On Sunday, the 80-year old Angsana tree along Braddell Road was chopped to pieces because some motorists apparently had 'near accidents', trying to avoid it. It's gone, so I will not grip about it, but I would like to put my opinion in perspective.
Outside Mt Alvernia Hospital, is another such road split, only it's more dangerous. Cars also do not slow down there, even with LTA having a sign that warns of the road split. I wonder why that concrete pillar holding up the flyover above wasn't removed? Ah, I guess it's because they could not move it, lest the flyover collapses!
Along Mountbatten Road, towards Nicoll Highway, is also another road split. This time, the pillar is holding up a pedestrain overhead pass. Motorists also do not slow down, and for those having to take the extreme left lane, it's a squeeze, because just at the pillar, the lane curves and is very narrow.
That is why our earth is suffering.
Every tree is valuable and the reason of motorists having near accidents is LAME, because there are at least 2 other sites, mentioned above, which has the same problem.
Instead of educating of motorists that getting one car length ahead of another car is not going to mean we won the Nobel Prize for speed, we get rid of the tree.
If our mentality is that to 'get rid of' things, then don't blame Mother Nature for eventually getting rid of all of us. Tit for Tat.
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