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  • Lee Bee Wah: Reward People Who Catch Litterbugs In Action

    Lee Bee Wah: Reward People Who Catch Litterbugs In Action

    While the rest of the neighbourhood in Nee Soon South is sleeping, about 120 volunteers were out early on Sunday morning (Oct 11). Armed with litter pickers and gloves, they sorted the garbage into bags for rubbish and recyclables.

    Headed by Nee Soon South MP Lee Bee Wah, the ward is the first in Singapore to do this on a monthly basis.

    The programme – called HABIT @ Nee Soon South (Hold on And Bin IT, make it a HABIT!) – started about three years ago, and organisers said they have seen a gradual decrease in the amount of litter collected. Meanwhile, the number of residents volunteering has also increased.

    National Environment Agency (NEA) said it wants to replicate the monthly scheme in other parts of Singapore. It said representatives from Jurong and Queenstown have expressed an interest, and have attended Nee Soon’s monthly litter picking programme to learn more.

    However, Ms Lee said picking up litter is not enough. She is encouraging her residents to look out for those who litter habitually.

    She also suggested to the authorities to reward people who catch litterbugs in action. For example, after a resident takes a video of someone littering, he submits the evidence to NEA, and he gets to earn half of the summons.

    She said: “In Taiwan, every resident is an enforcement officer. They can video, they can take photo of the litterbug and submit to their NEA. And if there is successful prosecution, their NEA will give the resident who reported it half of the summons collected.

    “My residents have given this suggestion and I thought it is a good one. So now I’m working with NEA, and we will try to pilot this in Nee Soon South in the near future.”

    Channel NewsAsia understands there are challenges in its implementation, as the legislation needs to be amended.

    Said NEA chairman Liak Teng Lit: “I think the Government needs to think through what are the things we need to do. If you look at the equivalent of what is happening on the road, many people today have their in-vehicle cameras and not many people dare to make funny claims about accidents because there is a risk that whatever you say could be contradicting what’s on the camera in someone else’s vehicles.

    “So certainly having neighbours watching over the environment and watching over each other will be very helpful. For the good citizens, there is nothing to worry about. In fact, people will be filming you doing good things and praising you rather than reprimanding you.”

    Ms Lee also launched a second recycling point in her ward, after a successful pilot. The scheme is being supported by the Tzu Chi Foundation.

    Residents take their recyclables to the void deck at Block 873, Yishun Street 81. These items will be sorted, and taken to recycling centres.

    She said this will educate residents on what can and cannot be recycled. This could prevent uninformed residents from contaminating recycling bins with waste.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • 5 Traffic Fines In Singapore You Didn’t Know You Could Get Fined For

    5 Traffic Fines In Singapore You Didn’t Know You Could Get Fined For

    You know how tourists in Singapore think it’s a big joke when they buy a T-shirt that says “Singapore is a FINE city” followed by a list of things that you can get fined for. You know, like littering, or jaywalking, or even using someone else’s WiFi network. But you know where it hurts the most? When you’re on the road. Or more accurately, when you’re out of your car after parking illegally. Recently, one Singaporean has to pay a total of $7,000 for his 14 traffic fines! All of them have to do with where he parked.

    Here are 5 traffic fines in Singapore you didn’t know you could get booked for.

    1. Parking a vehicle on a flyover

    Fine: $70 for light vehicles, $100 for heavy vehicles.

    Essentially, don’t be a jerk and put other people at risk. Even though the speed limit on a flyover is supposed to be 50km/h, Singaporean drivers tend to ignore it because they’re usually entering or exiting an expressway. What’s worse, many flyovers in Singapore are winding and you probably won’t see a parked vehicle until it’s too late.

    Needless to say, “parking a vehicle on a ramp leading to a flyover” is illegal as well and carries the same fine.

    2. Parking a vehicle in an underpass

    Fine: $70 for light vehicles, $100 for heavy vehicles.

    Having been a pedestrian for most of my life, my first thought when I saw this traffic fine was “How the hell does a vehicle get into an underpass”? Of course, this isn’t referring to a pedestrian underpass, but a vehicular one, like the Bukit Timah Underpass beneath the Farrer Flyover, or Queensway Underpass beneath Commonwealth Avenue.

    Just like the flyover, it’s quite the jerk move to park in an underpass, because vehicles aren’t expecting to stop or change lanes when they’re in an underpass. Doing so puts others at risk.

    In the same way, “parking a vehicle on a ramp leading to an underpass” is illegal and carries the same fine.

    3. Stopping a vehicle on the right side of a two-way road

    Fine: $70 for light vehicles, $100 for heavy vehicles.

    Unless you’ve lived in countries like United States, or the Philippines, or China for extended periods of time, you know that it’s common sense not to stop your vehicle on the right side of a two way road. We drive on the left-hand side of the road, which means that parking on the right side will cause obstruction to oncoming traffic.

    Needless to say, if you do park on the left-hand side of the road, you need to make sure you’re not “stopping a vehicle without facing the direction in which the traffic may lawfully move”. Or, in other words, don’t park against traffic!

    On a one-way road, you can stop on either side, unless of course there’s an unbroken white line (or lines).

    4. Parking a vehicle within 9 metres of a bus stop

    Fine: $70 for light vehicles, $100 for heavy vehicles

    Most drivers remember that you can’t park within 3 metres of a fire hydrant, or within 6 metres of a junction of any road or street, but did you know you also aren’t allowed to park within 9 metres of a bus stop?

