What large Asian cities are the worst to drive in? [Archive]

F-ian

November 26th, 2005, 09:33 AM

In Jakarta There's a Urban Culture called "Bodo Amat" meaning Who the hell Cares. you'll learn it in Jakarta's Roads

Can anyone beat these Pics?

(from Maludong.com)

:rock:

Jakarta football Supporters

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7427/maludong747mn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/7201/maludong663yw.jpg

2 Fast 2 Furious (motorcycle version)
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/733/maludong633pp.jpg

Ngapain Susah-susah?(= why use the hard way?)
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/2208/maludong404mk.jpg

Lanes Not Enough?
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/6264/maludong399pv.jpg

Chicken Run
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3492/maludong229ra.jpg

The Water Bottle Bringer
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/6687/maludong193ts.jpg

This ones not a Crime Tho...
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/4929/maludong793sq.jpg

Instant
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/7049/maludong131xb.jpg

Which one way?
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5058/maludong445sw.jpg

Welcome to Jakarta: The City of Victory

kronik

November 27th, 2005, 09:26 AM

what animals?

Maybe not Manila, but its definitely true in India. Since the cow is sacred for the Hindus, they aren't "put away" for various agricultural and commercial purposes, but rather set free to roam on the streets. This is true is all the cities except maybe the main commercial streets of the big metros like Mumbai and Delhi.
This creates jams, accident hazards, and of course, the poor cow is in no way happier living in the filth and pollution.

but these Jakarta pictures are really something! :runaway:

Zorobabel

November 27th, 2005, 09:30 AM

From my experiences, nothing even compares to Jakarta. There have literally been times when I would make a 1-hour trip and it would almost be as fast to walk.

MachuPichu

November 27th, 2005, 11:26 AM

Maybe not Manila, but its definitely true in India. Since the cow is sacred for the Hindus, they aren't "put away" for various agricultural and commercial purposes, but rather set free to roam on the streets. This is true is all the cities except maybe the main commercial streets of the big metros like Mumbai and Delhi.
This creates jams, accident hazards, and of course, the poor cow is in no way happier living in the filth and pollution.

but these Jakarta pictures are really something! :runaway:

Except when it needs to be creamed for leather exports...I believe it is riduclous to say cows in india are not harmed...millions of cows end up as leather products...my wallet, jacket and my leather hat are from amde in india cow leather...it is just bad administration and inability of the government to filed a force to convicne the people to put away the cows

muchbetter

November 28th, 2005, 05:18 AM

I only had driving experience in Beijing. Of course, driving or taking a cab is a really pain in the neck when facing traffic jam. It seems never possible to yield to pedestrians.

weirdo

November 28th, 2005, 07:29 AM

manila can be really mean. lol. i'm even one aggressive pedestrian. i dunno bout the other cities though. that jakarta pic reminds me of manila. i might not feel homesickness there.

lumpia

February 26th, 2006, 05:18 AM

Welcome to Manila! :) Sobrang TRAPIK!
C-4/EDSA:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/national%20roads/edsa/a6c0eb57.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/national%20roads/edsa/c337bd20.jpg

ark

April 5th, 2006, 05:24 AM

definitely MANILA, that's why I chose to live in the Province.

Bertez

April 6th, 2006, 01:52 AM

And I thought traffic was bad in Toronto......;););)

normandb

June 3rd, 2006, 06:40 AM

Welcome to Manila! :) Sobrang TRAPIK!

Build more MRT and LRT to ease the automobile congestion

paw25694

February 1st, 2007, 05:26 PM

watched amazing race asia, saw kolkata.. it's the worst.. IMO... :(

wcgokul

February 9th, 2007, 11:14 AM

watched amazing race asia, saw kolkata.. it's the worst.. IMO... :(

kolkata is bad....but you haven't seen chennai and bangalore my friend......

the road sense is definitely nothing to boast about in the above cities.....

Insanedriver

March 29th, 2007, 05:27 PM

i see pictures of dead cows or cows roaming freely in india's streets...
in our social studies subject said, they're called holy cows...?

oh and btw in manila i am one of the aggresive pedestrians... lol

Insanedriver

March 29th, 2007, 05:36 PM

In Jakarta There's a Urban Culture called "Bodo Amat" meaning Who the hell Cares. you'll learn it in Jakarta's Roads

Chicken Run
http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/3492/maludong229ra.jpg

Welcome to Jakarta: The City of Victory

:lol: omg my lord almighty!:lol:
watch out for animal rights groups bro...:lol:

K14N

July 25th, 2008, 06:22 AM

Hanoi is a city where motorcycles dominating almost every part of the road right?? I've never been there, but from what I saw in TV, it's terrible....

RonnieR

July 25th, 2008, 07:33 AM

This thread is still alive! :)

K14N

July 25th, 2008, 08:08 AM

This thread is still alive! :)

Come alive again from the grave yard... :D

rockin'.baltimorean

July 27th, 2008, 06:28 AM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/national%20roads/edsa/a6c0eb57.jpg

^^goodness gracious!!! i couldn't imagine!!

RonnieR

July 28th, 2008, 03:34 AM

^^ I think the picture on Manila traffic was taken in February 2006. Fast forward 2008, the traffic flow along that major road called EDSA has improved, partly due to high oil prices, more people are riding MRT/LRT and buses which are less efficient or old ones are off the street, the local traffic enforcement agency (MMDA) has also implemented improvements. The center of the road is MRT Line 3 (blue line).

erikko

July 28th, 2008, 05:44 AM

manila is the worst for me because there's a lot of traffic not to add abusive and corrupt police enforcers

Alice_LJ

July 28th, 2008, 05:54 AM

if talk about this , JAKARTA SURE TO BE IN THE LIST too!

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K14N

July 28th, 2008, 05:55 AM

RonnieR

July 28th, 2008, 04:11 PM

Sorry, I want to know if the Manila MRT is similar to Singapore MRT (Subway) or it's just Commuter Train like in Jakarta?

Hi, thank you for your interest about MRT/LRT in Metro Manila. The MRT/LRT lines here are more extensive compared to Jakarta.

We have the blue line with 13 stations, 17 kms. with 700,000 passengers per day. The yellow line has 18 stations, 15 kms with 400,000 passengers per day and purple line has 11 stations, 14 kms., 300,000 passengers per day.
As of the present, out of 42 stations, only 3 are underground (bawah tanah), and the rest are elevated or ground level. Construction is on-going for the “loop” that would connect LRT 1 and MRT3 with additional 4 stations. MRT 7’s construction will start end of this year, target of completion is 2012. MRT 7 is estimated to have 600,000 passengers per day with 14 stations with 3 underground stations. There is also LRT 6 extension, with 10 stations traversing 11 kilometers.

Actually, I’m confused with the difference between MRT and LRT but they are rapid transit, AC and very helpful in these times where the gas price in Metro Manila costs P63/liter or USD1.43 = Rp13,100 per liter.

See below the links/photos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MetroManilaComplete.JPG#file

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/cq40/DSCN0926.jpg

Newly installed LCD Screens :)
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/kaelthas18/mrt.jpg

[QUOTE=WANCH;21205876]Hard to tell, lets see

http://www.metrography.net/cgi-local/mmg-station/archives/lrt2_train.jpg

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/4/photos/174/600x600/1/P5251911.JPG?et=0pFI%2CL%2CEIQgWwBRwA%2BbOTw&nmid=97827103

http://images.habagatcentral.multiply.com/image/3/photos/174/600x600/3/P5251913.JPG?et=aDsdelluJkwo7Bu%2CKo3CHQ&nmid=97827103

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K14N

July 29th, 2008, 03:53 AM

Hi, thank you for your interest about MRT/LRT in Metro Manila. The MRT/LRT lines here are more extensive compared to Jakarta........ [/IMG]

Hi Ronnie, thanx for your information :).. Yeah, according to your explanation, I think transportation system (esp. railways) in Manila is better than Jakarta (dunno exactly, I've never been there to Manila).

Jakarta currently has Commuter (Jabodetabek) and City Train, 10 BRT (Busway) corridors and is evaluating the feasibility study to build an MRT (Subway) line which estimated to be ready for public use in 2014 (what a long time from now.... :)).. Two LRT (Monorail) lines are also planned to be built, but never been realized until now..:ohno: I hope the MRT project will be a successful project, not like the monorail...

Oh ya, how do you know some indonesian words? Are you able to speak in Bahasa Indonesia?

RonnieR

July 29th, 2008, 04:55 AM

Hi Ronnie, thanx for your information :).. Yeah, according to your explanation, I think transportation system (esp. railways) in Manila is better than Jakarta (dunno exactly, I've never been there to Manila).

Oh ya, how do you know some indonesian words? Are you able to speak in Bahasa Indonesia?

I hope that your monorail and MRT project would push thru. I saw the monorail posts near Senayan, used to stay in Jakarta/Singapore, jadi bisa bicara Bahasa Indonesia and Singlish :) I love Jakarta...yeah, your busway is cool....

