Three teams from The Sunday Times nd out which set of wheels Who got there rst? is fastest from Clementi Ave 4 to the URA Centre in the city. START 8.25am Blk 306 Clementi 8.10am 8.25am 8.40am 8.55am Avenue 4 (start) (after 15 minutes) (after 30 minutes) (after 45 minutes) 6 E U N Reached Buona Vista, Navigating narrow footpaths, Riding along Alexandra E Bicycle V A after riding through running through busy bus Park Connector, arrived I CLEMENTI T Sungei N Ulu Pandan Park stops full of commuters. at destination at 9.12am. E AVENUE 4 NOTE: M Ulu Pandan E Connector. L C Denotes commute Ulu Pandan on footpath 8.25am Park Connector Clementi Arrived at Clementi Passed Redhill MRT station. Walking to destination C ENUE WEST station OMMONWEALTH AV Bus/MRT MRT station after from Tanjong Pagar Dover station short bus ride. Got on MRT station, arrived NOTE: second train as rst at 9am. D 8.25am A Singapore was too crowded. O ERP gantry R Denotes commute I Polytechnic Rate: $1 T by feeder bus or N DO A E VER by walking M YE RO Buona Vista R E AD L RA C station J AD Taxi Long wait for a taxi, On Ayer Rajah Expressway, Arrived at destination AH RO E A got into cab at 8.23am. passed two ERP gantries so far. at 8.49am. X IST PRE V SS A WA N Y O Commonwealth U B station COMMONWEALTH AVENUE H T R O M N A RG AR STRATHMORE AVENUE ET DR END Y IV A E DAWSON ROAD KIM SENG ROAD W S The URA Centre National N OAD E Y R 45 Maxwell Road E LLE University of U Queenstown VA Q R E SOUTH BUONA ALEXANDRA Singapore station Alexandra Canal RIV ZION ROAD 8.55am VISTA ROAD ROAD TANGLIN ROAD Singapore River Q r U nnecto PORTSDOWN E 8.40am Alexandr k Co HILL STREET E L a Par ROAD AVENUE N ENG GANGES AVENUE S D KEE R NORTH BRIDGE W A OAD AY O R A D SCIENCE PARK R A D Redhill O Tiong Bahru N R DRIVE A X E L station station A JAL 8.40am HAVELOCK AN BUK A IT M T ERAH L ROAD D E TIONG BAHRU ERP gantry A D Elgin O BY THE NUMBERS R ROAD Rate: $1 R Bridge N E O S W R O Y E L A D W AY S EU TONG SEN ROAD SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD E N S E R E R NEW BRIDGE ROAD RA H XP JA E OUTRAM H AL Outram E R X T ROAD PR N Park 8.55am ES E Distance Time taken Cost NOTES: SWAY C station (km) (mins) • Bicycle: The bike used was a basic foldable bike that cost $270 with Tanjong Pagar Bicycle 13.2 62 $0 eight gears. The cyclist is an experienced rider with a good tness level. 8.55am station Bus/MRT: Total time includes time spent walking to the bus stop and Bus/MRT 13 50 $1.41 • MRT station, and time spent waiting for the bus and train. KAMPONG 8.40am Taxi 14 39 $25.05 • Taxi: A standard taxi was called using Grab after the 8.10am start time. BAHRU Total time includes time spent waiting for a taxi to arrive. ROAD ERP gantry CANTONMENT ROAD Rate: $2.50 TEXT: DANSON CHEONG, REBECCA PAZOS SUNDAY TIMES GRAPHICS.