All you need is to completely disregard human rights and Singapore is pretty decent.
Other than the gross attitude toward people from weaker country and their treament of maid as if they're dog, what other human right issue they have?
They love executing people and long prison sentences like it’s medieval era.
Singapore is not the dream. It's a police state and dictatorship
Came here to say this. People don't realize how backwards that place is. Just being gay is illegal as fuck over there. Fuck Singapore.
Thank you! Finally someone speaks out, too. Singapore is a totalitarian capitalist dictatorship and the closest thing we have to a true cyberpunk dystopia. It is a horrible place with clean sidewalks.
Can confirm Singapore is a one-party police state ruled by a political dynasty.
Singapore laws play for keeps tho
1 to 2 years for selling gum. 100 to 500 USD for chewing.
Jaywalking? Fuckin life with no parole.
Not looking both ways before crossing a street? Straight to jail.
Not holding the door for an old lady? Public lashing.
I know it's almost impossible but I'd be taking the bike out so much more often if I knew I could leave it somewhere and it'd still be there when I got back.
Same, and mine is not even close to this price range. I heard Japan is like that as well. If you have any semblance of protection, like tying it up with rope, no one will touch it, ever. Must be nice living in civilized world.
Crazy how when you design a society around meeting people's basic needs, petty theft almost disappears.
Absolutely this. The only times I take my bike out is when I know I'll never have to leave it. Which basically excludes using it for transportation purposes, and leaves only cycling just to cycle (which I do still enjoy).
Just too high of a chance for it to get stolen (completely or just parts), or vandalized. It's not even that great of a bike either.
I have a friend who "solved" this problem by having such a junker of a bike that it didn't even look like it functioned.
It's the only reason I don't own a bike. They get stolen even when locked up in the daytime with a good lock. Bolt cutters are quick.
Is it unattended? Looks like someone is standing right in front of it taking a photo for Twitter.
I'm pretty sure it's because Singapore has security cameras pointing everywhere. Also, caning is a big deterrent to theft.
Yeah, we just need less privacy, more fascism, and more brutal cops.
How TF is that bike (or any) $15k?!? Does it come with a bike path concierge on every trip?
Multiple, actually. No one can keep up with him for long, so they swap out. Each concierge (usually called "Domestiques") sweeps the path clean of all gravel, dirt, and random people with strollers for the rider.
(I just realized how much I miss /r/bicyclingcirclejerk.)
To me, the culture shock would be that there is a bicycle that costs $15K
I'm more wondering why someone would spend that much on a damn bike. I bought my car for 15k of course that was in 2010 but I'm still driving it to this day. Toyota Corolla before anyone asks.
Edit: I just realized this was posted under fuck cars and now I feel like a dick comparing it to the price of my car. It wasn't intentional but still holy shit that's still a stupid amount of money to spend on a bike. Like how can you even justify that price? It has to be a completely insane amount of markup.
He admits he has a car, get him fellas!
look guys! I can leave my unguarded outside in a dictatorial police state!
Eh, sure? Great?
I've left my bike like this for 50 seconds total in the 25 years I've had it - and I had to chase it down to get it back.
Reminds me of my first weeks in Japan....
I took my Kona Private Jake with me (nowhere near that bike, but $2-3k) which I would expect to be gone in an instant in the UK. I kept placed my bike on the balcony of the monthly apartment in Roppongi, which was only on the 2nd floor, and would check it at night as I thought someone would nick it
This shortly progressed to leaving it outside when going to the conbini, etc
$1,500 bike blocking access to the coffee shop window and the beer kegs.
Edit: I have been corrected, the bike is $15K. Thanks u/pacoboyd!
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