InformaticIAN

September 11th, 2008, 03:36 AM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/national%20roads/edsa/a6c0eb57.jpg

^^goodness gracious!!! i couldn't imagine!!

actually, vehicles here are not stuck, they are actually running just slow. EDSA the name of that avenue don't have an intersection (if there is, flyovers and U-turn slots are present, so meaning no use for traffic lights since its a continuous flow) and as you can notice, buses are in a row, you cannot find them in the middle or in left side of the avenue, though still traffic because of the volume that runs in inconsistent size of the road.

manila_eye

September 15th, 2008, 11:33 PM

^ yes, it is not stuck but moves as if you are just walking. there are lots of intersection along EDSA... the edsa-taft, makati intersection, shaw intersection, aurora blvd intersection, et al.

erikko

September 16th, 2008, 04:47 AM

EDSA in the Philippines is the worst, it took me almost one hour trapped in traffic. jeez...

nakoi28

September 16th, 2008, 11:50 AM

probably you were in rush hour that time.

Dtrax

September 19th, 2008, 05:15 AM

No where can be worse than Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi

http://www.tuanvietnam.net/Library/Images/51/2007/07/tac-duong.jpg

http://a8.vietbao.vn/images/vn875/phong-su/75183711-190485_P1080831.jpg

brightside.

September 19th, 2008, 03:32 PM

Karachi is a nightmare to drive in. Especially the Saddar and Korangi areas. Even posh areas like Defence are terrible, cause there is no parking and there's speed breakers every few hundred yards. Bikes whizz in and out of nowhere.

I once almost killed 2 jaywalkers when I was 17; I was changing the radio station and looked up to see two dudes smack in the center of my path. I swerved and narrowly missed them. The idiots were crossing a road at 3 am without looking.

India101

December 24th, 2008, 02:37 AM

ha! Mumbai 1st and it should be. So many cars, cows, people, dogs,

adgaps

February 10th, 2009, 09:31 AM

traffic in Manila can be very much annoying during rush hour, around 8 AM - 11 AM i think... but during nighttime, when there aren't much cars on the roads, even public buses run like F-1 racing cars... what's worse is that there are no speed limits, though some say there is, but no one knows what exactly that speed limit is...

btw, i heard that traffic in Bangkok is terrible... is that true?

tollfreak

February 21st, 2009, 08:15 AM

^^ it is true..last time on my trip there last month.. I was stuck in the Pratunam Intersection for 30 mins alone ( a distance of less than 250 m). I think the causes of most traffic jams in SE Asian cities are poor traffic management..like a red light being too long (happens in a lot of Intersections here in Jakarta). Anybody who has driven or being in a Jakarta rush hour knows that traffic on the main thruway, Sudirman Road is actually not as bad in Rush Hours as in other cities..due to a 3 in 1 system established (similar to HOV 3+ in the US), but it's the roads that lead you to the further southern parts of the city that gives you headaches..but A 12 km commute by car from Central Jakarta to Pondok Indah in South jakarta can be achieved in less than an hour..which is not bad

Bejoworld

February 26th, 2009, 06:55 AM

ha! Mumbai 1st and it should be. So many cars, cows, people, dogs,

cows and dogs :lol:

Zorobabel

March 27th, 2009, 01:05 PM

I'm not going to vote because I've never been to most of these cities, but here in Jakarta it gets pretty bad. On Friday nights (tonight, actually) on Sudirman Street it can take 30 minutes to go about half a kilometer (that's my guess on the distance from the roundabout at Senayan to Gatot Subroto Street). One intersection I must go through each morning--Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu and Kalibata Street--generally takes about 20-30 minutes, and that's not during rush hour but at noon. Mampang Street has the worst traffic I've ever seen anywhere. I got stuck in the traffic once and it took me an hour and a half to go about 1 kilometer. Terrible...

icracked

March 28th, 2009, 07:27 AM

From what I seen and read in recent travel books, Jakarta. I do hope Jakarta won't ever be mentioned in a "Worst Traffic" topic in the future because its an embarrassment to all Indonesians.

RonnieR

March 29th, 2009, 05:08 PM

tollfreak

March 30th, 2009, 12:29 PM

From Viva news, Rush hour traffic at Pancoran,MT Haryono Road..This is heading east bound towards Cawang(usually a bit lighter than this though-the rain has a brutal impact on the traffic in Jakarta due to motorcycles waiting for the rain to stop in Underpasses)
http://media.vivanews.com/thumbs/67590_macet_thumb_300_225.jpg

Gatot Subroto Highway and Artery Road by VRS:
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2684/090320185057.jpg

Thamrin Rain Traffic:
http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk230/wiiwouldlike2play93/09-1-5.jpg

Venantio

March 30th, 2009, 06:10 PM

And I thought traffic was bad in Toronto......;););)

But traffic here (in Toronto) is much better than in Southeast Asia, especially in Jakarta.:)

Kopassus

April 3rd, 2009, 04:24 AM

RonnieR

April 4th, 2009, 11:16 AM

Manila traffic - rush hour in the morning (I took this at 9 AM), although not so many motorcycles in the streets compared to other cities in the region, traffic jam is a problem.
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/March302009002-1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3320208441_97cdbe53bb_b.jpg
flickr by goo_fe_ey_1

RonnieR

April 4th, 2009, 12:03 PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3369224774_1664c869ee_b.jpg
flickr trishhhh

I don't like billboards but this is common here in Manila.

leml

April 11th, 2009, 04:43 AM

^^ Yeah, when we went to Manila to meet my cousin from Toronto, she really took shots of the billboards along Edsa.

sutee

May 7th, 2009, 05:49 AM

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_es8cJfWW174/RjnQn80BmEI/AAAAAAAAAoA/EDh5qj9fAkg/s320/ho_chi_minh_traffic.jpghttp://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/200601/original/images873947_trafficJam.jpg
http://www.baobinhduong.org.vn/uploadfiles/Ket%20xe.jpg

RonnieR

May 7th, 2009, 06:29 AM

wow, I can't imagine driving in this place. I guess it's in Saigon? as posted in one bus

~MELVINDONESIA~

May 7th, 2009, 07:26 PM

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/200601/original/images873947_trafficJam.jpg
http://www.baobinhduong.org.vn/uploadfiles/Ket%20xe.jpg

IMO,It's very terrible...>.<

adgaps

May 12th, 2009, 05:30 AM

^^ perhaps there's an event or something?

i believe it won't be that much crowded in an ordinary day...

unless there really are so many motorcycle riders in Sai Gon...

chengo

May 12th, 2009, 06:32 AM

Hanoi is the most terrible...

RonnieR

May 12th, 2009, 12:17 PM

in Manila

EDSA - Approaching P.Tuazon Underpass
Quezon City, Philippines

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3519787517_f1ed6db553_o.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/April162009006.jpg

Only few motorcycles in Metro Manila but traffic jam is still experienced. The good thing in one part of the city, this elevated U-turn was just opened, copied after Bangkok's. Good news, the traffic flow has greatly improved in that area:

ELEVATED U-TURN, NEW
i managed to copy this photo off of gmanews' website...:D

http://www9.gmanews.tv/images/topstories/ZZZ_050609_3.jpg

:cheers:

http://www.mmda.gov.ph/DSC_3932sm.JPG
:banana::banana::banana:

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2488/dsc00282ufb.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00282ufb.jpg)

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/3695/dsc00284uwy.jpg (http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00284uwy.jpg)

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1940/dsc00286nic.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00286nic.jpg)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3419/dsc00287blw.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00287blw.jpg)

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3079/dsc00288jia.jpg (http://img9.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00288jia.jpg)

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9012/dsc00291w.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00291w.jpg)

landscaping below the elevated U-turn
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4026/dsc00294nyi.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00294nyi.jpg)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6867/dsc00296try.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00296try.jpg)

sutee

May 12th, 2009, 03:50 PM

Bang Na Expressway- World's longest bridge

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Name ↓ Length metres (feet) ↓ Span metres (feet) ↓ Completed ↓ Country ↓
Bang Na Expressway 54,000 (178,000) 44 (144) 2000 Flag of Thailand Thailand
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway 38,422 (126,024) 45.7 (149.9) 1956 Flag of the United States United States
Manchac Swamp bridge 36,710 (120,400) ? (?) 1970s Flag of the United States United States
Yangcun Bridge of Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Rail 35,812 m (117,493 ft)[1] ? 2007 Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Hangzhou Bay Bridge 35,673 m (117,037 ft) 448 (1,470) 2007 Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Runyang Bridge 35,660 (116,994) [2] 1,490 m (4,888 ft) 2005 Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Donghai Bridge 32,500 (106,627) 400 (1,312) 2005 Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Atchafalaya Basin Bridge 29,290 (96,095) ? (?) 1973 Flag of the United States United States
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/38/picture5c62254916144cs1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4754/picture5c2512254811155wc7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8734/picture5c2512254821235cf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4784/picture5c145254913361ii0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

pic from 2bangkok.com

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8752/bangnatradts0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7685/img0037fl4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6944/img0038oo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)[/QUOTE]

one-la-view

May 15th, 2009, 03:36 PM

transportation facilities of every cities in SE Asia seem to be the same; car is god, nethier allocated lane nor respect are given to bicycler... SE Asia countries (excepts Singapore) need to learn that thing very much from those East Asia.

RonnieR

May 16th, 2009, 06:38 PM

^^ i agree...in Metro Manila, there is only one place - Marikina with real bicycle lane, serving few constituents out of the total population.

