The death of the elderly pedestrian in the Jurong East accident on Tuesday was the third in just two days. The spate of road accident fatalities come less than two weeks after the Traffic Police (TP) revealed that the number of deaths from road accidents rose last...
This number fell to 259 last year, from 276 in 2017.The number of elderly pedestrians who died from accidents fell from 26 in 2017 to 25 last year, but that made up 62.5 per cent of all pedestrian fatalities last year, compared with 57.8 per cent in 2017.
Motorcyclists were also a concern for the TP, as the number of fatal accidents involving them increased from 45 in 2017 to 65 last year.Mr Bernard Tay, chairman of the Singapore Road Safety Council, said the mindset of all road users, including pedestrians, need to change. "Motorcyclists and pedestrians, especially the elderly, are vulnerable road users and need to be extra careful," he said."Some are reckless in the way they use the roads, and unless they abide by the rules, they are exposing themselves to unnecessary risks."
He added that motorists need to always have safety on their mind."All motorists have already gone through their tests, so skill is not the issue here," he said.Mr Tay admitted that changing the mindset was an uphill task."It is difficult, and not all will change their mindset even after all that, but hopefully some will, so we can have safer roads for everyone."
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