74 nabbed for jaywalking
Lianhe Wanbao - 1 hr 34 mins ago
Seventy-four people were nabbed this morning for jaywalking! The 74 people were all nabbed within a period of two hours at Ang Mo Kio Hub and City Hall MRT station.
Traffic policemen carried out the operation this morning at 8.30am at Ang Mo Kio Hub. Right off the bat, four people were nabbed within five minutes and had their particulars taken down.
One of the jaywalkers, Mr Hong Gen (70, hawker) said he did so because the pedestrian crossing was too far away so he decided to cross the road right under his flat to buy lottery tickets.
The traffic policemen explained to him that crossing the road without using a pedestrian crossing, but within 50 metres of one is illegal.
There were others however, who were indignant at being slapped with a $20 fine for their offence. Some insist they were not doing anything wrong, while others insist that jaywalking is no big deal.
Many pedestrians were even seen jaywalking when traffic policemen were stationed at both sides of the road nabbing jaywalkers!
Source: Lianhe Wanbao, 14 September 2011.