RonnieR

May 18th, 2009, 10:43 AM

traffic jam in Manila

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projects008-2.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projects009-1.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/makatistreet.jpg

May 18th, 2009, 12:01 PM

^^ perhaps there's an event or something?

i believe it won't be that much crowded in an ordinary day...

unless there really are so many motorcycle riders in Sai Gon...
I could be mistaken, but I think I recognise the place, a bit west of central Saigon. That spot is a bottleneck and I suspect the situation in that photo is very common there during rush hour.

sutee

May 18th, 2009, 06:39 PM

in dhaka bangaladesh
http://freshclick.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/0305.jpg
http://sifatuddin.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/traffic-jam-in-dhaka-city-has-become-a-phenomenon-in-recent-years.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/dhakastreets24.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Banglad\esh2/dhanmondistreet161.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/dhakatraffic40.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/dhakastreets67.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/dhakastreets12.jpg

sutee

May 18th, 2009, 06:41 PM

Lagos

http://static.flickr.com/41/103664478_b6304b1d3e.jpg

Karachi

http://static.flickr.com/81/274001814_61d94bfcaa.jpg?v=0

Mumbai

http://static.flickr.com/23/29788954_fcd2381640.jpg[/

sutee

May 18th, 2009, 07:02 PM

Rainbow Jam the most beautiful traffic in the world

Thanks to its large, multi-hued fleet of taxis , not to mention the Thai tradition of exuberantly decorating one’s vehicle, Bangkok must have the most colourful traffic in the world. That’s a good thing, too, because the traffic is jammed so often it would be awfully monotonous without such visual stimulus. amazing thailand
http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/dscf6040.JPG
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2892117348_620d1edf26.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_-BE_avUcsYU/SN0_ClL0gcI/AAAAAAAABsk/PKYfFxtaxHs/Bangkok+traffic.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3371310905_fe7a5fd7d5.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/274130807_60e2355689.jpg?v=0

RonnieR

May 19th, 2009, 05:39 AM

taken this morning, going to work, I hate the traffic jam during rush hour in Manila...sometimes I ride the MRT just to avoid it.
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projectsandcityscapes006.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projectsandcityscapes004.jpg

5/18. afternoon
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projectsandcityscapes007.jpg

RonnieR

May 19th, 2009, 06:20 AM

sutee: the pink taxis are cute. In M. Manila and elsewhere in the Philippines, most of the taxis (if not all), are painted white.

Slex
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projectsandcityscapes002.jpg

C5 Pasig
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/projectsandcityscapes001.jpg

mhek

May 24th, 2009, 07:48 PM

i hate being stocked in traffic jams

tollfreak

May 25th, 2009, 12:48 PM

Traffic Jam at Jakarta Outer Ring Road Highway due to a road construction project 500 m ahead.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk230/wiiwouldlike2play93/09-30.jpg

Exit Ramp Traffic, you could see the crane for the project ahead:

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk230/wiiwouldlike2play93/09-1-10.jpg
Traffic in Jakarta is at it's worst when it rains bc of motorcycles shading under overpasses ranging from small pedestrian crossings to road ones, I wonder if it is the same in other Asian countries?

RonnieR

May 27th, 2009, 09:24 AM

Traffic in Jakarta is at it's worst when it rains bc of motorcycles shading under overpasses ranging from small pedestrian crossings to road ones, I wonder if it is the same in other Asian countries?

In Manila, we don't experience this due to few motorcycles in the street. Yes, I experienced this in Jakarta, the motorcycle drivers stopped for shelter under flyovers/overpasses/bridges to avoid getting wet - thus blocking the road

...but we experience our undisciplined jeepney drivers who load and unload the passengers wherever they want that hampers the flow of the traffic. :bash:

Anyway, I experienced heavy traffic last Saturday in southern part of M. Manila
before approaching the Skyway construction.
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berdnerd

May 30th, 2009, 05:44 AM

^^ perhaps there's an event or something?

i believe it won't be that much crowded in an ordinary day...

unless there really are so many motorcycle riders in Sai Gon...

sure it is!...i was shocked seeing that for my first time

never see that much motorcycles before in my life even im living in Bangkok....never..

sutee

May 31st, 2009, 05:53 PM

rainbow traffic in bangkok
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2743/3578406277998b4df300b.jpg

adiyon84

June 13th, 2009, 03:36 PM

Entrance of Suria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur ..
by erwinkarim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erwinkarim/3620742701/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3620742701_8bcc1ce723_b.jpg

siameseAFSer

July 1st, 2009, 06:58 AM

tollfreak

July 1st, 2009, 07:08 AM

Gridlock in Jakarta due to a Presidential Campaign Rally and Motorcade:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/files/images/p18-a_35.img_assist_custom.jpg

From the jakarta post

K14N

July 1st, 2009, 08:02 AM

Gridlock in Jakarta due to a Presidential Campaign Rally and Motorcade:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/files/images/p18-a_35.img_assist_custom.jpg

From the jakarta post

Look at the possitive side at Corridor 1, the busway lane is still free from 'law-breaking' attitudes... :)

Lastresorter

July 9th, 2009, 02:45 PM

Shooot!! These are by far the worst traffic I've ever seen! You won Bangladesh!! :nuts:

Dhaka wins hands down :eek: what a traffic!!!

berdnerd

July 9th, 2009, 05:19 PM

what a traffic...Bangladesh desereved to be the worst Asian city to drive in!! hahah+

adgaps

July 11th, 2009, 09:25 AM

rainbow traffic in bangkok
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2743/3578406277998b4df300b.jpg

^^ wow! what a beautiful traffic!! :banana2::banana2:

~MELVINDONESIA~

July 14th, 2009, 11:06 AM

tRaffic in JAKARTA
http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/java_89/770511.jpg

berdnerd

July 14th, 2009, 11:37 PM

tRaffic in JAKARTA
http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/java_89/770511.jpg

^^
doesn't look so bad...or probably cauz it's an expressway??

pulsephaze22

July 15th, 2009, 06:02 AM

~MELVINDONESIA~

July 15th, 2009, 10:35 AM

It's not expressway

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/java_89/indonesiaforever200892tt3-1.jpg

bagak

July 15th, 2009, 11:54 AM

^^ Isnt it obvious? he only wanted to showcase their "expressway" not the traffic itself, unless of course, there is an actual traffic in that particular expessway. Apparently, there is no mark of any gridlock:nuts:

Sorry for the "showcase" here some real Jakarta notorious traffic....

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2482/gantengschool.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/gantengschool.jpg/)
Gantengschool

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5434/trafficrs.jpg (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/trafficrs.jpg/)

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/1007/traffic2.jpg (http://img397.imageshack.us/i/traffic2.jpg/)

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/765/busway1.jpg (http://img397.imageshack.us/i/busway1.jpg/)

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4609/5645026.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/i/5645026.jpg/)

tollfreak

July 15th, 2009, 12:23 PM

It's not expressway

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww123/java_89/indonesiaforever200892tt3-1.jpg

heh? now what's the reason for showing this?

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/1007/traffic2.jpg (http://img397.imageshack.us/i/traffic2.jpg/)

a bit dated though, the years before the transjakarta busway become operational (guessing around 2001 this picture was taken)

bagak

July 15th, 2009, 12:37 PM

heh? now what's the reason for showing this?

a bit dated though, the years before the transjakarta busway become operational (guessing around 2001 this picture was taken)

What about it?

sutee

July 15th, 2009, 04:38 PM

another pic of the world beautiful traffic
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2100/3537803289_3755358e96_b.jpg

mhek

July 15th, 2009, 10:20 PM

congratulations dhaka. :nuts:

RonnieR

July 16th, 2009, 09:42 AM

heavy traffic in Pasig - eastern part of Metro Manila.
courtesy of sick_n_tired
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3555/img1077l.jpg

thepowermancity

August 6th, 2009, 03:08 PM

traffic in bangkok

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/3708975335_bab59f9ae7_b.jpg
by songglod

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by Aung@

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Manazir

August 9th, 2009, 11:31 AM

^^^^

WOW!!! I agree that traffic in Dhaka is VERY BAD indeed (as u can see from the pics), I guess only 10% of Dhaka's roads/highways are traffic-free and I thought it was an unique city in terms of traffic lol, but now I see there are more 'shocking' trafic scenes in Asia!!! I have no idea how ppl lives through this???

btw, Dhaka's traffic would look alot cleaner if there was no rickshaws and less ppl in the streets, the govt is gonna ban all the rickshaws from Dhaka's roads now!

But if traffic continues like this, i can imagine whats gonna happen by 2020 :P

tanzirian

August 10th, 2009, 03:34 AM

Welcome to Dhaka ;)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/98666636_501941eaec_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2877980750_d1e7788ffc_o.jpghttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2527655509_8ecd18b964.jpg
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nayeem007

August 10th, 2009, 04:28 AM

^^tanzarian, bro you look hell bent on making sure Dhaka gets ranked No 1 in traffic congestion :lol:

Manazir

August 10th, 2009, 11:08 AM

@ Tanzirian: bro, these are all old pictures lol and the 1st pic is supposed to be Gulshan-2 intersection??? doesnt look like it at all (if it is), it changed a lot better now hehe. I think we should ask Mirza for sum latest traffic pics of Dhaka. This picture is before 2006 i guess.

King Nothing

August 11th, 2009, 05:22 AM

I think we should ask Mirza for sum latest traffic pics of Dhaka. This picture is before 2006 i guess.

The traffic now is worse than before. More vehicles have arrived on the streets but barely enough new roads.

RonnieR

August 11th, 2009, 01:52 PM

EDSA, M. MANILA
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3571525161_128094ed17.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3572330384_c9eca5f285.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petertoshiro/

7freedom7

August 11th, 2009, 06:33 PM

is there a bus station/terminal?

