Motorbikers, pillion riders, elderly most vulnerable road users
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/212959/1/.html====================================
-don't ride a motorbike??-
here are the stats:
173 people died in road accidents last year.
95 of them were motorcyclists and pillion riders.
41 were pedestrians of whom 22 were senior citizens.
For this year, there were 75 accident fatalities between January and May, compared to 72 during the same period last year.
But in May alone, the number of fatalities rose to 25, from just 15 last May
the statistics are shocking, they show that as safe as Singapore is, the roads are never ever one hundred percent safe. that's why the traffic police are working with motorcycle clubs and shop owners who sell motorycle helmets. this is to ensure that the message of safe riding and good road behaviour is driven home. i agree that this should be done to make the roads a safer place for all.. but i think that this alone is not nearly enough to make roads safer.
perhaps additional measures should be put in place. perhaps every few years or so, motorcycle riders should go for another driving test just to make sure that they are not misbehaving on roads and riding dangerously between vehicles so as to avoid hitting the red lights. Family members could accompany elderly wherever they go so as to ensure their safety, or at least it might be easier to avoid traffic accidents that way because the family member could quickly take the elderly member to safety. whatever additional measures are put into place should involve all means of traffic on the road and not just motorcyclists because i am sure that though many are involved in traffic accidents, it is not always their fault. -- DE
posted by silvanix @ 10:48 PM
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