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Leo72

Leo72

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http://remorseregretrewind.blogspot.com/

 

A fellow swift driver met an accident after his car broke down at lane 1 expressway. A taxi created the accident but will get away with a fine & suspension maximum. You may look at this blog at the injustice we may face in Singapore.

 

***WARNING***

Blog contains gross picture.

 

After reading the blog, I think the government need to review what the driving school teaches and also educate the public more.

 

Being a driver for so long, I have learned not to stand close to your vehicle or worse in between your vehicles and another vehicle. Try to stand at a distance away or if possible try to stand behind something which is solid enough to withstand impact while waiting for help to arrive. I wonder if this was being told to drivers to be how to handle vehicle break down situation.

 

The punishment for various driving offenses need to be look at, if proven beyond resaonable doubts that the party at fault do not drive carefully on purpose, for example speeding like no body business and cause serious accident, then the punishment need to be accorded with how serious the accident is.

 

A front in-car DVR and rear in-car DVR will be good to have. I seriously consider getting a rear in-car DVR soon after reading the blog.

 

Nowadays, you can see even p-plate drivers not observing the basic traffic rules, doesn't obey lane traffic sign and etc. No wonder accident rates are climbing. Also, a lot of drivers have the thinking of you hit me from behind, you're wrong and that makes them anyhow change lane or worse change lane dangerously without considering the safety of other vehicles.

 

If only traffic police and LTA allow the use of Video recorded by DVR as proof to summon those drivers, I'm most willing to submit those videos. Everyday, at least 10 drivers can be charge for driving without care / dangerous driving from the videos i have.

 

 

Sometime, when a driver commited a double traffic offence, will he be summon for one or 2 offences?

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Happily1986

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Nowadays, you can see even p-plate drivers not observing the basic traffic rules, doesn't obey lane traffic sign and etc. No wonder accident rates are climbing. Also, a lot of drivers have the thinking of you hit me from behind, you're wrong and that makes them anyhow change lane or worse change lane dangerously without considering the safety of other vehicles.

 

agree

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Latka

Latka

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Almost teared. I hate cab drivers, really do.

 

And what if the car that launched into them was a BMW, Porsche, Merz, Nissan, Mazda,............?

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YellowFlash

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but then stopping on lane one is really dangerous as it is the overtaking lane....he should have ran to road shoulder or something... but still again, this is something that will change a person's life.

i also noticed that he seems to blame the accident on the fact that he changed his car to SSS, why so? issit cause SSS breaks down easily or have alot of problems?

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Mockngbrd

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but then stopping on lane one is really dangerous as it is the overtaking lane....he should have ran to road shoulder or something... but still again, this is something that will change a person's life.

i also noticed that he seems to blame the accident on the fact that he changed his car to SSS, why so? issit cause SSS breaks down easily or have alot of problems?

agree... y stop on lane 1?

some might say, got traffic so cannot filter and not enough speed. but if a taxi on lane 1 can smash into the back , prob means no traffic jam and non congested.

engine die, can still easily clutch in or put to neutral, turn on hazards and coast as much as possible to the left. With hazards on, ppl WILL give way. Happened me to before, morning rush hour traffic, car engine died, i turned on the hazards and ppl let me through all the way to the left. Even if you dont stop on the shoulder, at least traffic on the mid/left lanes will be moving slower.

 

Not gonna say taxi is not at fault, but in this situation, the driver had to shoulder some of the blame. Stopping your car in lane 1 is extremely dangerous. I myself almost slammed into the back of a broken down car on Lane 1. Why? Because the idiot decided to stop his car right after the crest of a uphill slope on lane 1. Can only see the car once you clear the top and by them had to swerve out of the lane to avoid. At 2am, not much traffic. It was an accident waiting to happen.

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Exanimated

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agree... y stop on lane 1?

some might say, got traffic so cannot filter and not enough speed. but if a taxi on lane 1 can smash into the back , prob means no traffic jam and non congested.

engine die, can still easily clutch in or put to neutral, turn on hazards and coast as much as possible to the left. With hazards on, ppl WILL give way. Happened me to before, morning rush hour traffic, car engine died, i turned on the hazards and ppl let me through all the way to the left. Even if you dont stop on the shoulder, at least traffic on the mid/left lanes will be moving slower.

 

Not gonna say taxi is not at fault, but in this situation, the driver had to shoulder some of the blame. Stopping your car in lane 1 is extremely dangerous. I myself almost slammed into the back of a broken down car on Lane 1. Why? Because the idiot decided to stop his car right after the crest of a uphill slope on lane 1. Can only see the car once you clear the top and by them had to swerve out of the lane to avoid. At 2am, not much traffic. It was an accident waiting to happen.

 

I totally agree that stopping in Lane 1 is indeed dangerous. However, I do believe that in certain situations, there may be a possibility of not being able to filter to shoulder as well. For eg1; occasionally, driver do not give way no matter what your signals are as long as you are slow. It would be worse if the car stalled halfway across 2 lanes after braking to allow other drivers to pass. eg2, many drivers may panic. especially in this case where the driver is a p-plater. Not everyone would be in the right mind to to think a few steps ahead. eg3, other cases may involve a car stalling immediately. (A total windscreen shatter, a prior accident on lane 1, etc.)

 

My point is that cars will stop on lane 1 from time to time. Does not matter if it is against the drivers will or not. But half of the responsibility lies on us as other road users to be wary of these situations and drive safe to avoid them as well. [:)]

 

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Monoswift

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but then stopping on lane one is really dangerous as it is the overtaking lane....he should have ran to road shoulder or something... but still again, this is something that will change a person's life.

i also noticed that he seems to blame the accident on the fact that he changed his car to SSS, why so? issit cause SSS breaks down easily or have alot of problems?

 

i dun think he blame it on SSS coz of durability but he regret of not taking his mum advise to stick to honda fit instead..may imply that if he has stick on to his existing car the accident may not have happen..

 

car after all is still like any other electronics i guess..parts etc sometimes really see heng suay of the production batch at times..

 

juz my pov after reading his blog..

 

cheers : )

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Rustyz

Rustyz

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another important rule....

 

 

 

stay away from there even though your vehicle is stucked at lane 1... [sweatdrop]

 

I think the safest bet is stay in car belt on and switch the hazard light on. There is no point getting out of the car.

 

Drive safe bro and sis

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Jasonjst

Jasonjst

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I think the safest bet is stay in car belt on and switch the hazard light on. There is no point getting out of the car.

 

Drive safe bro and sis

 

You have not see those accident in NSH yet . A big truck came cashing you from behind , you are finished ! I think best is out of the car and stay 300m away in front of your car , and look out for KUKU driver come cashing on you .

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YellowFlash

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Stand outside also die, I rather stay inside my car right, at least when I go down no need wait for family member to burn one down.

 

just stand far away from the road where cars cant go...like shoulder behind the railings if really kia si... [laugh]

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