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Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens
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AsiaOne
Sunday, Sep 23, 2012

They get sworn at on a daily basis, and frequently have summons slips crushed in front of them, with drivers sometimes throwing the slips back in their faces.

An increasing number of traffic wardens are being physically and verbally abused as they go about their jobs.

In the case of Mr Pannirselvam Muthusamy, 47, he also had hot noodles thrown in his face and was punched in the ribs as well, when one lorry driver became unhappy after being issued a summons for parking illegally along Upper Serangoon Road.

But no one came to his aid. Instead, people at a nearby coffeeshop began clapping.

The driver only stopped beating him up when the electronic hand-held terminal, the device used for recording and printing out summonses, fell out of his hand.

Mr Pannirselvam is only six months into the job, and he is already involved in three ongoing police cases of abuse by motorists, reported The Straits Times.

Certis Cisco, who deploys these traffic wardens, said the number of cases where members of the public have physically or verbally abused the enforcement officers have been on the rise.

Last year, there were 19 such police reports filed by traffic wardens, with six still under investigation. This year alone, 22 reports have already been made and 15 cases are under investigation.

Female traffic wardens are not spared the abuse either. Four female traffic wardens made police reports last year, while six such reports were filed this year.

31-year-old Ms Amuthavathi Nagayah says she does not feel safe when doing her job. She has reported three cases of abuse which are being investigated by police, although she began working in this job in May last year.

Last month, she got drenched when she had a high-pressure water hose turned on her by a construction site superviser after she issued him a ticket along Geylang Lorong 34. She was also grabbed and shoved in the chest by another unhappy male motorist before.

Certis Cisco has about 250 traffic wardens, all of whom act for the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

The company says the wardens undergo a one-week training programme to learn how to avoid confrontations with unhappy members of the public. They also have a hotline to call if they feel they are in danger.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) also has its own pool of enforcement officers on top of those they engage from Certis Cisco. A spokesman told the English daily that LTA officers have yet to encounter any cases of physical abuse.

samkhoo@sph.com.sg
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Not an easy job. πŸ˜“ The group of traffic wardens doing their rounds at beauty world public car park - nice people.

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Nebbermind:
Did you know there's difference between 'cheating' on coupon time??


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) than if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am.
This morning, as I was preparing my coupons, I thought of what nebbermind said in his post - If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine.

I decided today would be a lucky day for me and hiong a bit. When I return, I could see a small slip of paper wedged underneath the wiper. Xiao Liao lah, I thought.... :moneyflies: :moneyflies: gor chup kor...

Guess what I found in the end? A slip of paper by someone who interest in buying my car :rant: ε“ζ­»ζˆ‘οΌ

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/862611https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/862611Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:44:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:32:33 GMT]]>

pirate:
Imami:


Correct - no coupon, summon is $30

But $30 includes whole day free parking there. πŸ˜‰

No la. Can double whammy one ok.... Dont try ar...

Anyway, one day parking $30 only worth while if cbd area al. Those yellow lots are $0.50/hr nia... Even white one's are $1/hr.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859197https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859197Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:32:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:54:59 GMT]]>

Lilac66:
Nebbermind:

The late summon $7 now?


You have been a good boy

ahbuthen?!! πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859080https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859080Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:54:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:48:08 GMT]]>

pirate:
Imami:


Correct - no coupon, summon is $30

But $30 includes whole day free parking there. πŸ˜‰

nope.. i heard that if another warden that comes along after u got the summon, even if they see that u are already summoned, they will still issue u with another ticket...

this is law..

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859072https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859072Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:48:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:44:26 GMT]]>i didnt know there is difference in the fine amount for same offence!!!


now i know… thks for all to share ur exp… πŸ˜ƒ

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859067https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859067Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:44:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:01:31 GMT]]>

pirate:
Imami:


Correct - no coupon, summon is $30

But $30 includes whole day free parking there. πŸ˜‰

you sure..?

wait the warden go a 2nd round 2 hrs later and issue you another ticket then you knoe.. :evil: :evil: or every half hour block...... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859030https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859030Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:01:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:50:06 GMT]]>

Imami:

Correct - no coupon, summon is $30
But $30 includes whole day free parking there. πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859017https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/859017Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:50:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:01:05 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
The late summon $7 now?

You have been a good boy

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858981https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858981Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:01:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:58:56 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
The late summon $7 now?

