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Singapore is a city, and therefore already quite challenging. I've never been there, but I suspect there will be streets with playing children, scooters, etc.
by gpvos 10y ago
Singapore is a city, and therefore already quite challenging. I've never been there, but I suspect there will be streets with playing children, scooters, etc.
- notahacker 10y agoCompared with most cities, there really aren't many playing children or other people in the road (you'd set autonomous vehicles to avoid Little India :-) ), the roads are impeccably maintained and there's virtually no traffic.
- lokedhs 10y agoLiving in Singapore, I disagree with you. Of course there are not many children playing on the main roads, but drive into a residential estate and things will be very different. When I drive, I wish that your last statement was true. However, you're welcome to look at the traffic view of Google Maps and you can see that's wishful thinking. It's not as bad as places like Bangkok or Manila, but about as bad as your average European city.
- notahacker 10y agoI'm a European who's lived in Singapore. The traffic really doesn't compare with your average European city: there are a lot more cars per capita and no "off peak" plates here, and generally inferior capacity road networks and worse public transport alternatives too. Pretty sure Google Maps' traffic maps are scaled based on averages for the road/area and not some absolute scale for easy comparison too (though this being HN there'll probably be someone that worked on it along to correct me in a moment)
- hellofunk 10y agoYou are right about well-maintained roads, but quite incorrect about the quantity of traffic.
- richthegeek 10y agoI visited for a week recently, staying downtown mostly. No children, no scooters that I remember.