RonnieR

August 12th, 2009, 04:10 AM

^^ Hi, no, it's a bus lane near the MRT station. Buses queue/wait for the green light at the nearby stop light intersection. This road, EDSA, has so many buses, the local agency plans to reduce the number of buses by more than 50%. Most Metro Manilans prefer to ride the MRT/LRT than the buses.

RonnieR

August 14th, 2009, 05:51 AM

This part of Manila has so many jeepneys, in Aurora Boulevard. On top is Araneta LRT station.

The local agency is no longer accepting new franchises for jeepneys. I hope they will be phased out gradually.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2455/3750766663_5c3a2b890c_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edern_le_bris/

Pansori

August 15th, 2009, 12:32 AM

I have some traffic jam photos from my last visit to Singapore

morning rush hour
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3496001994_ca7f787a27_o.jpg

midday traffic:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3495089683_49347c8033_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3495912080_f5d0c9579a_o.jpg

afternoon rush
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3495922232_987efb1b18_o.jpg

Driving in SG can sure be reasonably difficult (if you are blind or otherwise incapacitated that is)
:D :D :D

zahirey

August 15th, 2009, 12:41 AM

Pansori.. :) :) :) so crowded meh...love that tq...

RonnieR

August 15th, 2009, 04:01 AM

I have some traffic jam photos from my last visit to Singapore
Driving in SG can sure be reasonably difficult (if you are blind or otherwise incapacitated that is)
:D :D :D

Pansori.. :) :) :) so crowded meh...love that tq...

:) :) :) i've tried driving in SG before...it was so smooth.....everything was in order.
I think the traffic jam happens only in Orchard Road but still a sight to behold.

This major road in Manila is still stuck with traffic jam despite the presence of MRT (middle). Just showing the real score....motorcycles are few, how much more if we have so many of them in the road? :ohno:
from flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchshelle/
August 11

the traffic situation has not improved in EDSA or slightly improved after MRT ( I might be criticized hahahaha)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/3815675007_a0f65135e5.jpg

Pansori

August 15th, 2009, 04:17 AM

I do have some 'better' photos from Singapura... there actually ARE a few cars here and there and they may even cause something that my look like 'busy' traffic (although it isn't... street and motorway network is so extensive and efficient that there is absolutely no possibility of any traffic congestion... anywhere... never)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3596/3495180099_f81c08ed6b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3495180819_04af9a6139_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3495182891_879d5c85da_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3299/3495181495_217a0ea66b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/3495921502_6570b9e08b_o.jpg

ok, I have to give up... Singapore is simply not a 'traffic jam' material... traffic is always super-smooth and excellent :ohno:

RonnieR

August 15th, 2009, 04:20 AM

Pansori

August 15th, 2009, 04:27 AM

Another Asian metropolis...

Bangkok which is infamous for its notorious traffic jams... not always so, however...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/3481480124_739c0d5b25_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3481508834_a677a5d830_o.jpg

not so heavy traffic
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3481557366_df8ca9bc0f_o.jpg

there are a few cars at the junction after all
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3481530678_2c0f9fc018_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3625/3480736951_3460eb0900_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3481629096_a63a0b9e8d_o.jpg

Pansori

August 15th, 2009, 04:28 AM

^^ I agree...Singapore has one of the best public transportation systems in the world - the efficient MRT/LRT, subways, freeways, ERP, CBD toll fees, taxis, buses, integrated terminals. What more can you ask for? :)

Indeed so. Arguably, Singapore has got THE best transportation system in the world. It's simply perfect... what else could be said?

~MELVINDONESIA~

August 16th, 2009, 05:53 PM

Lastresorter

August 17th, 2009, 08:11 AM

I do have some 'better' photos from Singapura... there actually ARE a few cars here and there and they may even cause something that my look like 'busy' traffic (although it isn't... street and motorway network is so extensive and efficient that there is absolutely no possibility of any traffic congestion... anywhere... never)

ok, I have to give up... Singapore is simply not a 'traffic jam' material... traffic is always super-smooth and excellent :ohno:

Erm, ever try driving on CTE and PIE? Especially during evening rush. Singapore is a potential traffic jam material - it's the extensive network of ERP gantry system($$) that deters big congestion, not the streets and highways.

Manazir

August 17th, 2009, 11:28 AM

Oh My Gosh!!!
I hope never drive in Dhaka...
Very Poor traffic i think...

umm there are some places in Dhaka (residential areas/ residential, diplomatic cum commercial areas) where you can drive without much fuss. But if you really wanna drive fast and smooth in Dhaka, then make sure u r there during Eid, weekend (esp friday morning) or any national holidays :), hardly any traffic, so we could drive upto 120 km/h lol. otherwise, after 10/11 PM at night, u can drive upto 200 km/h in the highway lol, but then security is an issue at night.

Pansori

August 17th, 2009, 11:47 AM

Erm, ever try driving on CTE and PIE? Especially during evening rush. Singapore is a potential traffic jam material - it's the extensive network of ERP gantry system($$) that deters big congestion, not the streets and highways.

There is some truth in there but it's not only that. Car ownership rate in SG is much lower than in, say, Western Europe, not to mention USA. Actually it is all combined: excellent and sufficient road system, low car ownership rate and road pricing system. These factors make Singapore perhaps the least congested city in the world ;)

farhadowen

August 18th, 2009, 06:01 AM

jakarta - too young to remember much, but some taxis did not have air conditioning. or they didnt bother to turn it on (irrelevant :p)

When U come to Jakarta? 1980? All taxis in Jakarta have Aircond and some of them have GPS too, most of them are Toyota Vios, the other is Proton Wira, Proton Waja, Hyundai Excel II, Mercedes C 240, Mercedes E 200, Hyundai Sonata, Toyota Crown, Toyota Alphard, Mercedes Vito, and several number of Nissan Cedric or Ford Laser (Only about 20 cars). Some taxis also have Mobile TV. U dont believe it? Come to Jakarta and prove it :-)

You can check on the several taxi websites below:

http://www.bluebirdgroup.com/
http://www1.expressgroup.co.id/
http://www.putragroup.co.id/profile.php

RonnieR

August 19th, 2009, 08:29 AM

There is some truth in there but it's not only that. Car ownership rate in SG is much lower than in, say, Western Europe, not to mention USA. Actually it is all combined: excellent and sufficient road system, low car ownership rate and road pricing system. These factors make Singapore perhaps the least congested city in the world ;)

I'm curious on "low car ownership" in Singapore. I know that it is mainly due to government's control by imposing taxes and prohibitive cost of cars compared to other countries. Do you know how many cars in SG? (public and private vehicles).

tollfreak

August 19th, 2009, 11:01 AM

Erm, ever try driving on CTE and PIE? Especially during evening rush. Singapore is a potential traffic jam material - it's the extensive network of ERP gantry system($$) that deters big congestion, not the streets and highways.

This is actually true for the CTE. Ask most cab drivers there to get you out of the city to the airport during rush hour (or vice versa during AM Rush) and they will most likely take the ECP instead of the CTE (Happened to me a few times)

Pansori

August 19th, 2009, 11:39 AM

I'm curious on "low car ownership" in Singapore. I know that it is mainly due to government's control by imposing taxes and prohibitive cost of cars compared to other countries. Do you know how many cars in SG? (public and private vehicles).

Not sure about exact data (should be in some SG statistical website) but according to Wikipedia it is about 120 vehicles per 1000 people. That would compare to about 400-500 in EU and perhaps around 800 in USA. And yeah, it seems that is due to high taxes which are intended to keep potential drivers away from cars so causing traffic jams. Singapore is one of very few (if not the only) cities in the world where public transport has been made so effective that a private car is virtually not needed anyway. In addition taxis are so affordable that it can be used as an alternative of a very good value.

RonnieR

August 19th, 2009, 04:17 PM

Not sure about exact data (should be in some SG statistical website) but according to Wikipedia it is about 120 vehicles per 1000 people. That would compare to about 400-500 in EU and perhaps around 800 in USA. And yeah, it seems that is due to high taxes which are intended to keep potential drivers away from cars so causing traffic jams. Singapore is one of very few (if not the only) cities in the world where public transport has been made so effective that a private car is virtually not needed anyway. In addition taxis are so affordable that it can be used as an alternative of a very good value.

Thanks for the info. I wish PHilippine transport leaders would limit the no. of vehicles, buses, jeepneys in the streets. Here, there are no restrictions as long as Filipinos can afford to buy cars, thus putting pressure on road network.

Our MRT/LRT lines are not enough to accomodate the 10 Million people in Metro Manila. The 3 lines have around an average of 1.5 M passengers daily and expected to increase to 2 Million passengers once the new line (loop for Yellow line) opens in May 2010.

The million cars/vehicles in the streets plus the buses and jeepneys - really tough.

Pansori

August 19th, 2009, 11:35 PM

Thanks for the info. I wish PHilippine transport leaders would limit the no. of vehicles, buses, jeepneys in the streets. Here, there are no restrictions as long as Filipinos can afford to buy cars, thus putting pressure on road network.

Our MRT/LRT lines are not enough to accomodate the 10 Million people in Metro Manila. The 3 lines have around an average of 1.5 M passengers daily and expected to increase to 2 Million passengers once the new line (loop for Yellow line) opens in May 2010.

