Reading newspapers in toilet is hazardous to my health

Saw this letter from a reader to our Streats newspaper, dated 16 November 2004.
I can't find the online archive, so I will type out the entire letter.

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Too many carpark systems

I have become somewhat confused by the many different parking systems found in carparks.

There is the ERP system, which requires a motorist to insert the cashcard into the IU reader before entering the carpark.

Another requires the driver to slot his cash card into the reader at the carpark entrance, and the third requires the driver to insert the cashcard at the exit point.

Then we still have the old system, which requires the driver to press a button for a ticket.

The different systems can confuse some motorists.

- Ishwar Mahtani
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I don't believe this. This is why reading local papers in the toilet gives me constipation.

Firstly, I am appalled at the apparent stupidity of the motorist to be easily confused by the different system, obviously with different costs and managed by different companies.

It is akin to complaining that different building have different elevator buttons. Some lifts have the "Door Open" button at the top, some at the bottom. Some have it on the left, some on the right. So confusing right ?

Also like complaining about why some doors that are "Push" to open, and some doors are "Pull" to open, and some are automatic doors. why not have all doors automatics ? Otherwise, it is confusing and people may bang into doors that need to be manually opened, thinking they are all automatic.

Right. Too easily confused by the various parking systems ? Look at the driver in front ! Or just look around for the instructions ! Open your eyes and observe. If you want to standardize all parking system, pay for it !

Why not complain that different speed limits on different roads are confusing ? Standardize ! Drive at 60km/h in all roads of Singapore !

Wow, I feel a personal complaint coming up. Why HDB and URA parking cannot standardize the parking time ? Why some carparks have free parking after 5, some after 10.30 and some are never free ? Why some carparks are free during Sundays and public holidays, and some are not ? It is confusing and cost me some hefty fines ! They should standardize all carparks !

Oh, and secondly, I am amazed that this letter even got published, as one of my friend said. Either the editor concurs, or we really do not have any more intellectual letters from our fellow Singaporeans ?

Have we become so pampered that any slight deviation and we are at loss of what to do ? Have we become Lemmings ?