Nebbermind, you've got PM... please check...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858977https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858977Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:58:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:58:02 GMT]]>The late summon $7 now?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858974https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858974Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:58:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:49:03 GMT]]>

Imami:
Nebbermind:

Did you know there's difference between 'cheating' on coupon time??


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) than if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am.

I know! I know!


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) - summon = $50

if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am - summon = $7


:yikes: :nosebleed: Now~~~ I know.... Thank God that I never tried that \"10 minutes\" cheating thingy on coupon... πŸ˜“

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858966https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858966Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:49:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:40:46 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
OK, now I remember. If you donch have a valid coupon, I think the fine is $30.

If you are late for 1/2 hr, I think it is $6 fine.
Correct - no coupon, summon is $30

But hor, late = $6?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858956https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858956Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:40:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:39:16 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
Did you know there's difference between 'cheating' on coupon time??


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) than if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am.
I know! I know!


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) - summon = $50

if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am - summon = $7

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858954https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858954Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:39:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:45:15 GMT]]>OK, now I remember. If you donch have a valid coupon, I think the fine is $30.

If you are late for 1/2 hr, I think it is $6 fine.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858892https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858892Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:45:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:38:31 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
Did you know there's difference between 'cheating' on coupon time??


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) than if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am.
they should make provision for diff timing on diff watches.(ours vs warden's) 5 min should be a reasonable allowance for that..

But 10 min.. erhm.... you think cheating or not?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858884https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858884Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:38:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:31:41 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
Did you know there's difference between 'cheating' on coupon time??


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) than if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am.
IMO, there is no cheating.

Whatever time they checked and there is no valid coupon (even if there is post dated one or expired one displayed), it is just \"No coupon\"..

Don't feel that is element of cheating leh..

Cheating is \"re-use\" used coupons or the like..

but.. that's just my personal opinion lah..

And, for the 2nd case, it could be the driver held up and unable to return on time.. cannot be classify as cheating right..

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858878https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858878Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:31:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:24:53 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
Did you know there's difference between 'cheating' on coupon time??


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) than if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am.
Now~~~ I know.... πŸ˜“

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858867https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858867Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:24:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:14:53 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
Did you know there's difference between 'cheating' on coupon time??


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) than if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am.
Makes sense. 1st one - intent to cheat, 2nd one, simply running late.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858854https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858854Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:14:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:12:38 GMT]]>Did you know there’s difference between β€˜cheating’ on coupon time??


If u tore 11.00am (a later time) and say they checked @ 10.50am, u get a heavier fine (for cheating) than if u tore 10.45am and came back late by, say, 15mins @ 11.30am.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858851https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858851Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:12:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:08:29 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
some warden very niao...and also very sharp. I was waiting in car and she came...one glance n she could tell I placed an invalid coupon on my dash :oops: . LL and gotta tear one lor....


Oooi.... better don't lah, he could have booked you with contempt/cheat leh...

One of my friend had an expired coupon on his dashboard, he parked his car and got down, while chatting on the phone and sorting out his trunk, he got booked for displaying an expired coupon, amounting to cheat... πŸ˜“

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858847https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858847Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:08:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:01:18 GMT]]>

Nebbermind:
some warden very niao...and also very sharp. I was waiting in car and she came...one glance n she could tell I placed an invalid coupon on my dash :oops: . LL and gotta tear one lor....

You have not perfected the art of veeeeeeeeeeeeery caaaaaaaaareeeeeeeefuuuuuuuuuul coupon tearing with old age glasses and fat fingers yet. What to do? The print on the calendar is so very small. 🀷

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858843https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858843Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:01:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:49:34 GMT]]>some warden very niao...and also very sharp. I was waiting in car and she came...one glance n she could tell I placed an invalid coupon on my dash :oops: . LL and gotta tear one lor....

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858832https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/858832Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:49:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Angry motorists pull no punches on traffic wardens on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:34:10 GMT]]>

Funz:


πŸ˜‚

You serious one not?

Anyway I did not have a chance to clarify since I saw DH heading towards my car and complied with the warden and moved off.

I am usually rather co-operative with them since their job's not easy and they do get a lot of 'poop' from people. So if it is not an outright abuse of their authority, I tend to comply. Very tiring to be confrontational ya know.
seriiiious!
me not joking.
see here, Rule no.16:http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10327p.nsf/w/CarPark1RulesNFine?OpenDocument
In my observations, park wardens normally give some grace period lah,
unless u kena niao ones or u hv been sitting in d car too long without putting coupons.

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