到了续办拥照证（Certificate of Entitlement，COE）的时候，安德鲁·陈（Andrew Tan）没有继续支付那笔令人咋舌的11.2万新元（8.74万美元），否则他的车就能继续在新加坡的道路上行驶10年。
When the time came to renew his certificate of entitlement (COE), Andrew Tan hit the brakes on coughing up an eye-watering S$112,000 (US$87,400) to keep his car on Singapore’s roads for another 10 years.
相反，这位49岁的商业顾问决定在5月开启20年来第一次无车生活。
Instead, the 49-year-old business consultant decided in May to go without a car for the first time in two decades.
高昂的拥照证价格、不断上升的用车成本，以及停车和拥堵带来的不便，正促使更多新加坡人重新考虑是否拥有汽车，而随着这个土地稀缺的城市国家不断拓展……
High COE prices, rising running costs and the hassle of parking and congestion are prompting more Singaporeans to reconsider car ownership, as the land-scarce city state expands...