The million cars/vehicles in the streets plus the buses and jeepneys - really tough.

I'm afraid, no other city in the world has achieved what Singapore has when it comes to the effectiveness of transportation as a whole. Perhaps some Japanese and German cities could be good examples too but even there probably are some flaws and inefficiencies.

One thing is clear though, car ownership should not go beyond 400-500 vehicles and public transport should be fast and comfortable enough to create a positive environment for striking a balance of transport effectiveness and good driving conditions. It's a tremendously difficult task to achieve and there are way more bad examples than there are good ones with Singapore, in my opinion, being the top example of how a good system works.

7freedom7

August 21st, 2009, 10:24 AM

7freedom7

August 21st, 2009, 10:31 AM

For all the myriad things Beijing does so well, driving a vehicle is not one of them, especially inside the 4th ring road.

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Lastresorter

August 21st, 2009, 10:04 PM

^^ OMG... Beijing's traffic is really an eye-opener as well! :eek:

zfarky

August 22nd, 2009, 06:03 PM

ouihhh beijing.....

deewood

August 23rd, 2009, 11:48 AM

I think jakarta is worse than beijing...

tollfreak

August 23rd, 2009, 04:56 PM

^^ looks about the same to me

I'm wondering what is the average commute in Asian Cities during Rush Hours

In Jakarta, a 15 Km commute by car from the center of town to the southern suburbs takes around an hour. This will be likely less in asian first world countries but how about in similar car centric cities like Bangkok, KL or Manila?

RonnieR

August 25th, 2009, 07:15 AM

^^ To:7freedom7:
Beijing's traffic is amazing....does it happen during rush hour only?

RonnieR

August 25th, 2009, 07:18 AM

superchan7

August 25th, 2009, 09:21 PM

Singapore definitely has a great transport network. I would like to visit again someday. However, I'm sure quite a few other cities have good transport networks, making car ownership unnecessary.

I think up at the top for worst driving can be any of the famous list: Jakarta, Manila, Beijing, Bangkok, plus most major cities in India and Bangladesh.

carolanne

September 1st, 2009, 07:43 AM

Yeah Jakarta i think so...

K14N

September 1st, 2009, 01:49 PM

Hahaha, I wonder how many trolls out there have voted for Jakarta and Manila. Just before the "Culture War" (I think all of us know it ;)), Mumbai led the vote and just after the "war", votes for Jakarta and Manila has been increasing significantly :lol:

Fortunately, the trolls are right this time, there's a very bad traffic in Jakarta, although it's still better than Dhaka, Indian cities, etc...

mhek

September 1st, 2009, 05:36 PM

^ thats what im thinking too. why is it jakarta and manila votes sky rocketed.

because of pea-sized brain monkey from malaysia and singapore?

icracked

September 2nd, 2009, 02:17 AM

This poll is rigged, Manila and Jakarta do have some bad traffic but their traffic cannot be compared to cities to Bangladeshian, Indian or Vietnamese cities where there are flocks of bikes, mopeds and other vehicles jammed together in a almost never ending gridlock. Even Chinese traffic such as the Beijing photos shown above (sucks for me since I'll be studying in Beijing Normal University for half a year and may have to deal with that) is comparable or even worst than Jakarta/Manila.

RonnieR

September 2nd, 2009, 10:48 AM

Manila can't be no. 2 as the worst city to drive, next to Jakarta.

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5227/dsc01048b.jpg

wino

September 8th, 2009, 10:22 AM

LOL

Traffic in Manila is the first thing i would hate to experience again when i come home to the Philippines.

RonnieR

September 10th, 2009, 04:36 PM

Traffic jam in Bangkok
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/BangkokholidayAugust28toSept1054.jpg

kenken94

September 11th, 2009, 11:18 AM

^^
Those pink taxis look cute!

kenken94

September 11th, 2009, 11:19 AM

LOL

Traffic in Manila is the first thing i would hate to experience again when i come home to the Philippines.

Then go to Davao instead or Cebu then have a route to Manila.:lol:

Manila-X

September 11th, 2009, 12:17 PM

^^
Those pink taxis look cute!

The pink taxis in BKK are usually owned by various service companies while the yellow and green ones are privately owned by its driver.

Wirachai

September 11th, 2009, 12:24 PM

Traffic jam in Bangkok
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/BangkokholidayAugust28toSept1054.jpg

BKK is the worst sure!

RonnieR

September 11th, 2009, 12:40 PM

BKK is the worst sure!

Bangkok is not the worst... Manila is also not the worst.

berdnerd

September 11th, 2009, 06:21 PM

Bangkok traffic is colourful :) but i really hate it....it's not the worst, but one of the worst........i really love the traffic during Songkran festival....the roads are so empty.cauz most of the people went for the vacation elsewhere :)

from what i've seen, Bangladesh is the worst

wino

September 11th, 2009, 08:42 PM

sutee

September 22nd, 2009, 05:19 PM

i think by next year bkk traffic will improve by15% because airport link fully open , bangkok first brt line also open and the end of next year bts green line extension will be open

sutee

September 22nd, 2009, 06:01 PM

http://www.lookatvietnam.com/vietnam-news-images/2009/07/images1823221_1.jpg

blinkblink

September 23rd, 2009, 06:13 AM

http://www.lookatvietnam.com/vietnam-news-images/2009/07/images1823221_1.jpg

vietnam??

Dr Jake

September 23rd, 2009, 06:27 AM

It's funny that no one has ever mentioned about KL. Anyway, I live about 30 km south from KL. I don't wanna waste my time being trapped in KL Traffic so I opted for public transport (KTM Komuter and RapidKL).

rudy sontoso

September 26th, 2009, 06:45 AM

Dr Jake..i think your KL traffic is much much better compared to the rest of asian countries so that KL was omitted..

arief_malaysia96

September 26th, 2009, 02:18 PM

KL traffic system much more better than other countries in SE asia.

sutee

September 26th, 2009, 03:33 PM

i thought it is singapore

KoolKool

September 26th, 2009, 06:03 PM

Vietnam, country of motorbike:nuts:

patchay

September 26th, 2009, 06:04 PM

Besides Singapore, I think KL's traffic system is better than other densely populated cities within ASEAN. (but it is deteriorating day by day due to increasing cars on the road and "unbelievable" public transport)

- One factor is I believe KL has a much smaller city population than other cities. I think still less than 2million.

- The suburbs are also becoming city on their own thus businesses are relocating there and out of KL. A good example is the government and related agencies relocated to Putrajaya. (Putrajaya is quite dead at night though) The Big 4 accounting firms are also not in the CBD, 3 of which are in the suburbs.

Having said that, Malaysia has the largest passenger car market in ASEAN, though it has lost to Thailand in the overall vehicle market just recently! Yeap Malaysia sells close to half a million cars annually, most of which dominated by national cars called Proton, Perodua and Naza. Proton's subsidiary Lotus of UK will make a return to F1 next year :)

Around Asia, I think cities like Dhaka, Mumbai, Beijing are some of the worst......

wino

September 26th, 2009, 08:29 PM

Malaysia has the best road infrastracture that beats the rest of the region.

Lastresorter

September 28th, 2009, 05:36 AM

Malaysian cities have no choice when it comes to traffic jam because govt. needs to sustain domestic passenger car market - when cars are cheap, everyone wants to get a driving license and own a car. 2-3 cars in one household is a common sight in Malaysia. To offset the negative side of poor public transport system, Malaysia has extensive and impressive road and highway networks that is the envy of many countries.

I don't think KL's traffic is the worst in Malaysia -- try Penang! - narrow streets, island roads, lack of signages, and at the moment only one bridge connecting the island and the mainland.

KelvinKoh

September 28th, 2009, 06:51 AM

not to mention when it comes to the muslim holy month of Ramadhan...the traffic condition in KL will be the scariest ever seen!

wino

September 28th, 2009, 08:45 AM

^^ But i really envy Malaysia's road infrastructure.. i think it's the best in the region!
(i'm not talking about traffic :D)

Ch'HWA

September 28th, 2009, 09:03 AM

Thailand(road infrastructure)may be not the best in region but most of them are convinient.

patchay

September 28th, 2009, 04:17 PM

MALAYSIA

from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_expressway_system

The expressway network of Malaysia is considered the best expressway network in Southeast Asia and also in Asia after Japan and China. The total length is 1,499.5 kilometres (931.7 miles), and another 219.3 kilometres (136.3 miles) is still under construction. The closed toll expressway system is similar to the Japanese Expressway System and Chinese Expressway System. All Malaysian toll expressways are managed in the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) system.

Malaysian expressways exist in both West Malaysia and East Malaysia, however, the former are better-connected. The North-South Expressway passes through all the major cities and conurbations in West Malaysia, such as Penang, Ipoh, the Klang Valley and Johor Bahru. The Pan Borneo Highway connects the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak with Brunei.

