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Irresponsible motorists to face harsher penalties; new dangerous, careless driving offences to be created https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/irresponsible-motorists-to-face-harsher-penalties-new-dangerous-careless-driving-offences It has begun....

Irresponsible motorists to face harsher penalties, with new rules to deter dangerous, careless drivinghttps://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/irresponsible-motorists-to-face-harsher-penalties-new-dangerous-careless-driving-offences?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=STFB&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3VpsJheXc5ih8KOg79Adyvofk8g-qcHxCdZR7c80G6HdpB5EkwoDUBaZI#

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/harsher-punishment-for-security-officers-who-sleep-on-the-job-or-act-unprofessionally-from SINGAPORE - Private security officers who slack off, sleep on the job or come to work drunk can face tougher punishment from next year, as the police strengthen penalties for errant behaviour to boost the industry's professionalism and bolster Singapore's defences. From Jan 1, officers who display errant behaviour can be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or both, The Straits Times has learnt. ***** Would it not applied to the SMRT to "cure" the deep-seated cultural extraction? Have become so intolerant of the security or has the security becoming so blatant that this has become law?

Second Minister for Home Affairs S Iswaran said there are some possible areas that the authorities are looking into -- errant drivers could face harsher penalties, while more speed cameras will be installed and more Traffic Police officers will be deployed to make the roads safer. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a visit to the Police Security Command on Thursday, Mr Iswaran highlighted concerns such as speeding and beating the red light. He said the authorities will step up road safety in areas that are more prone to accidents and better protect road users, such as young and elderly pedestrians. Mr Iswaran said besides enforcement and penalties, road users have to be educated. His comments came on the heels of an accident in Tampines on Monday, when two boys died after they were hit by a cement mixer. Asked about a suggestion by Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng to re-route heavy vehicles in residential estates, Mr Iswaran said it is not possible to completely avoid having heavy vehicles going through residential areas. He said heavy vehicle drivers have to understand their responsibilities because the accidents they could be involved in have severe consequences. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1251376/1/.html

A need for harsher penalties? LTA reviewing penalty framework as more are caught for illegally modifying their vehicles by Sumita Sreedharan 04:45 AM Aug 23, 2012 SINGAPORE - As the number of summonses issued for illegal vehicle modifications rose by 41 per cent in the first six months of this year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is reviewing the penalty framework to determine whether there is a need to "enhance their deterrent effect". According to the LTA, the average monthly figure for such infringements was 863 for the first six months of this year, an increase from the monthly average of 611 last year. Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew had revealed this in a written parliamentary reply to Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Member of Parliament (MP) Gan Thiam Poh last week. The MP had asked Mr Lui if the LTA would consider prohibiting the sales of motor vehicle parts and accessories that may enable motorists to modify their motor vehicles to produce noise beyond prescribed or acceptable levels in Singapore. When contacted by TODAY, Mr Gan said that such vehicles were not only noisy but could also pose a danger to other road users if modified incorrectly. He also felt the authorities should do more to control "potential troublemakers". "It's an islandwide problem so the authorities should do more to control the problem at the source," said Mr Gan, who is a member of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Transport. In response to TODAY's queries, the LTA said the most common offences are modified exhausts, tinted windows and various lighting infringements. These offences are commonly detected during periodic and ad-hoc vehicle inspections, added the LTA. In his written reply, Mr Lui said the LTA, the National Environment Agency and the Traffic Police are cognisant of the noise problem associated with illegally modified vehicles and have stepped up joint enforcement actions. Transport consultant Tham Chen Munn felt that no matter how small the infringement, the same punishment should be meted out to curb irresponsible behaviour on roads here. "This is simply because the intentions of the driver are quite clear: The car will be used beyond its normal operating intention, and this endangers lives," he said. Mr Tham further suggested that the authorities step up enforcement and conduct "raids" at car workshops to ensure that such illegal modifications do not take place. In a bid to clamp down on modification done across the Causeway, Mr Tham felt that the LTA should collaborate with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore to detect such infringements at the checkpoints. In his written response, Mr Lui said there are no plans to restrict the import and sales of after-market vehicle parts and accessories as there are legitimate uses, for instance, on off-road vehicles or for export to other countries.