Drivers find cheaper alternatives

Petrol prices in Singapore have gone up a staggering 12 times since July 2007 with the latest price hike announced last June. Reports have it that public transport distribution has hit a record high of 4.78 million rides a day, a phenomenon that could also be due to increased capacity on trains and buses. Even though it is still a challenge to find someone who has given up his or her car for public transport, Lim Peng Han who has done just that, tells of the merits of ditching private for public transport. (June 14, 2008)