A few major expressways in Malaysia are part of the larger Asian Highway Network. The Asian Highway Network is an international project between Asian nations to develop their highway systems, which will form main routes in the network. There are two Asian Highway routes passing through Malaysia - Asian Highway Route 2 AH 2 and Asian Highway Route 18 AH 18. The Malaysian section of Route AH 2 consists of the North-South Expressway, the Jalan Duta-Segambut Highway, Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 1, the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway, the Skudai Highway and the Johor-Singapore Causeway.

by Takudzwa
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see the winding roads
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by Bhakti Amsterdam, oliver, eskimono
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by pasheh's
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by Ethanial83
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by mohd salim yunus
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by panaramio
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/20676679.jpg

by siputza
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2826078631_41eddb107d_b.jpg

KelvinKoh

September 28th, 2009, 04:47 PM

Fact about Malaysian Highway

MALAYSIA has 65,877 km of highway. This is more than the Earth's circumference of 40,075 km.

patchay

September 28th, 2009, 05:34 PM

SMART Tunnel, another marvel for Kuala Lumpur

i think manila should build this.......

from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_Tunnel

The "Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel" or "SMART Tunnel", is a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a major national project in the country. It is the longest stormwater tunnel in South East Asia and second longest in Asia.

http://61.90.250.46/webboard/uploads/post-13-1121336807.jpg
Double-deck motorway within stormwater by-pass tunnel

The main objective of this tunnel is to solve the problem of flash floods in Kuala Lumpur and also to reduce traffic jams along Jalan Sungai Besi and Lok Yew flyover at Pudu during rush hour. There are two components of this tunnel, the stormwater tunnel and motorway tunnel. It is the longest multi-purpose tunnel in the world.

The SMART Tunnel was featured in an episode of Extreme Engineering on the Discovery Channel; Truly Malaysia on the National Geographic Channel; Man Made Marvels on the Science Channel; and Megastructures on the National Geographic Channel.

by farridhusin
http://img03.picoodle.com/img/img03/4/3/9/f_95154188524m_29b52bb.jpg

Ch'HWA

September 28th, 2009, 06:05 PM

Some Thailand highway and expressway from sky

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1038/1386393209_02b61774e0_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/2089184826_262cc06d23_b.jpg

some highway photos in the east part of the kingdom, i took 3 yrs ago

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/khunten/highways/IMG_1631.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/khunten/highways/IMG_1629.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/khunten/highways/IMG_1624.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/khunten/highways/IMG_0922.jpg

by Glen Murphy

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/453/31728291255245201f9fbhi4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.bloggang.com/data/ainne/picture/1128480956.jpg

http://203.121.145.180/webboard/340/170328-1.jpg

http://p.mthai.com/picpost/2008-05-15/378732_11028125_0.jpg

Sathorn Road, Bangkok

Pic by ChAiNaRaI

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http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/tp_mbm/P1050603.jpg[/QUOTE]

CHIANG MAI City Highway ภาพโดย ร่มบินเชียงใหม่ http://upload.mwake.com/images_xxx/Pq/KrujOComOH.bmp (http://upload.mwake.com/v3.php?id=Pq/KrujOComOH.bmp) http://upload.mwake.com/images_xxx/Pq/in5NYTanpZ.bmp (http://upload.mwake.com/v3.php?id=Pq/in5NYTanpZ.bmp)

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1741/img4523i.jpg http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9186/img4486h.jpg

Lampoon City Highway http://upload.mwake.com/images_xxx/1Y/l4FNBWAdZC.bmp (http://upload.mwake.com/v3.php?id=1Y/l4FNBWAdZC.bmp) ภาพโดย คุณ kong ร่มบินเชียงใหม่

Bangkok - Chonburi city motorway phase 1 opened in 1998 (82 kms)

Pic from www.weekendhobby.com

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8537/189254882501hv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7236/16843051wc6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4412/img0002vg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Improving Bangkok - Chonburi city motorway to 8 lanes, and lighting

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/757/m1vz8io6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Bangkok - Chonburi city expressways phase 4 opened in 2000 (55 kms)

World's longest bridge

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=698142

Pics from www.weekendhobby.com

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/38/picture5c62254916144cs1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/4754/picture5c2512254811155wc7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8734/picture5c2512254821235cf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4784/picture5c145254913361ii0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

pic from 2bangkok.com

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8752/bangnatradts0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/7685/img0037fl4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6944/img0038oo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

another one
looking eastward

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1205/1378011819_3c5c8f57ef_b.jpg
Small park below Makkasan Interchange

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Pic by Pansori Asok junction http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3481531176_16609bb85b_o.jpg

CHIANGMAI City Local Road

ถนน เชียงใหม่-ลำปาง อำเภอ สารภี

http://image.ohozaa.com/ib/01000_7.jpg (http://image.ohozaa.com/show.php?id=c6863fcc637f7568bf1a56a0a2ec5362)

http://image.ohozaa.com/in/01000_8.jpg (http://image.ohozaa.com/show.php?id=dea072b3e61dcd9e892949133ba8e3ad)

[QUOTE=napoleon;37791728]SUPHANBURI City

adul_mad_adum

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http://www.up-pic.com/2/pic/2612009-124245-32033.JPG

more= http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=941796

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=503209

Ch'HWA

September 28th, 2009, 06:23 PM

Thailand
Flickr

I am not sure where is it in bangkok (Thonburi?), but it just looks nice

:)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/390433134_5ce6e2074d_b.jpg

Industrial Ring Road Bridge (top: Phra Padaeng left: Puchao Saming Phrai rigt: Rama III bottom: Bang Krachao)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/444136003_14eedf923a_o.jpg

Ratchawipha Interchange
(Th. Vibhavadi-Rangsit / Uttraphimuk Elevated Tollway / Th. Ratchadaphisek)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/444134761_d4d3165256_o.jpg

Southern Outer Ring Road
(close to Th. Suk Sawat top: heading towards Bang Khunthien bottom: crossing Chao Phraya River)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/444136471_75c1b0b605_o.jpg

Shrimp / Salt Farms
Samut Prakan (Amphoe Phra Padaeng) / Bangkok (Khet Bang Khunthien)... Bight of Bangkok / Gulf of Thailand on the right
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/444136813_d11b108f9b_o.jpg

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patchay

September 30th, 2009, 07:30 AM

Malaysia has one of the most highways per land area in the world. It also has one of the most advanced road systems in Asia, currently 3rd behind Japan and China. Many Malaysian highways are equipped with surveillance cameras, traffic management systems, rest centres, overhead restaurants, etc. The country's largest highway company is also the world's 8th largest.

Sadly, the country also has one of the most number of car accidents per population in the world.

Highways in METRO KUALA LUMPUR

Non-tolled
---

1. Federal Highway, Federal Route 2/5/15/20/3213/3214 - 45km

2. KL-Rawang Highway, aka Jalan Kuching and Jalan Ipoh, Federal Route 1

3. Pulau Indah/Pandamaran Expressway and North-South Port Link

4. Jalan Cheras/Jalan Loke Yew Highway

5. KL Middle Ring Road 1, Jalan Tun Razak-Kuching-Istana-Mahameru-Damansara (MRR1)

6. KL Middle Ring Road 2, Federal Route 28 (MRR2) - 35km

7. KLIA Expressway, Federal Route 26/27 - 12km

8. Sungai Buloh Highway, aka Jalan Sungai Buloh Federal Route 54

9. Bukit Jalil Highway, aka Puchong-Sungai Besi Link, Federal Route 217

Tolled
---

10. KL-Karak Expressway, aka Karak Highway (KARAK - MTD Prime) - 60km

11. New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE - Plus) - 35km

12. ELITE Highway, aka North-South Expressway Central Link (ELITE - Plus) - 60km

13. Shamelin Expressway, aka Besraya Elevated Extension (BESRAYA) - 12.3km

14. Sungei Besi Expressway (BESRAYA) - 16km

15. KL-Seremban Expressway (MetaCorp formerly Metramac MTD) - 8km

16. Salak Expressway, aka East-West Link (MetaCorp formerly Metramac MTD) - 13km

17. SILK Expressway, aka Kajang Dispersal Link (SILK) - 37km

18. Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS) - 34.5km

19. New North Klang Straits Bypass (Shapadu) - 17.5km

20. Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP - Litrak) - 40km

21. Sprint Expressway, Kerinchi and Damansara Link and Penchala Tunnel (SPRINT) - 26.5km

22. Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH - Prolintas) - 7.9km

23. Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE - Prolintas) - 25km

24. Cheras-Kajang Expressway (Grand Saga) - 11.5km

25. Kajang-Seremban Highway (KASEH - Lekas) - 44.3km

26. New Pantai Expressway (NPE) - 19.6km

27. Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway, aka KL Northeast Dispersal (DUKE - Kesturi) - 18km

28. SMART Tunnel (SMART) - motorway: 4km; stormwater: 9.7km

29. Maju Expressway, aka KL-Putrajaya Expressway (MEX - Maju) - 26km

Under construction
---

1. Putrajaya-Cyberjaya Expressway, aka Puchong-Dengkil road - fully completed 2010

2. South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) - 51km

3. Kemuning-Shah Alam Highway (LKSA - Prolintas) - 14.7km

4. KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway, aka Assam Jawa-Templer Park Highway (KLKS/LATAR) - 25km

5. Kajang-Seremban Highway Package 2 and 3 (KASEH - Lekas) - 6.7km and 11.6km

OTHER Highways in MALAYSIA

1. North-South Expressway (NSE - Plus) - 766km*
- Northern Route is from Thailand border to Bukit Lanjan, Selangor = 456km
- Southern Route is from the exit of KL-Seremban Expressway in Sungai Besi, Selangor to Johor Bahru interchange or the start of JB Eastern Dispersal = 310km
- * The total length is 966km if include links in Klang Valley, Penang and Johor Bahru.

