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  • Foreigners Should Not Be Allowed To Drive Heavy Vehicles

    Foreigners Should Not Be Allowed To Drive Heavy Vehicles

    Dear editors,

    In response to the serious accident that happen along AYE near Benoi, I think it’s time for the LTA and Traffic police to adopt the following measures:

    1. Ban foreigners from driving commercial vehicles, make Singapore commercial vehicles companies come out with good welfare and pay structures.

    2. Install a tamper proof speed limiter on all commercial vehicles and that the speed limiter must be sealed with tampered prof seal and sealing sticker and place at a visible position and traffic police and LTA wardens must be trained to differentiate a working and a tampered one. If a commercial vehicle is found to exceed speed limit, impound the vehicle straightaway and do a forensic test on the speed limiter to determine who is the culprit tampering with it and charge the culprit with an offence either culpable attempted homicide or attempted manslaughter/murder.

    3. Install a track if device on all commercial vehicles and pegged to the Traffic police systems so that all vehicle movement and driver’s actions will be tracked thoroughly, if any mistakes if found, remedial action can be taken immediately.

    4. Stop the import of commercial vehicles with turbo engines and high torque/ horsepower. These vehicles are able of going beyond speed limits and order current vehicle owner with such vehicles to scrap and replace them immediately, or modified the engines so that the turbo can be removed.

    With all these suggestions, it will definitively improve driving habits and discipline on heavy vehicle drivers. Banning the vehicles or restricting them thoroughly is not going to solve the problem.

    Conrad

    A.S.S. Contributor

     

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • Malaysian Police Issues Summons To Lorry Driver For Wearing Slippers While Driving

    Malaysian Police Issues Summons To Lorry Driver For Wearing Slippers While Driving

    The price for wearing the “wrong” footwear is RM$150 (S$54).

    That’s what a lorry driver in Kuching, Malaysia, found out, after the police issued a summons to him for wearing slippers while driving a heavy vehicle.

    Metro Ahad quoted Sarawak traffic officer-in-charge Deputy Supt Alexson Naga as saying that the move was to protect road users, newspaper The Star reported.

    A photo of the pakaian tidak kemas – pakai selipar (inappro­priate attire – wearing slippers) summons went viral on Facebook.

    PHOTO: FACEBOOK/ HARIAN METRO

    It led to postings reflecting public dissatisfaction with the police for issuing such a summons.

    Many criticised the police for being irrational and accused them of trying to make easy money.

    DSP Alexson confirmed the summons was issued to the driver, who is in his 30s, at Jalan Kuching, Serian, last Wednesday (June 17) for not adhering to the dress code while handling a heavy vehicle.

    He said:

    “Wearing slippers while handling a machine can cause danger to other road users.

    “This is to teach the driver a lesson so that he will always respect the rules.”

    The summons was issued under the Road Transport Act.

    The driver must settle it within three months. An arrest warrant will be issued if he fails to do so.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Reckless Hit & Run Driver Identified By Netizens

    Reckless Hit & Run Driver Identified By Netizens

    Steves Kee, the netizen who recently uploaded a video of a hit and run along Middle Road, has confirmed that the man driving the car at the time has been identified thanks to other netizens.

    Mr Kee had captured the incident on his dash-cam which showed the culprit fail to stop after hitting Mr Kee’s car.

    The car then continued driving and stopped at the red light ahead.

    Mr Kee was able to drive and catch up to the culprit and come out of his car. However, despite Mr Kee standing in front of the culprit’s car, the man continued to drive off when the light turned green, running away from the incident.

    See the full story and video here: APPEAL FOR WITNESSES OF HIT AND RUN ALONG MIDDLE ROAD ON THURSDAY

    Within 48 hours, netizens were able to track down the owner of the car with car plate number SKN6700U. Photos of the owner of the car were shared in a closed group and Mr Kee was asked to verify if this was the man driving at the time of the incident.

    Mr Kee later confirmed that it was. His wife, who was also in the car at the time, agreed that the man in these photos was the driver during the hit and run.

    The photos of the man were then shared publicly on facebook and Mr Kee expressed his thanks to those who helped to track the man down:

    All these were done within 48 hours, truly impressive.

    My deepest tks to all my friends (I know n has yet to know) n e cool ppl from beh chai lor who have contribute in this manhunt, ur help is much appreciated

    It is understood that Mr Kee has also lodged a police report over the hit and run.

     

    Source: www.therealsingapore.com