Yes. Our MRT system is GOOD!
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maybe the 3 way grab poles are used because of the leaning problem..
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Well, we may call our rapid transit system garbage (and many of you should also be familar with the incident I had some time back), but, compared to Kuala Lumpur's system, we are really better than their's in many ways. Of course, our system still has many flaws in it, and I don't completely agree with the writer's rosy picture of our rapid transit system, but - and this is from what I have read elsewhere - Kuala Lumpur's rapid transit is even worse! I'm too lazy to delve into the details right now, but I suggest a trip to Wikipedia and especially reading up on their Kelana Jaya Line (the former PUTRA LRT line) and the Kuala Lumpur Monorail.
I guess a part of why we preceive our rapid transit system as being a bad system is due to the "grass is greener on the other side" syndrome. Also, while I will agree with anyone who thinks that the authorities need to do more to improve the system, we the commuters must share some of the blame for dragging down the quality of our rapid transit system, too. Sadly, Singaporeans find it easier to simply push the blame to someone else and expect the authorities to spoon-feed them a great rapid transit system without them contributing anything in return.
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I think compared to Hong Kong MTR, Singapore MRT is still doing very well... Commuters in Hong Kong have to wait longer during peak hour and the trains are more crowded than in singapore. In hong kong there train maybe arrives in 2 minutes but the train has to stop for 2 minutes because the trains are too full! in singapore most trains are also coming in 2 minutes during peak. watch this video...
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=aY_GXTdGxac&NR=1