50 summonses issued to drivers of heavy vehicles
POSTED: 11 Apr 2013 8:40 PM
The Traffic Police conducted an operation on Thursday, targeting drivers of heavy vehicles who flout the rules. Heavy vehicles refer to prime movers, tipper trucks, tankers and trailers.
A traffic police officer on patrol (photo: Francine Lim, channelnewsasia.com)
SINGAPORE: The Traffic Police conducted an operation on Thursday, targeting drivers of heavy vehicles who flout the rules.
Heavy vehicles refer to prime movers, tipper trucks, tankers and trailers.
In four hours of operation, 50 summonses were issued.
The most summonses - 17 of them - were issued for speeding. Among them, the highest speed recorded was 99 kilometres per hour. The speed limit for heavy vehicles is 60 kilometres per hour.
A total of 14 summonses were issued to drivers for not wearing seat belts and 11 for not keeping their vehicles on the left lane.
The Traffic Police said they have received many complaints about drivers of heavy vehicles flouting the rules.
The operations are typically conducted in areas where more of such vehicles ply, including Tuas, Pioneer Road, Jalan Buroh and West Coast Highway.
The number of accidents involving these vehicles are down by about 2 per cent, from 237 in 2011 to 232 in 2012.
The number of deaths rose about 46 per cent, from 13 in 2011 to 19 in 2012.
In 2012, 4,441 summonses were issued to heavy vehicles for moving offences.
Last year, the most common traffic violation for such vehicles was not wearing seat belts. This was followed by speeding and failure to keep left.
The summonses issued for speeding dropped around 40 per cent, from 1,182 in 2011 to 700 in 2012.
Sergeant Pardeep Dass of the Traffic Police said: "Based on the size of their vehicle, it is highly likely that in the event of an accident, there may be serious injuries or even fatalities. We are looking to spread the message that they should be more cautious on the road, especially like instances when they are approaching a traffic light junction, to slow down way in advance so they do not beat the red lights."
- CNA/de
