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By Sujin Thomas
There were lapses in "road- user safety" during the May 12 three-vehicle crash involving a Ferrari, said the Singapore Road Safety Council (SRSC).
In his first statement to the media addressing a specific road accident, SRSC chairman Bernard Tay said yesterday that there is not a single causal factor in most accidents.
He said: "But from the heavy toll from this three-vehicle collision, SRSC can state definitively that certain lapses in road-user safety have occurred."
The collision at the junction of Rochor Road and Victoria Street claimed three lives and injured two more people. The Ferrari had been driven by Chinese national Ma Chi, 31.
SRSC was "dismayed" that, following the collision, discussions in the media and public domain have "increasingly been distracted by topics such as vehicle types, road users' nationalities and income status".
Mr Tay reiterated that every person in Singapore, regardless of background, has a duty and responsibility to be a safe road user at all times.
"This means that, not only do we abide by traffic laws and road-safety rules, but we also exercise every precaution and avoid taking unnecessary risks," he said.
Regardless of vehicle type, road users must be careful and not overestimate the performance capabilities of their vehicles, said Mr Tay, who is also president of the Automobile Association of Singapore.
He said: "We must obey the traffic laws and observe road-safety rules.
"Likewise, regardless of nationality or how long we have been a resident or citizen in Singapore, we must be conscious of our abilities and capabilities as responsible road users."
The SRSC includes members from the Land Transport Authority and Traffic Police.
While the SRSC was "saddened and disturbed" by the crash, Mr Tay said there were several lessons on road safety which can be drawn.
SRSC will review these lessons with the Traffic Police and other road-safety stakeholders at an appropriate time. The need to tighten specific road-safety measures, as well as strengthen the adoption of these measures by road users, will then be considered.
my paper understands that these measures include the use of red-light cameras and adjusting the timings of traffic lights.
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(Photos: Shin Min, ST, Wanbao) |
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