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What happened? The driver who caused a fatal accident on the CTE (Central Expressway) in 2021 has been sentenced to two and a half years of jail as well as a 10 year driving ban. Ng Wen Xun, 35, was reported to have been speeding at up to 215km/h in a Mazda 3 when she lost control of her vehicle, hitting a guard railing before colliding with two motorcycles, another car, and a lorry. Ng’s car then hit the guard railing on the other side before stopping and catching fire. The lorry turned on it's right side, sending two of it's passengers onto the road. Almost all parties were sent to the hospital, with the exception being a 65 year old driver from the other car involved in the crash. One of the motorcyclists, 31, died in the hospital after succumbing to their injuries. One of the lorry passengers was found to have fractures to his spine, needing to be hospitalised for 9 days. Ng pleaded guilty to two charges of dangerous driving, one causing death and another of causing grievous hurt. However, her lawyer said her client exhibited a "very limited manner of dangerous driving". To add to this point, Ms Chee brought up how the situation occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic, and so there were fewer road users due to the hybrid work situation. She said her client has "genuine remorse" and is deeply apologetic and "very, very sorry" for the loss of life she has caused. Ng will serve her jail sentence beginning from June 12, or pay bail set at $15,000 on Monday. If convicted for dangerous driving causing death, one can be jailed between two and eight years and banned from driving for 10 years. The consequences of dangerous driving causing grievous hurt are a jail term between a year and five years, as well as a driving ban of eight years. Online chatter People questioned how Ng was going so fast. Others criticised the sentence, feeling that the judge was too lenient and that the punishment should have been harsher. ========= Be the first to get the latest road/ COE news and get first dibs on exclusive promos and giveaways in our Telegram SGCM Community. Join us today!

What happened? A man was killed in an accident on Sunday, 2.05pm at the junction of Dunearn Road and Shelford Road near Tan Kah Kee MRT station. An SCDF paramedic pronounced the man dead at the scene. The accident also involved 3 others. According to the SCDF, one person was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and two others were taken to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The incident caused lane one of the road to be blocked with traffic cones and led to a traffic jam. A silver BMW 3 series is believed to be involved with the accident, as one was seen in front of a police tent on a grass patch next to the blocked off lane one. The car’s rear windscreen was broken and debris covered the side of the road. A driver who passed the site of the accident told The Straits Times that he saw a body lying by the driver’s side of the BMW, and a severed arm in lane three of the road. The driver went on to comment, “I was shocked. I feel sad for the victim.” Security officer Syed Musa, 38, who was in his friend’s car, said they were stuck in the jam for about 30 minutes and went past the accident site at around 3.30pm. When asked by The Straits Times he said, “My wife saw a man, (whom we) believed to be the driver of the car, standing near a tree and being attended to by the paramedics. He seemed to be in a state of shock.” We have no information on what led to the accident or the condition of the other 3 victims. ========= Be the first to get the latest road/ COE news and get first dibs on exclusive promos and giveaways in our Telegram SGCM Community. Join us today!

So, I chanced upon a video posted on ROADS.sg Facebook page with the caption: "Posting as video witness. Lorry driver changes lanes without signalling or checking blindspots, causes Pizza Hut delivery rider to slip and fall to avoid collision. Wishing rider speedy and full recovery. Happened along Thomson Road on 12/01/2021." My first thought: What exactly is it about turn signal / indicators that makes them so difficult to use?! Whenever an incident occurs, only the first party would know what exactly happened, however, some Facebook users felt that the lorry driver wasn't in the wrong: Indeed, when you take a closer look, it does seem like the slippery white line on the road might have contributed to the Pizza Hut delivery rider's loss of control of the bike. Whether the delivery rider fell because of the slippery road conditions, he was forced to react in a split second (likely after a long tiring day of riding in the rain)to save his own life, all because the lorry driver didn't felt the need to use his signals. At the end of the day, we should always be considerate on the road, nobody can read your mind, if you want to make a turn or lane change, is it really that much to expect everyone to use their signals?

45 year old Tan Yan Yee, a colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces, was fined $6,000 and had his license suspended for 3 years for causing the death of a pedestrian in 2011. Tan had been driving along Yio Chu Kang Road at 8:14pm on November 13, 2011. He had failed to keep a proper lookout and as a result, hit an 86 year old pedestrian, Mr Lau Ing See, who was crossing the road. Tan had argued that he was keeping a good lookout but the visibility on the night was bad and he was unable to see the pedestrian in time and by the time he did see Mr Lau, it was too late for him to stop. He had said that it was raining moderately heavily and the victim was wearing dark clothing. However, the court ruled that the rain was only a slight drizzle and there was fair visibility. Therefore, Tan should have been able to see the old man in time to stop and could have reasonably avoided the accident if he had been keeping a better lookout. For his failure to keep a good look out for dangers while driving, Tan was fined $6,000 and had his licence suspended for 3 years.

Left in the lurch after traffic accident Published on Feb 07, 2014 ABOUT one-and-a-half years ago, my husband's car was hit by another car coming out of a side road. The other driver was apologetic and admitted culpability in writing. We duly made a report to our insurance company and had our vehicle repaired. However, we later discovered that the other driver had not reported the accident to his insurer, NTUC Income. As a result, we were unable to proceed to claim from his insurance. Recently, the workshop told us that NTUC Income had denied our claim and repudiated all liability, as the other driver did not make a report. This was despite the evidence - the signed letter from the driver admitting his fault, and footage from our car video camera. The General Insurance Association told me my only recourse was to sue the other driver. Despite doing everything by the book, we now find ourselves facing the possibility of having to pay for repairs resulting from an accident caused by someone else, with no other recourse except to pursue a potentially costly civil lawsuit against him. Is it ethical and legal for insurers to simply deny claims and repudiate liability just because the client did not make a report? Can the Traffic Police or other relevant authorities comment on this? Tok Laytin (Madam) (Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/premium/forum-letters/story/left-the-lurch-after-traffic-accident-20140207 )