    Normally the measurement will be taken from the bus stop pole or the tip of the bus stop box, but in the case of a bus bay, the measurement is taken from the tip of the bus bay itself not the bus stop.

    Of course, if you’re “parked” because your vehicle has broken down or your tyres have been punctured then you’re given a free pass.

    5. Parking a vehicle on the grass verge of a road

    Fine: $70 for light vehicles, $100 for heavy vehicles

    Bet you didn’t realise this was illegal, huh? Especially since so many Singaporeans do it when they’re in landed property areas where there’s only one lane or a narrow two-way street. In all fairness, some drivers who are forced to park on the grass often do so to prevent any obstructions. But there will be those who think that any grass patch next to a road is as good as a parking lot. $70 should tell you otherwise.

    In the same vein, “parking a vehicle on the footway of a road” is also illegal and carries the same fine. The simple lesson here? If there’s no official parking lot, don’t park there. It’s not worth it.

    But wait, there’s more!

    As of January 1st this year, repeat offenders will have to pay larger traffic fines for certain offences. A “repeat offender” is defined as having received a fine within the last 12 months from the date of his previous offence.

    Here’s the complete table of traffic offenses that don’t carry demerit points:

    S/N Offences Light Vehicle Light Vehicle Heavy Vehicle Heavy Vehicle
        First time Repeat offence First time Repeat offence
    1 Failing to comply with the “No Parking” sign $70 $110 $100 $150
    2 Failing to comply with the “No Stopping” sign $70 $110 $100 $150
    3 Failing to comply with the “No Waiting” sign $70 $110 $100 $150
    4 Failing to stop a vehicle parallel with the edge of the left-hand side of the road $70 $110 $100 $150
    5 Failing to stop a vehicle close to the edge of the left-hand side of the road $70 $110 $100 $150
    6 Stopping a vehicle in such a manner as to cause unnecessary obstruction to other road users $70 $110 $100 $150
    7 Stopping a vehicle without facing the direction in which the traffic may lawfully move $70 $110 $100 $150
    8 Stopping a vehicle on the right side of a two-way road $70 $110 $100 $150
    9 Parking a vehicle on any road between the edge of a roadway and any portion of an unbroken white line laid down on such road $70 $110 $100 $150
    10 Parking a vehicle on any road between the edge of a roadway and any portion of unbroken double white lines laid down on such road $70 $110 $100 $150
    11 Parking a vehicle on any road where unbroken double yellow lines are laid down $70 $110 $100 $150
    12 Parking a vehicle on any road where an unbroken yellow line is laid down $70 $110 $100 $150
    13 Parking a vehicle on the grass verge of a road $70 $110 $100 $150
    14 Parking a vehicle within 6 metres of a junction of any road or street $70 $110 $100 $150
    15 Parking a vehicle within 9 metres of a bus stop $70 $110 $100 $150
    16 Parking a vehicle within 3 metres of a fire hydrant $70 $110 $100 $150
    17 Parking a vehicle on a slip road $70 $110 $100 $150
    18 Parking a vehicle on a filter lane $70 $110 $100 $150
    19 Parking a vehicle on a fly-over $70 $110 $100 $150
    20 Parking a vehicle in an underpass $70 $110 $100 $150
    21 Parking a vehicle on a ramp leading to a fly-over $70 $110 $100 $150
    22 Parking a vehicle on a ramp leading to an underpass $70 $110 $100 $150
    23 Parking a vehicle on the footway of a road $70 $110 $100 $150
    24 Parking a heavy vehicle in any place other than the designated parking space – – $100 $150
    25 Causing vehicle to remain at rest on a road in a position that is likely to cause danger to other road users $300 $450 $300 $450
    26 Causing vehicle to remain at rest on a road in a position that is likely to cause undue inconvenience to other road users $300 $450 $300 $450
    27 Parking a vehicle at a taxi stop $50 $80 $80 $120
    28 Parking a vehicle at a public stand for taxis $50 $80 $80 $120
    29 Stopping a vehicle on a central divider of expressway $70 $110 $100 $150

     Illegal Parking Offences: With Demerit Points

    S/N Offences Light Vehicle Light Vehicle Heavy Vehicle Heavy Vehicle Demerit Points
        First time Repeat offence First time Repeat offence  
    1 Parking a vehicle within a pedestrian crossing $120 $180 $150 $230 3
    2 Parking a vehicle within a Demerit Points No Parking Zone $120 $180 $150 $230 3
    3 Parking within a Demerit Points No Parking Zone (footpath) $120 $180 $150 $230 3
    4 Stopping within a Demerit Points No
    Stopping Zone    		 $120 $180 $150 $230 3
    5 Stopping within a Demerit Points No Stopping Zone (footpath) $120 $180 $150 $230 3
    6 Parking abreast to another vehicle, causing unnecessary obstruction $120 $180 $150 $230 3
    7 Causing a vehicle to be stopped in a zebra controlled area $120 $180 $160 $230 3
    8 Stopping a vehicle on a carriageway of an expressway $130 $200 $160 $240 4
    9 Stopping a vehicle on the shoulder of an
    expressway    		 $130 $200 $160 $240 4
    10 Stopping a vehicle on the verge of an
    expressway    		 $130 $200 $160 $240 4

     

    Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com