2. East Coast Expressway Package 1 (ECE - MTD Infraperdana) - 160km
- start from the end of KL-Karak Expressway at Karak toll plaza
- package 1 ends in Jabur, Pahang-Terengganu state border

3. Penang Bridge (Plus) - 13.5km - top 25 world's longest bridge

4. Malaysia Singapore Second Link Expressway (Linkedua - Plus) - 44km

5. Seremban-Port Dickson Expressway (SPDH - Plus) - 23km

6. Butterworth - Kulim Expressway (BKE - Plus KLBK) - 17km

7. Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR - LLB) - 14km

8. Ipoh-Lumut Dual Carriageway, Federal Route 5 (MRCB)

Under construction
---

1. West Coast Expressway, Taiping-Banting Highway (WCE - KLPB) - 216km

2. East Coast Expressway Package 2 (ECE2) - 190km - project has been put on hold

3. Senai-Desaru Expressway (SDEB) - 77km - fully completed 2010

4. Penang Second Bridge - 23.4km - project has been put on hold

5. Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR - MRCB) - 17km - project has been put on hold

6. Widening of Penang Bridge (Plus) to 6 lanes - 13.5km

7. Johor Bahru Eastern Dispersal Link (MRCB) - 8.1km

aranetacoliseum

October 3rd, 2009, 05:40 PM

manila from pinoy forumers

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/DSC04923.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/DSC04924-1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3388/3434125290_d691fd4253_b.jpg

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http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy70/emmanuel_kristofer/100_9013.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2602/3751556692_aa350dfb50.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/DSC04990.jpg
from ronnier

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http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/ryucloud/skyway_stage2_beams_mc.jpg

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http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/RonnieR_2008/June72009001-1.jpg

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss360/eme_esber/100_7939.jpg

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss360/eme_esber/100_7907.jpg

Quiroz

October 16th, 2009, 09:25 AM

dimasputra

October 28th, 2009, 08:17 AM

Jakarta and Manila are competing about the top number one..:nuts:

K14N

October 29th, 2009, 04:18 AM

^^ No need to look at the graph above, it's just the result of some silly forumers' act.. Ignore it then...

Johson

October 29th, 2009, 10:51 AM

I notice that some of ASEAN SSC member come to asia forum to compare which country is better bla bla bla....... . Still never change their attitude . I feel very boring when read a comparison post .

bagak

October 29th, 2009, 11:02 AM

I notice that some of ASEAN SSC member come to asia forum to compare which country is better bla bla bla....... . Still never change their attitude . I feel very boring when read a comparison post .

Aren't you the one who keeps comparing your country to others, I even make a poll which thread you make is the worst, http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=950774 you forget it already?

Johson

October 29th, 2009, 11:18 AM

^^ Sorry , I already change my attitude . I already learn from lesson no to compare you country to other country . Previous thread that I post already lock because I tell mod to lock it . That time I was the newbies . Am my right ? Now I know how to post thread .

chengo

October 29th, 2009, 06:28 PM

Aren't you the one who keeps comparing your country to others, I even make a poll which thread you make is the worst, http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=950774 you forget it already?

hahaha very funny.

hec2r-hec2r-activa8

October 29th, 2009, 07:00 PM

I envy the Malaysian highways.
Philippine highways supposedly like that
but bec there are too many crooks
prolifirating the government. I call our highways
"disposable highways".

wino

October 29th, 2009, 10:06 PM

^^ well it's improving a bit because of BOT programs. (Build operate and then transfer)
thanks to the private sector which is more competent than the government.

anyway.. it's really hard for Metro Manila to build highway infrastracture.. coz the city is already saturated.. and most land are privately owned.

kenken94

October 30th, 2009, 02:51 AM

^ Highways are not the problem of Manila........ drainage is their problem especially that informal settlers live on the waterways. Manila will take a toll in rising form the flood......... traffic will also worsen.

patchay

October 30th, 2009, 03:12 AM

Malaysian Highways

by Ethaniel 83
- Federal Highway Kuala Lumpur
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7282/img5519hr4.jpg

by onggon
- Federal Highway Kuala Lumpur
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2337/2051559188_80d812f0b0_o.jpg

by allentcm
- KL-Karak Highway
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1004/1017232533_b92d6bd119_o.jpg

by nadi0
- LDP Highway
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/2264897586_d8ac1b52aa_b.jpg
"Will You Marry Me" billboard ads are quite common these days along highways in KL

http://img01.picoodle.com/img/img01/9/8/26/f_43880932224m_ae9cbd9.jpg

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/eos/EF-lenses/EF75300mm/Highway_compressed_pe%2315631.jpg

by nazrey
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/nazrey/klk2454.jpg

by stardex
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/3778788409_51726cd435_b.jpg

by leolaksi
- Overhead restaurant on North Klang Valley Expressway (if i'm not mistaken this is Burger King --- i love the highway trees lol)
http://leolaksi.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/sinbkkroadburger2.jpg

superpilyoako

October 30th, 2009, 05:15 PM

posting pictures of your country's superb and modern highways (minus the traffic) in a thread intended for traffic jams and the likes... i don't get it!

heavyrain2408

October 31st, 2009, 11:34 AM

Duplicated! Please help me delete this!
Thanks!

heavyrain2408

October 31st, 2009, 11:38 AM

KL's highways are great :)

Let me post some photos of traffic in Hanoi: it's been improved a little bit (in comparison with itself some years ago)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2611646529_fce066f868_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/93198029_b9c7afaf17_b.jpg

Close-up:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/24314337_8516ab46be_b.jpg

But if there is some event, then ...again >__<
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2391501417_7b90512c4d_b.jpg

snookedbe

November 1st, 2009, 11:56 AM

wow they do have crap load of motorcycle. it's better than crap load of cars. motorcycles are more environmentally friendly

pulsephaze22

November 1st, 2009, 12:03 PM

posting pictures of your country's superb and modern highways (minus the traffic) in a thread intended for traffic jams and the likes... i don't get it!

yeah, I didnt get it either,. maybe he's trying to infer that there's no traffic in their city, unlike the rest of us that suffer in such predicament. Lucky for them!:nuts:

pulsephaze22

November 1st, 2009, 12:07 PM

Let me post some photos of traffic in Hanoi: it's been improved a little bit (in comparison with itself some years ago)

Now that's traffic,. and the motorcycles actually outnumbered the cars! but its not really that bad, and I must say that the streets are really clean,.:)

patchay

November 1st, 2009, 12:15 PM

yeah, I didnt get it either,. maybe he's trying to infer that there's no traffic in their city, unlike the rest of us that suffer in such predicament. Lucky for them!:nuts:

In reality, there's hectic traffic jams daily Mon to Fri on those highways I posted.

However, as you can see from those photos I posted, it seems like there's not much cars, so you ended up seeing the highways only. For now, I really can't find traffic jam pics for KL.

pulsephaze22

November 1st, 2009, 12:23 PM

^^ hmmm, there are hectic traffic jams in those highways during weekdays but then you can't manage to see a pic of that gridlock,. that's ironic. Im not being rude or anything but, I really dont think that that post is appropriate in this thread. But your high-ways are really cool dude,/ nice infras:)

wino

November 1st, 2009, 07:46 PM

^^ yes very nice indeed
Malaysia is a good model to road infrastracture for ASEAN

heavyrain2408

November 1st, 2009, 10:11 PM

Yeah...if the Petronas tower is not there, I'll think that it is some place in the US. I truly don't see any problem with the traffic. Everything runs smoothly. That's great!
So I think the posts by patchay are not relevant to the thread. It's better for another thread of models or good examples of traffic/roads in Asia :)

Johson

November 2nd, 2009, 01:59 AM

wino

November 2nd, 2009, 02:00 AM

i think they are just scooters. pretty easy to handle.

but i wonder what they use during the rainy season.. i know Vietnam has the same weather with the Philippines..
IT RAINS A LOT!! IT RAINS FREAKIN soooo MUCH!!!

patchay

November 2nd, 2009, 06:46 AM

after seeing the traffic in hanoi, it's my mistake those pics i posted here are least relevant....

greenice

November 2nd, 2009, 06:55 AM

phil.

hafidz jon

November 2nd, 2009, 12:28 PM

sc4

November 3rd, 2009, 07:36 AM

patchay: hint if u want to show the real situation of the traffic in KL. try post pic of Jalan TAR,Chow KIT,Jln Tun Sambanthan,Jln Sultan Ismail,Jln Bukit Bintang,Jln Imbi,Jln Pudu... since all these are city street....

if u want to show highway... the answer is MRR2.

Yeah patchay I've no idea why u showed random pics of our empty highways, just to show off our infra? we should paste pics of those notoriously jammed up highways during rush hour, there are loads of them....

heavyrain2408

November 3rd, 2009, 08:32 AM

Wow , too many lady that riding the motorcycle in Hanoi . In Malaysia , mojority of them that riding motorcycle are man . How about other ASEAN cities ?:)
Since cars are too expensive in Vietnam, most of us have to use motorbike (more precise: mopeds or scooters) for daily life. A Ducati or a Yamaha R1 is also too expensive to afford.

i think they are just scooters. pretty easy to handle.

but i wonder what they use during the rainy season.. i know Vietnam has the same weather with the Philippines..
IT RAINS A LOT!! IT RAINS FREAKIN soooo MUCH!!!
Yeah.. mopeds and scooters are very easy to handle but you surely need some skills when doing that in Hanoi. It's pretty tricky.

