uglier words of it. It's unnecessary intrusions and bureaucracy like this that will keep this country mired in its problems long after it runs out of money to throw at them.