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Project Proposal Report (Final)

1.2 Current Implementations Efforts have been invested by both the authorities and respective bike-sharing operators, including Mobike, to minimize indiscriminate parking. 1.2.1 Credit System Every Mobike user is entitled to 100 credits. Poor parking practices or irresponsible usage of the bikes will result in the loss of credits thus imposing higher charges for the usage of a Mobike. However, this credit system is ineffective as inconsiderate users can easily switch to another public-sharing bike operator when he or she has to pay a higher fare. 1.2.2 Penalty Fee by Land Transport Authority (LTA) to Bike-Sharing Firms For any indiscriminately parked Mobikes found by The Land Transport Authority (LTA), Mobike will have to pay a total of S$100 and a fine to retrieve the impounded bike. 1.2.3 Yellow Boxes Used as Designated Parking Areas Yellow boxes have been marked out islandwide to encourage riders to orderly park the bikes at designated locations in publ...
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Analytical Reflection

Delivery During the mock presentation, I could feel my tension was making me nervous to speak which causes me to forget about my expression and tone while presenting. I also tend to blank out a little where I focused too much on what I wish to deliver to my audience. This made me forget about my facial expression, making me look stern while presenting. However, it was never my intention to look stern but I guess my anxiety got the best of me. It was also mentioned by Professor that I am lacking in passion and enthusiasm during my speech which caused my part of presentation seems like a matter of fact. Preparation I felt that my anxiety was caused by the inadequate in preparation of materials for the presentation as well as the lack of practicing before the presentation. Also, I felt overwhelmed during Q&A section as I was not prepared to anticipate the questions that will be asked during Q&A before the presentation. Due to the time deficiency, I was underprepared for...
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Project Proposal Report (2nd Draft)

4.1 Existing Solution 4.1.1 Geostations An existing solution implemented by SG Bike to control “indiscriminate parking” is the use of Geostations. According to SG Bike (n.d.), this system utilizes a yellow box which will be drawn out as the virtual docking station. They stated that a small device will be located near the yellow box emitting a fixed range of signal that communicates with the bikes. This system ensures that bikes are parked within the yellow box as not doing so will result in five continuous beeps from the bikes. Users will then be notified through mobile phone reminding them to park within the yellow box. SG Bike mentioned that the users must re-park the bicycle correctly within fifteen minutes to avoid the fine of a dollar that will be deducted from the user’s E-Wallet account. They also added that repeated offenders may face an increase in the penalty charges.
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Project Proposal Report (1st Draft)

Background In the year 2017, public bike-sharing platforms such as oBike, Ofobike and Mobike started to make its way to our lion city. Locals were considerably receptive to these newly introduced platforms as it enabled some to exercise on their way to work or to school and head anywhere they desire when public transport operators are closed. However, soon after the platforms were introduced, several problems arose. One of the problems included bad parking practices exhibited by users of the bikes, known as “indiscriminate parking”. Lim stated that indiscriminate parking had led to the bicycles becoming a public nuisance as it had obstructed the path of wheelchair and mobility aid users and often posed as an obstruction to pedestrians and drivers (Lim,2017). Channel News Asia published an article stating that even the Land Transport Authority (LTA) had to step in to resolve the problem of “indiscriminate parking” (Lim, 2017). He also stated a new framework had been introduced to p...
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Revised_Reader Response (2nd Draft)

In the article, “Dubbed 'the best in class': 6 things about Hong Kong's MTR rail system.”, Lee (2015) states that Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, thought thinks highly of Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR), and further suggested suggests that local transportation sectors should use MTRC as a guideline for its “reliability standards”. Based on the annual reports, comparing countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and London, Hong Kong’s subway system emerged with the highest “system’s farebox recovery ratio”. Comparing both MTR and SMRT’s railway systems, the length of MTR’s railway surpasses SMRT’s by 59km. Also, the punctuality of SMRT trains is 3.9% slower than MTR even though both countries face the same amount of significant hold ups. Looking at the expenditure of profits on enhancing train systems, MTR invested invests a larger amount of their earnings compared to SMRT’s rail revenue. MTR also ensures that their passengers enjoy a smooth smoother ride by...
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