Traffic police to focus more on heavy vehicle road safety and violations

According to statistics revealed by Traffic Police, accidents involving heavy vehicles which resulted in injury or death took a slight dip to 232 cases last year from 237 in 2011 - yet there have been at least 10 fatal accidents involving heavy vehicles in the first three months of this year alone.

To counter this, the Singapore Road Safety Month will be launched on the 6^th of May in an attempt to educate motorists on better road safety values. The event will primarily target young children, the elderly, motorcyclists and owners of heavy vehicle fleets.

As part of the initiative, the traffic police issued 50 summonses to heavy vehicle related traffic violators during a three-and-a-half hour stint in the Tuas area yesterday. As much as 17 were issued for speeding and 14 for not wearing a seat belt, The Straits Times reports.

The Traffic Police conducts regular patrols in areas like Tuas, Punggol and Changi where there is increased heavy vehicle movement. Additionally, offenders will be issued with pamphlets to remind the importance of road safety.

The total number of summonses issued for moving offences in heavy vehicles rose to 4,441 last year, compared to 4,294 in 2011. Speeding summonses fell to 100 last year from 1,182 in 2011 while number of drivers not wearing their seat belts also fell to 760 last year from 775 in 2011.