Americans wouldn't tolerate the Singapore rules on cars or firearms, despite those being important factors in the Singaporeness.
I was shocked to find a society with some of the best transit in the world and a society that abjectly hates its own transit systems. The car lust I witnessed there makes American car enthusiasts look like mass transit zealots.
Those huge skyscraper apartment complexes you see everywhere in the Seoul skyline? They’re sitting atop enormous underground parking garages.
That’s not to say everyone drives everywhere everyday. The awesome public transit system is indeed heavily utilized. But people still want the freedom that comes with owning a personal automobile.
I think our public transit is fine, despite the very infrequent delay. What I can't stand is the lack of transparency and constant cover-ups surrounding any breakdown or delay, because the transit operators have standards to meet.
Give it time. I know how this can be done but I don't want to jinx it by having my comment read/archived/studied by a 3rd-party. But know that this can be done.