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Multi-disciplinary dialogue with Traffic Police

08 Apr 2015|2,369 views

In light of the changing road environment in Singapore, Traffic Police held a multi-disciplinary dialogue session as part of its Use Your RoadSense movement.

Traffic Police held a multi-partner, multi-disciplinary dialogue on 7^th April 2015, as part of their new road safety initiative - the Use Your RoadSense movement.

A panel of field experts looked at how direct and indirect factors such as road planning, road technology, socio-culture and human psychology affect road attitudes and behaviour

The Use Your RoadSense movement is a fresh approach to educate and engage users on road safety in Singapore. Given the rapid changes and developments on Singapore's roads, there is a need to facilitate understanding between the diverse road user groups - pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

Traffic Police will be adopting an active engagement and co-creation approach to crafting road safety initiatives with the public. Through this movement, Traffic Police hopes to hold many conversations with the various road user groups to understand their road safety concerns and hear their ideas on how a culture of safer road use can be cultivated in Singapore.

The first of these many conversations was the dialogue session. Topics discussed included the development of road planning and traffic systems and its influence on driver traits; current and upcoming road technology that could help raise users' awareness while on the roads; financial and cultural considerations that affect driving attitudes; and human characteristics and what impacts decision-making on the roads.

Assistant Commissioner Sam Tee, Commander Traffic Police, said, "We may have one of the safest road networks in the region but we can do more to cultivate good road behaviour and discipline. Road safety is not just about enforcements. We need to build a culture of self-discipline, care and empathy on our roads. We hope this movement provides the foundation for it. As we adopt a multi-perspective approach to road safety, we call upon all individuals, organisations and companies to work together on this shared initiative to develop a new road culture for Singapore."

Traffic Police invites road users to take part in the conversation online, at the Use Your RoadSense Facebook page - share what having, or not having #RoadSense is, and support the movement by getting others around you involved.

Traffic Police held a multi-partner, multi-disciplinary dialogue on 7^th April 2015, as part of their new road safety initiative - the Use Your RoadSense movement.

The Use Your RoadSense movement is a fresh approach to educate and engage users on road safety in Singapore. Given the rapid changes and developments on Singapore's roads, there is a need to facilitate understanding between the diverse road user groups - pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

Traffic Police will be adopting an active engagement and co-creation approach to crafting road safety initiatives with the public. Through this movement, Traffic Police hopes to hold many conversations with the various road user groups to understand their road safety concerns and hear their ideas on how a culture of safer road use can be cultivated in Singapore.

The first of these many conversations was the dialogue session. Topics discussed included the development of road planning and traffic systems and its influence on driver traits; current and upcoming road technology that could help raise users' awareness while on the roads; financial and cultural considerations that affect driving attitudes; and human characteristics and what impacts decision-making on the roads.

Assistant Commissioner Sam Tee, Commander Traffic Police, said, "We may have one of the safest road networks in the region but we can do more to cultivate good road behaviour and discipline. Road safety is not just about enforcements. We need to build a culture of self-discipline, care and empathy on our roads. We hope this movement provides the foundation for it. As we adopt a multi-perspective approach to road safety, we call upon all individuals, organisations and companies to work together on this shared initiative to develop a new road culture for Singapore."

Traffic Police invites road users to take part in the conversation online, at the Use Your RoadSense Facebook page - share what having, or not having #RoadSense is, and support the movement by getting others around you involved.