And yes, we have a lot of rain in Vietnam. Sometime the heavy rain can make Hanoi streets flooded. It's a shame. When streets are wet, it's very dangerous riding bikes but we have no choice as I stated above: cars are too expensive for us. Given that our GDP/capita is $1000/year and a normal Toyota Camry costs about $ 60,000 in Vietnam, an average Vietnamese will need to save $ for more than100 years to buy a Camry.

Hanoi street with a light rain:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3584769200_4f6e1731b4_b.jpg

cute
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3548418412_a0a2f6f4e4_b.jpg

Hanoi street with a heavy rain:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/3002664278_8ee615b6c6_o.jpg

Basically streets turn into rivers so you will need a boat instead of car ...:nuts:

bansatorn

November 3rd, 2009, 12:16 PM

Malaysia's infrastructures are great.
Your country is lucky..

bansatorn

November 3rd, 2009, 12:20 PM

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It's so colourful.
I like Veitnam:)

wino

November 3rd, 2009, 03:35 PM

must too hard when it rains.. i feel your pain.
Philippines is as much as rainy as Vietnam.

chengo

November 4th, 2009, 06:09 AM

patchay

November 4th, 2009, 08:33 AM

KL traffic jam maybe less. I think thats because KL population is less compare to other countries

If KL's population is more than 10 million+ like other big cities. I think traffic jam would be a big problem.

My last vacation, I went to tokyo and saw that they also have traffic jam problem too. and I dont think that KL's infrastucture are more advance than tokyo.

ps. if you want to find KL traffic jam pics. google can help.

Thanxx... yeah the population is small but to have 29 designated highways around kl to serve a small population is quite amazing for a developing nation.

according to wikipedia, malaysia's road infrastructure is behind only japan and china and maybe south korea. but it's public transport especially taxis is one of the worst in East Asia (as mentioned before by a travellers' guide)....

greenice

November 4th, 2009, 10:09 AM

who say's manila is the worst to drive in??,,,watch this....lol

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6it6qExw-gs&feature=player_embedded#

pulsephaze22

November 4th, 2009, 01:35 PM

^^ wish they were mine:)

tollfreak

December 3rd, 2009, 11:44 AM

Typical Jakarta Rush Hour Traffic in the Inner City Toll Road:

By VRS:

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6192/091126173706.jpg

CrazyForID

December 3rd, 2009, 01:38 PM

^^
another jakarta traffic jam
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u80/Trip2Java/Jakarta/jakartatraffic-1.jpg
http://www.thejakartapost.com/files/images/P-30-TRAFFIC.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_CBc0exp75Dc/SHi7LXCV-HI/AAAAAAAABBM/XSaiq0oD3YI/DSC02606.JPG
http://www.indyweek.com/binary/d7eb/3.5-ae.lead.97808-2100px.gif
http://tbelfield.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/bogor-toll-road-traffic-jam.jpg
http://photos.travellerspoint.com/56166/S3010011.JPG
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/2584324.jpg

chengo

December 3rd, 2009, 05:25 PM

bangkok

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/3677/poo2lowquality.jpg

firdaus

December 4th, 2009, 02:02 PM

^^ yes very nice indeed
Malaysia is a good model to road infrastracture for ASEAN

yeah, Malaysia may have a great road infrastracture in the region but Malaysia also ranked among the highest road accident in the world:ohno:
Make me wanna cry everytime watch the accident in the paper/television.

Balandra

December 4th, 2009, 02:50 PM

Even in BANDUNG, Indonesia 4th largest city, traffic very bad!

BANDUNG CITY TRAFFIC

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CPrH1UpyKn4/SY-MV_rSbgI/AAAAAAAABWU/tEDbARRmuk8/s1600/DSC_5238nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/277/6/9/rambu__iklan__by_fikriw.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u80/Trip2Java/Jakarta/JktJam.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs28/i/2008/115/d/9/good_morning_bandung__by_cuplis.jpg

dochan

December 4th, 2009, 03:25 PM

You are right, Bandung is 4th largest city, but it's too crowded. :nuts:

Even in BANDUNG, Indonesia 4th largest city, traffic very bad!

BANDUNG CITY TRAFFIC

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u80/Trip2Java/Jakarta/JktJam.jpg]

^^ I don't think that's Bandung, it's Jkt

Balandra

December 5th, 2009, 01:49 AM

^^yeah feels like jkt

RonnieR

December 5th, 2009, 07:29 AM

^^ looks like going to Kota?

Just wondering, how many motorcycles are in Jakarta? I've noticed that a lot of motorcycles in the city.

wino

December 5th, 2009, 04:06 PM

^^ Wait till you see Hanoi.. :D

CrazyForID

December 6th, 2009, 05:56 AM

even pekanbaru (pekanbaru wasn't belong to large city) has terrible traffic
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/4152384805_fd30d163f7_o.jpg

nurazril

December 8th, 2009, 08:57 PM

the poll >>> predictable.. but i was surprise manila came in the same place as jakarta..? WOW is it that bad over there?

nurazril

December 8th, 2009, 08:59 PM

^^ Wait till you see Hanoi.. :D

HANOI is better! Though you have to be careful crossing the road. KUDOS to Hanoi! All bikes.

nurazril

December 8th, 2009, 09:14 PM

who say's manila is the worst to drive in??,,,watch this....lol

zxlN6NUzvgk&feature=player_embedded

6it6qExw-gs&feature=player_embedded#

Great Video though the hand a lil' bit shaky..lol
http://bit.ly/5f7m3K

RonnieR

December 9th, 2009, 09:07 AM

the poll >>> predictable.. but i was surprise manila came in the same place as jakarta..? WOW is it that bad over there?

Manila's traffic is not the worst in Asia although this Christmas season, there is an increased in traffic. According to MMDA (local agency that oversees it), it increased by 40% since more people are out in the streets, malls and other places of interest due to holiday. Christmas is a big event in this country (92% Christians/Catholics). :)

MRT/LRT/PNR commuter trains help a bit.

Shen

December 10th, 2009, 07:01 PM

Manila's traffic is not the worst in Asia although this Christmas season, there is an increased in traffic. According to MMDA (local agency that oversees it), it increased by 40% since more people are out in the streets, malls and other places of interest due to holiday. Christmas is a big event in this country (92% Christians/Catholics). :)

MRT/LRT/PNR commuter trains help a bit.

But probably the worst in Southeast Asia. I wouldn't be happy with that.

Jarvijarv

December 10th, 2009, 10:06 PM

^^

With due respect, after seeing this photo, I would have to give the worst to Jakarta. Metro Manila doesn't even have this many multi-lane:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u80/Trip2Java/Jakarta/jakartatraffic-1.jpg

Ronnie, I usually travel to Manila during the Christmas season (Dec/Jan) and found the traffic to be extremely light (especially along EDSA.) I was told it's because many Manilenos go to the provinces. I don't know, but we made a trip from Valenzuela to Canlubang in just over 1 hour and half using EDSA and South Superhighway.....very surprised!!

jono

December 10th, 2009, 10:39 PM

RonnieR

December 11th, 2009, 07:56 AM

^^

Ronnie, I usually travel to Manila during the Christmas season (Dec/Jan) and found the traffic to be extremely light (especially along EDSA.) I was told it's because many Manilenos go to the provinces. I don't know, but we made a trip from Valenzuela to Canlubang in just over 1 hour and half using EDSA and South Superhighway.....very surprised!!

Jarvijarv: What I meant was the traffic in December is heavier compared to other months esp. those roads leading to CBD/commercial centers. Have you tried going to Tutuban/Divisoria area few weeks prior to Christmas?

On Dec. 24, 25, yes, roads are clear.

RonnieR

December 11th, 2009, 08:01 AM

In Manila, the governement cares a minimum about traffic and transportation, they have MRT and some normal transportations, they invest in infrastructure, and people can walk on the sidewalk.
In Jakarta there is NOTHING! public transportation / service is medieval (Puterbalik, busway, bus without bus stop) or doesn't exist at all.
I've been to Manila, believe me the traffic there is not the worst in southeast asia

Thanks. You're right, our government is investing in MRT/LRT and currently completing the LRT North Extension and next year, two lines - the LRT South and MRT 7 will begin its construction. Right now, MRT/LRT/PNR serve a total of 80 kms. in metropolis however, this is still not enough to address the transport woes. There is a plan to put up BRT starting with 3 corridors for 50 kms.

If Manila can invest in MRT/LRT, there is no reason that Jakarta cannot do it given that the difference in our GDP per capita is not that much. For total GDP, Indonesia is the biggest economy in ASEAN. :)

Jarvijarv

December 11th, 2009, 09:06 AM

Jarvijarv: What I meant was the traffic in December is heavier compared to other months esp. those roads leading to CBD/commercial centers. Have you tried going to Tutuban/Divisoria area few weeks prior to Christmas?

On Dec. 24, 25, yes, roads are clear.

Good point, no I haven't been to the Tutuban area in years, so I would imagine there would be alot of traffic there. It was so weird to see very little cars on EDSA during that time. One of my favorite views is coming down EDSA at night and passing the Ortigas business district, the lit skyscrapers are amazing!
IMO, Metro Manila has improved dramatically with new LRT/MRT completed or under construction, more skyways and fly overs, the Pasig ferry sevice, the 'green' jeepneys, the PNR on its way. The government is going all out to make Metro Manila more competitive for business and more convenient for its people! Kudos! :cheers1: