Are Singaporeans bad drivers? | Deep Dive podcast
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- The recent accident in Tampines which killed two people has raised questions about Singapore's driving culture. Speeding, beating red lights and drink driving are still stubborn issues.
Bernard Tay, chairman of the Singapore Road Safety Council and Julian Kho, general manager at Sgcarmart tell Steven Chia and Crispina Robert what needs to change.
0:00 Intro
3:04 The need for speed
9:10 A poor driving culture
12:55 Are penalties tough enough?
16:23 Better road design
20:25 Why get mad over 3 seconds?
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Driving style has a direct relationship with the uptightness of Singaporeans, income disparity, the obvious class difference, and chase for wealth. The unshakable truth is that more and more people are getting unhappier in this society, socially bullied thus the sense of self-entitlement is getting stronger.
It’s all boils down to our unforgiving society. It’s the policies set by our leaders that encourages anti-social behaviours.
@@marvint480 Yes pretty spot on, at times I try to forgive others on the road only to realise people are just purely taking advantage of it and knowing they got nothing to lose while you have everything to lose mentality.
What cause income disparity and uprightness of society as a whole?
The pap causes all these by policies
@@arrowstheorem1881 In my personal opinion, inflation kicks in alot harder in Singapore than other countries but we don't see our pay checks corresponding so. People are not uptight when they find good success in their own ways living in Singapore. Most uptight people i have met are either not financially sound or heavy unavoidable working pressure.
I often find grab drivers are causes of the bad driving manners/habits on the road, time is money for them, the faster they deliver a passenger, the faster the turnover and since they are not metered fare, it makes sense for them to want to chase the clock.
And to find a reason why the society is uptight on the whole, I can't really put it into words, but at some point being a Singaporean, you understand why some people do the things they do without proper consideration of others, their own survival and well being comes way before than anyone and i guess this naturally leads to many things.
What I cannot stand is that they don't bother to signal when they are changing lanes.
I learnt about this potential mindset from someone, is that because so many drivers speed up when u signal to try to change lane, so they would rather not give that heads up and just change without signaling
@@Towkeeyoh Why do they want to do that? Ego issue? Finding it fun to frustrate others?
@Buttercookies0 loool... that guy alrdy mentioned the reason and you still don't see it?
@@jawbeater I am asking why the other drivers want to speed up? Why can't just let the person change lanes?
@@Buttercookies0 no worries, your questions is legit. But your guess is as good as mine. Lack of patience? Entitlement? Vindication?
Absolutely. Having driven in Japan, China, EU and UK, SG drivers have this common trait:
1. Impatient
2. Me First Kiasu Mentality
3. Signal light optional or used incorrectly
4. Not following traffic rules
5. Poor lane discipline
My worst experiences are all around an entitled attitude. Blocking intersections to drop kids off at school, parking across driveways, etc. In general. driving standard is fine. Behavioural issues are simply symptomatic of those less desirable part of society that all countries have.
If you ever drove yourself in China, you know where a lot of driving related nonsense here stems from.
Indeed. So many inconsiderate drivers on the road
Considering that Singapore is a highly educated, law abiding society it is difficult to understand the general lack of driving skills and courtesy. Typical examples are:
- poor use of signals/indicators
- poor lane discipline
- undue hesitation when approaching a turn
- undue hesitation with the slightest sign of rain (imagine those of us who have to pass our test in rain, snow, fog and frost)
- terrible understanding of roundabouts
- terrible accommodation of cyclists
For context, some years ago a Singaporean living in the UK could simply exchange their licence for a UK licence. However the UK has withdrawn that for Singapore licence holders
To my opinion, many people here also show a lack of skills about how to corner, anticipating the speeds of others, and exhibit hierarchical thinking "I'm bigger so I go first"
Honestly speaking, I don't even know what is taught during the driving lessons. Either not much, or people suddenbly forget everything once they hold the licence in hands.
@@krollpeter Very true! I suspect the training starts and ends with “cane cane” and “cannoh cannoh”. This one cane lah this one cannoh lah!
It barely seems to work
Roundabouts are not part of the driving test in Singapore, likely due to here having very few roundabouts.
@@Kindaichi83 In Germany I had to drive anywhere during my exam, as what the examinator told me. Not a fixed course only.
@@Kindaichi83 Incompetent and Not SAFE on public Road in general
I used to live in Australia Victoria, for almost 3years the only time i got fine 1 time was speeding in the 50km zone that was only i hit 55km, but not all place are without problem, but i fine driving in Australia was best experience, its how they behave on the road there some common senses and patience
HEAVY n COMMERCIAL vehicles SPEEDING EXCESSIVELY On Expressways even on Lane 1.
What is Being Done ?
Been driving for 20 years. Found that BMW and merc drivers have a higher tendency to not signal when changing lane or turning.
Those type of cars, signal light is an add on function. Need to pay extra to upgrade. Sadly most BM and Merc drivers actually cannot afford. Take mega loan and wipe out savings to buy their basic model 😂
I disagree, I encountered a fair share of lorry drivers, taxi drivers, drivers of non-premium cars, bikes and commercial vehicles who don't signal as much as those groups you mentioned. The attitude of people doesn't necessarily correlate with wealth.
Because the road users know they will get away flouting laws as there is Minimal Enforcement. Laws don't matter to them as they know the chance of getting caught is minimal. Add that to the I don't want to lose to you mentality.
Speed cameras do not detect, reckless, careless driving, road rage,tail gating, illegal modifications, failure to form up, the list goes on.
To change the driving culture takes generations, probably. Drive in Japan, more cars than us, more stressful a society and yet they are some of the most courteous drivers, they give way and drivers give thanks by blinking the hazard lights or a bow.
Car Sharing has HUGE Traffic ACCIDENTS; GetGo, BlueSG, TribeCar etc
Not Covered, WHY ?
Also back from 60s 'pai wan chia' caused jam bikers foid delivery
qualify your claim of HUGE with some data please 🙏 🤡
Bro just wanted to use PHV drivers as a scapegoat when the lack of skill is for all SG drivers
Define bad drivers?
I would label them differently.
Unskilled driver: quite a handful, can't make good judgements on road.
Bad Attitude of driver: also a handful, very sensitive, easily triggered and very impatient.
Bad habits: not checking blind spots, selfish driving, lane discipline, your grandfather road
Good driver: still there are many out there, just that people focus on the bad, and less on the good. So it got magnified.
Both drivers and pedestrians have to do their part for road safety
We are becoming more and more inpatient in whatever we do, and so self-absorbent with no regard of one's surrounding - that what I observed through the 3 generations/eras
I learned driving in 2 countries, Indonesia and the US. Each country has different approach. In Indonesia (probably also in other Asian countries, including Singapore), the drivers’ behaviors are based on “aggresive driving”. In the US, the drivers’ behaviors based on “defensive driving”. Each approach become “norms” in each countries. Of course, there are other factors impacting the driver’s behavior in each country.
If you think Indonesia is Aggressive; then You have yet to drive in India nor China
@@vincecarlo I believe that the level of aggresiveness on driving style varies in different countries. Indonesia might be not the most aggresive one in the world. My point here is to tell about the difference of these two driving approaches. In most aspects, these approaches provide opposite techniques. For example, stop and drive in an intersection without trafic lights: defensive driving guides that the car who arrives first at the intersection has the right of way to go, while aggresive driving tends not to consider the right of way in such manner (every driver wants to go first). There are many other examples of course to tell the differences.
Furthermore, driver’s education plays important rules in shaping driver’s behavior. In the US, driving is very important skill for most Americans. Driver’s education are taught as early as possible, even it becomes part of the high school curriculum in many states. The impact of this education lasts and stays after the individuals get the driving licenses. More or less, the legal drivers have the same levels (uniform) of understanding on driving rules. Of course, there are still aggresive drivers in the US that create frustration for other drivers.
@@vincecarlo they aren’t aggressive, they are just bad at driving
1) A fair number of drivers do not look at both sides of the zebra crossing at traffic light junctions. They only look in the direction of the oncoming vehicle traffic and are totally negligent of whether there is anyone trying to cross the zebra crossing from the other side.
2) Drivers who suddenly slow down or brake on expressways when the condition ahead is fairly good.
yes, (1) is the reason many accidents happened at the zebra crossing at slip roads. Something should be done to improve the safety at zebra crossing.
They not only don’t look both ways, they get driving as if nothing was there
Its not they don’t look, its that they are blind
Oh don't get me started on the Newton roundabout. So many drivers don't know how to drive at that roundabout. Even though the LTA has drawn additional lane markings to help drivers keep in their lanes while transitioning from the respective roads into the roundabout, I still see many crossing into the other lane as they enter the circus. It's simply because they don't want to apply more steering angle to their steering wheel so they conveniently cross over into the other lane, forcing everyone else to take evasive actions that might result in an accident. Just apply the appropriate steering angle to stay in your lane, and if you're exiting the roundabout, signal and switch lanes much earlier when it's appropriate instead of at the last-minute. Use the road signs to know which lane you should be using, and trust me, you can do that way in advance when planning your route before you have even set off on your journey.
What about those who drives at 80km/h on lane 1 of expressway (90km/h) ... holding up all the traffic behind?
Wow. The worse of the worse. Many of them think they are the good guys as they follow the speed limit but they are as bad as speeders and still breaking the law. At least speeders know they are breaking the law.
Don't target Singaporeans only. The discussion should rather be drivers in Singapore. Remember there are just as many foreigners here with their culture of driving.
My experience: the driver behind you honk at you or at the driver in front of you for not driving on quick enough the second when the lights turn green.
Do driving centers teach you all the necessary things?
Ebike regulations , are drivers informed given they share the same road system? Some drivers are frustrated by ebikes which are much slower (non-modified, non-illegal ones). These low EQ drivers may cut off the ebikers by stepping onto the double yellow lines. But they do not know that ebikes are mandated to ride on the left most lane on its left most side as much as possible unless things like turning. This is one area i raise concerns about my perceived lack of due diligence by authority. There should be public info dissemination so that most drivers are aware the new or perceived new regulations
Wouldn't it be nice to live in a world where people can't break any rules and made absolutely no mistakes?
The overbearing sense of entitlement, kiasu-ism, mediocre driving skills (can't judge turning radius and braking distance, inability to parallel park, etc etc), inconsiderate, low EQ, lack of spacial awareness, so on and so forth.
Like P plate - recommended to use silver driver and baby on board, voluntarily display so that to reduce the temper of the driver behind.
Traffic conditions has clearly worsened cos of (1) rise of PHV and car sharing with inexperienced drivers (2) more vehicles on the road clogging the already congested roads (3) dun just blame locals; there are now many foreigners driving on our roads too (4) lack of enforcement
Well said brother!
TP should release statistics on accidents due to drivers on converted licenses Vs local licenses.
Every country has bad drivers, however we must delve into Jakarta, Vietnam & Thailand. Mostly their drivers are very patient and often they give way to each other.
WORST Drivers are From India n China
So Many CONVERTED Licence doing Delivery, driving like they Just Stole it
Yup, Bangkok jams are bad but drivers still give way to one another. SG...you signal and no one wants to give way to you.
SG roads are known to rise your blood pressure, having drove in 10 other countries I can confirm drivers in SG are indeed the worst, hence I'm not surprised SG has the highest number of vehicle accidents per capita
Actually that’s saudi arabia followed by malaysia. Singapore is wayyy down that list.
I don't think we have the highest number of vehicular accidents per capita but we definitely have the worst, rudest and most entitled drivers in the world.
WRONG
Top 5 per Capita are As follows
1. United States
2. Japan
3. Austria
4. Portugal
5. Germany
@@vincecarlo RUBBISH. Japanese drivers r polite. Easy to drive in japan.
Hit n Run should be a Felony.
NOT Take Up your Own Law Suit
is this true no offence for hit and run if that is true it explains a lot of my experiences
Gald that this topic came up as the death rate from road accidents in recent years are quite alarming . Hope that drivers can be more patient and careful when on the roads
Is the big sized elderly man considered an establishment person just like state media people?
❤Road system is a shared common system for cars and ebikes. Ebike regulations on the roads. Are Drivers updated through a organised way so that they know the rules ebikers are subjected to? Has LTA made effort to publicly inform all drivers the regulations so that there is no misunderstanding causing frustrations and unnecessary accidents?
Yes, especially Private Hire and BlueSG/GetGo rental cars.
It’s why I don’t like to drive even though I have a license. Singapore drivers have a serious problem thinking they’re the king of the road the moment they get behind the wheel
As much as speeding is dangerous, I think road hogging is equally serious. I think a lot of motorist don't give way due to the fact that people cutting into the lane end up hogging the road. The frustration from having their time wasted especially in a fast pace society like Singapore, inevitably discourages people from giving way and makes driving in Singapore unpleasant. Obviously there are many other issues but this is one people should be aware of.
Bad SG driving behaviour is a reflection of their emotional state in SG
Driving here is very stressful..if you signal and want to change lanes, the driver in the car on your right will pretend they don't see you and in fact they will try to block you from changing lanes.
If it's slow moving streets then it's a problem, if it's an expressway then you can't expect people to give way to you on the faster lane? You are suppose to judge whether the conditions allow you to do an overtake?
Plenty of bad driving habits in SG.
Luckily singapore does not mandate speed limiters on cars. Car drivers can speed. Cameras can justify fines.
1. First of all there is the big word, ENTITLEMENT. Singaporeans have an inflated sense of entitlement, most of the time unreasonably so. Common inconsiderate behaviour stemming from entitlement are: Road hogging, braking unnessesarily, changing lanes without due care, wanting to overtake even if there is clearly no clear road ahead of the other car. Basically they drive with absolutely no due care for any other road users.
2. Secondly to add on to that, the kiasu culture is obvious on the roads as well. Unfortunately, the fact is that it does not pay to be nice on the road in Singapore. Even if you're a courteous rule abiding driver, eventually you'll get sick of unrequited kindness, as majority of the other road users do not care anyone but themselves (see point 1). Eventually, people stop being kind and become part of the toxic culture of protecting their own interest.
Many Singaporean drivers do not understand/accept that what they think is the rightful norm endangers the lives of others daily. For example, I had someone pompously argue with me that it is a driver's responsibility to stay out of another's blind spot, rather than each driver diligently check their blind spots while driving. He called me a clown for thinking otherwise. The situation really does feel hopeless.
I'm a senior citizen who have been driving for more than 40 years. In that time, I've observed that motorists speed and change lanes indiscriminately not just because they are in a pressing hurry. The vibe they manifest on the roads are stress, impatience and a lot of pent up anger. It can be very frightening when they tailgate too closely for comfort when I'm driving too slowly for their standards which usually finds me driving behind trucks, and bigger industrial vehicles so they know what to expect. As it has become very discomforting to drive, I plan to stop driving in a few years time. In the interests of public safety at a time when Singapore is gradually shifting into a super ageing nation, motorists and motorbikers need to look upon each motorist not as a digit or competitor but as a fellow parent, child, relation, friend, elder etc and take greater heed and exercise more caution on the roads. Drive safely!
Well said. It is not the person who is driving the vehicle, BUT what is DRIVING that person.
The myth about signaling for filter and the car beside speed up. Sometime it is because the car with intention to filter had signaled and car behind actually slowed down for the car in front to filter. However after slowing down for a short distance, the car with intention to filter did not do so with filtering light still on and travelling slowly. So car behind sped up to get ahead. Have personally encounter this quite a few times. Checking rear sight mirror saw the filtering car finally changed to the desired lane because there is no more car behind which is near.
it has to do with experience of the driver. Some prefer to only filter when there is absolutely no car in touching distance behind. Speeding up to get ahead is perhaps also doing the filtering car a favor.
Some drivers flicked on the filtering switch and start to filter without a care if there are cars beside.
LTA should see the on high end or powerful engine cars, over the acceleration rated cars.
But will this anger the super rich in SG parking money here? Legally, of course🫣👀
Speed Limiters may anger them and take away potential revenue from speeding
The LTA and Traffic Police should normalise permanent lifetime driving bans for dangerous reckless driving resulting in serious accidents and/or fatalities.
I look at SG Road Vigilante, HWZ, plus other forums & channels.
There's bad examples in all 3 groups of pedestrians, riders (e-bike, PMD included), & motorists.
As for SPF car & TP man patrols, I do see them sometimes; but that's because there's a NPC nearby where I stay currently.
I think drivers need to understand that rushing on our roads don't make much difference. How much time can you save by driving like a maniac?not much. They still do it. No idea what they rushing for. At speeds like this, chances of death is very high. In order to save a few minutes they chose a chance at death. We are highly educated people and yet we don't understand how dangerous travelling at high speeds is. Speeding, tailgating, changing lanes without signaling. Mind boggling.
Definitely yes. Saw one orange Nissan MPV. Turns out whenever they like.
The number of drivers who don't give way at zebra crossings seem to be increasing. Need to find ways to enforce and help them wake up with demerit points
I feel there should be more campaigns to explain the concept of driving on the expressways. Lane 1 should strictly be reserve for overtaking and not to stay within the speed limit. Ever wonder why the ECP is usually smooth sailing after Bedok exit during evening rush hours? That's because people don't usually plan to filter out earlier when they wish to exit Katong, Siglap, Bayshore, etc. So when they're nearing their exits, what do they do when they're on lane 1? It's either they accelerate faster trying to find a gap where they can squeeze out (good luck to drivers giving way) or they'll have to slow down until some kind soul will give way for someone to exit the expressway. This slowing down will cause a chain reaction until it comes to halt on the expressways.
Install silver zone sounds resource intensive but in the long run it is much more efficient compare to employ enforcement 7/24.
infrastructure, do once right and the effect last for years.
Enforcement do once, twice, and the problem come back when enforcement stops.
I don't think Singapore are bad driver in terms of driving skill, but in terms of driving ethics yes.
Always on the rush and be competitive is the nature that inbuild in most Singaporean since we are kid. Is inbuild in most of the Singaporean DNA which is one of the factor to make Singapore successful. So most Singaporean cannot take slow service and will complain.
Below are some of my point of view
1)Most skillfull driver are impatient driver but most of them know their limits but the issue is not all drivers are like them hence they may not be the one tat get into the accident but likely they will cause one.
2) Road hogger is another group tat cause accident as others vehicles have to switch lane to over take them. (Yes they are not speeding but they are one of the factor in the chain of reactions in an accident)
3) I noticed now a days alot of commercial vehicle hogging in the middle lane of the expressway driving at a speed of 70 to 80km/hr hence this will push those slower car which drive at 90km/hr to the most right lane and hog that lane hence other impatient driver have to find ways to over them which they will switch between multiple of lanes. Switch lanes increase the chance of accident.
4) One of the factor why Singapore drivers are not observant and mostly young drivers as Singapore have too many traffic lights. This result in the driver mindset green means good to go and I have right of way and if you hit me I can claim insurance from you. Another reason is also driver don't like to stop at lights hence they will always drive fast trying to beat the light before it turn red at the next traffic lights. You can observe those country with less traffic light the driver is more observant.
5) One of the host commented the EV population is small but you must know the speed and weight of an EV is so much more than an ICE vehicle so in the event of an accident the damage is so much higher. Physic tell you force = mass x acceleration.
I suggest EV should have speed limit controls like the commercial vehicle due to the damage they can cause in an accident. I believe LTA set a speed limit for commercial vehicle is due to the damage they can cause in an accident. As LTA cannot control or monitor the weight of a commerical vehicle so what they can do is to control their speed.
You can see how fast the small bluesg car and other EV on the road they can go but you cannot imagine the damage they can cause in a high speed accident even at 90km/hr. Typically an EV weights 25 to 35% more than ICE.
We cannot say now the EV population is small hence is not a factor. We must make it right from the start before EV population grow. By 2031 you will see EV population grow at a much higher speed as no more import of ICE vehicle. I will foresee a sharp increase in fatality rate in the future if we don't act now.
6) Another way to reduce fatal accident is to increase the numbers of cars which will cause jam . The cars will be traveling at a slower speed which may cause minor accident to increase but the fatality rate will go down as nobody can speed in the jam. After sometimes some driver will give up driving and take mrt which will be faster than driving. This solve the COE issue which every car buyer is crying out there. So let the driver jam the road as they don't like government to control the numbers of cars on the road.Nobody like to stuck in the jam so people will just give up driving for travelling from point to point. Only those passion and those in need for a car will drive eventually.
Understand point 6 is abit ridiculous but will love to have feedback on what you think. Lol
Build a race track so that Singaporeans can bring their cars to the race track. If You look at other countries they have race tracks and they go to their race tracks to fulfil their race desires. Why not make a race track and by doing that You can inculcate a basic understanding of driving too. Also the way is new cars have safety in all directions auto braking, blind spot monitoring system etc. All cars should have these features. Make the drivers feel more secure concentrating on the road by having safety driving features installed on their cars...
I believe that to reduce angry drivers, essentially we just have to reduce car users by having more practical alternatives mode of transport. For example, I’ve many videos of Netherlands traffic where drivers there are happy because there are lesser cars because people there choose to use public transports like trams, bus or train and use bike especially because they can be more efficient than taking cars. This mostly is because traffic lights there prioritise public transport and bikes so they don’t get stuck in traffic with cars. Also, the infrastructure there are well thought out like no light traffic at some junctions, good bike lane design that clearly separate pedestrian and bike, more one lane roads (it’s scientifically proven to actually reduce traffic due to lower induce demand). In Singapore, the only alternative mode of transport that are practical right now is mrt. bus are less optimal as they tend to get stuck in traffic with other cars. Not much people use bike due to not bike friendly infrastructure and weather condition. Maybe this is something that Singapore can take note on.
Well said from Mr. Bernard....drivers just don't plan their route well.
I experienced drivers on the 1st lane (right) do a filter all the way to the left to do a turn off. The drivers also have a mindset that the road belongs to them.
BRAINLESS Authority
" Other Developed Country are Doing it, we Just FOLLOW "
WOW
Those who said other countries drivers are also the same, you should try to drive overseas and see for yourself how much more pleasant the experience is.
People don't drive erratically, no ego issue, alot of patience and they respect other drivers
Obviously you have not been driving overseas in places like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, any African country, India, Bangladesh or Pakistan.
Please Go Drive in India n China
TOTAL MAYHEM
Well I’ve driven in Philippines and Indonesia.They are way more courteous than s,pore drivers.
Plus Malaysian drivers are also better courtesy wise.
These 3 country’s are 3rd world as well.
New Zealand and Australia the driving experience is way way better.
Taiwan also good.
From a driver having driven 30 years in S,pore that’s my take…..
Malaysia and Indonesia relatively better, Vietnam and Thais are horrible, China and India probably top for worst drivers in the world.
@@JojoJogettraffics are horrible but they are kinder than sg drivers, they wont purposely avoid you to cut their lanes and horn aggressively when you cut.
100 metre of road 5 traffic lights you say would they not speed and drive badly?
The title could have been What we could be doing to rid or reckless and irresponsible drivers?
0:23 I don't wave, but I'll flick on my hazard lights for three blinks to say thanks.
That's what most South Koreans do to express their gratitude for giving way to them and they flash their hazard lights twice when they get in front of you.
The funny thing is that it is not just locals who drive badly. Some of the worst I’ve seen has been from expats.
An idiot drove through 2 stop signs head on into the side of my car last week and knocked my car over onto its side. It was 3:30pm in the afternoon and the guy didn’t even try to brake.
This sgcarmart guy does he like to speed and would his thinking be biased towards his own Self-interest?
Why not just cap the top speed limit of cars to the highest allowable? There is no need a car to go to 150-200kmh
Totally agree that we are bad drivers. Hope that we can improve.🙏🏻
Not only about driving...... its' everyday activities, including social media, market places, work offices, schools, even at homes...... cultivated through our results chasing education, pressurized through our compact Kiasu environment..... double edge knife, successful as a nation, but work till die and don't really appreciate the true meaning of life.....as indicated in 弟子規........most probably will not even learn when deprived of these one day, and it's happening to most first world cities 😞
Do these guests of yours know the statistics of EVs in Singapore that have caused serious major accidents, specially because of their acceleration speed?
Is not the drivers, is the people nowadays, thinking they have “arrived”, when everyone is the same….as said again, is not only drivers, the joggers, the cyclist, the mall walkers, even mrt, bus passengers all are the same…
Disagree with planning of journeys. Now is the era of GPS. And there many PHV drivers who dont have to plan their journeys.
Even if I go to work I use GPS because the “usual route” might have jam.
So I think that is an invalid point
Normal road I drive 50 km/h and give way to faster vehicles. I often encountered angry drivers overtook me and deliberately slow in front of me and block me. I don't understand their mentality. They got angry to drivers who ready give way and 'slow' drivers.
One advice for motorists is to be mindful of the braking capabilities of the car in front of you. For example, if there is high performance car in front of u, expect that car to have better braking capabilities as they could stop in a shorter distance. So if u have the habit of tailgating , u will run the risk of rear ending the car if there is sudden braking by the front car for whatever reasons
Well, in the first place, the habit of tailgating should not even be cultivated. Just keep to the proper following distance and all will be well.
@@kenleehk65 Totally agree 👍
What about the impact of the recent change in traffic light timings, be it at discretionary or non-discretionary right turn junctions?
Giving two bites of the cherry is not really helping if your single bite lasts for five seconds.
Basically breaking up the turning cycle into multiple mini-cycles is not helping the situation.
Return to what used to work in the past: Give motorists a single, long bite and they might feel less tempted to beat the red light.
Current Trend of Bus Drivers RUNNING Red lights.
Also NOT Covered in this Episode
Notice bus drivers like to stick their vehicle out of the bus bay into the lane even when there is a car approaching, forcing the car to apply brakes. I don't know what "training" is this they received.
And these are not the mandatory "give way" bus bays.
Correct here....I just encountered this over the weekend at Orchard Road/Bideford Road junction. Green pedestrian man was already active for at least a second or more when all of a sudden, this green double decker bus just zoomed by. Good thing pedestrians were not crossing yet from side of the road where the bus was driving on.
Thank you for this podcast. Very inspiring.
15:41 It's not about resource intensive measures, it's the fact that drivers also have a perception of risk vs safety when it comes to speed. Wider roads encourage greater speeds and affects driver perception that they have a greater field of view therefore they can afford to go faster. Therefore by narrowing the road, you force drivers to slow down unconsciously so that they don't excessively speed and present less of a risk to others.
That said, enforcement is only half the picture, culture and education are also key aspects that need to be addressed when it comes to road usage, be it by pedestrians, cyclists or vehicles.
One dumb habit I observed are cars do not give themselves any space in front for any free play like abrupt stops or space to switch lanes. It takes more time to go from a halt to rolling, that why during heavier traffic try to leave plenty space in front so u do not need to engage brake so frequently hence smoother traffic flow as a result of most people doing it. Lane 1 is an OVERTAKING lane btw, so try not to stay too long in that lane. There might be another faster car than u regardless of speed limit.
Each problem is the cause of another..... The reason why some drivers follow so closely to the car in front is because when they keep a proper following gap, some other idiot will cut in front of them without signalling. Bad manners all around.
@kenleehk65 thats true, people cutting in..... isn't leaving space infront gives them more space to change lane and the car behind them do not need to be bothered by this as there are 100000 cars in front along the journey, adding another couple "cut in" more would not make a dent to the time taken to destination.
Bad character not bad driving skills.
The roads in Singapore are very simple and straightforward without too many technical challenges. It's the density, monotonous and all the diverse characters on the road as well as their schedules and emotions that make driving a chore in life.
Not a problem exclusive to Singapore. It is a problem many countries face throughout the world.
I think people like to follow suit but what one of the speakers has mentioned the fact that when most of the drivers are driving fast, the rest of them who think they should not soeeding have no choice but to speed . I agree to this point as if you are the one who is not speeding on the same road, you might be blocking the majority of the drivers but most importantly , you may be caught in an accident when if there is an urgency to stop your car .
In my opinion, many times, I seen Malaysia's drivers and riders speeding more often, not shooting down Malaysian or saying Singaporean doesn't speed, I seen lots of Singaporean speeding too. However, Malaysian are used to higher speed due to higher speed limit that they feel more normal at higher speed and rider lane splitting at high speed for Malaysian riders. Sometimes, as a driver and rider, leaving a big gap in front with someone close behind, sometimes to tail gating proximity, I feel obligated to speed up but as I am not as confident with myself, I tend to find the next safe area to move to the side to let others through but I have seen accidents caused because of such obligation to speed before.
Yes. Poor Discipline. No regard for traffic rules. Aggressive , impatient, low situational awareness.
I've had numerous foreigners (working here) comment that drivers in sg are shockingly bad and reckless
2 yrs ago, I had an accident, and the person who hit behind my vehicle was actually a foreign worker, and last year, my daughter car was also hit by behind and the driver who hit her car is also a foreigner. We also have foreigners from other countries drive on the road too. I think it should look into it too.
Some foreign workers may not even have license to drive, so they try to escape the scene immediately
Culprits are mostly drivers of commercial vehicles, phv including taxis & rental ones. Either they are speeding, hogging, toggling between 2 lanes or driving in a limbo state. Totally an obnoxious experience driving in SG compared to the countries I have driven in.
Before turning left or right, some drivers will do a big turn out to the opposite direction onto the lane beside before turning to their left or right. Come on
i absolutely agreed with everyone all your comments
Ya, the mentality of the driver is the cause....
The fact tat being late is better than not able to reach the destination at all.....
❤Same traffic Fine applied to a Rich man and poor man:
1. Its nothing to the rich. What fkin deterrent is that?
2. Rich should be fined more for the same offence to the point its a deterrent
i notice the traffic timing have changed recently and traffic overall has become slower and journeys now took longer time. I wonder if delaying Singaporeans hopefully to reduce accident a correct move by LTA or will it further raise the aggression of drivers? hmmmm
Why is CNA admin using that yellow box photo when asking the question? Seems to me CNA doesn't know how to drive either. 😂😂😂
I realised that heavy vehicles has no patience staying at lane 3, trying to overtake lane yet they are slow too, hogging at lane 2 causing cars to move into lane 1 which is not appropriate.... this are potential hazards that accidents occur...
Perhaps why people are speeding is because people are getting more and more impatient. But I think it should not be the way that people only ensure that they are driving at the acceptable speed only when they know there are traffic cameras
People are speeding because of they feel entitled, they think they are better than other road users for whatever reasons. And then there's complacency because they know they can get away with it, they realised that the authorities tend to be lenient so why not.
Majority here have kiasu genes
People talk about public transport public transport which is certainly one way, but how about the huge numbers of delivery vehicles and private hire cars which are going around the whole day nonstop? Why not tackle some of that as well by limiting the number of private hire cars and also delivery companies or delivery trips (maybe mandate consolidation) and also slow down on all the foreign workers coming in to dig roads up all day to churn out bto and racing around unsafely in heavy vehicles? Its simple maths, many people squeezed on the roads means more aggression and accidents.
One of the cause of speeding is with PHV/Taxi dashing to fetch customers. Most are youngsters, gov should raise the age group of PHV/Taxi drivers
Being Malaysian I have observed Singapore's driving culture in Singapore and also when they go out from Singapore to Malaysia. I believed most drivers in Singapore are quite discipline and good drivers. Perhaps those who live in disparity of income and in unstable situation which make them too stressful. On another point the stressful could be due to strict rules that existed there. As a consequence, they indicate different behaviors when they do drive in Malaysia. For instance, there has been many cases that they don't comply with the speeding limit which is being imposed on Malaysian highway. Apart from that, Singapore imposed three quarter tank should they buy fuel in Malaysia upon reentering Singapore. There has been cases indicated that they have changed their car plate numbers upon entering Malaysia to enable them to buy subsidies fuel in Malaysia which is not allowable to foreigners . On another occasion, a Singaporean was caught by the Malaysian Authority upon filling up the fuel in a big container. These are some of the examples that I have observed and noted. Nevertheless, I am not sure whether these isolated cases reflect the bad culture of the Singaporeans drivers. Strict rules and regulations sometimes is not necessarily improve the driving culture but a consequence it may caused rebel and protest to the drivers. Last but not least, I think it is up to the individuals to improve their habits while driving and practice sense of tolerant and responsibility. Otherwise the good culture which is practiced in the country doesn't make sense and artificial should they practiced something in contrast.
If you see a phone user start honking twice and others should start honking twice too. In this way the user won’t be able to have a conversation.
PMD accidents are getting worse too, especially illegal riding on footpaths at Sengkang / Punggol areas. Not enough police to monitor and catch them.
Absolutely, while the design of roads plays a crucial role in ensuring safety, enforcement is the key factor in preventing accidents caused by reckless behavior. No matter how well-designed the roads are, they can't account for the actions of irresponsible drivers who put others at risk due to their haste or negligence.
The recent discussion with the presenter and the three invited guests focused solely on increasing penalties for traffic offenders, but conspicuously failed to address the critical issue of enforcement by the Traffic Police. Every day on Facebook, there are hundreds of offenders recorded by dash cam videos. If the Traffic Police were willing to take these offenders to task-whether by issuing demerit points, demanding fines, or mandating refresher courses in defensive driving-it would certainly reduce the non-compliance with traffic regulations.
Traffic Police need to nip these issues in the bud instead of waiting for fatal accidents to occur before prosecuting. Failing to act on these violations only emboldens reckless drivers to take even greater risks on our roads.
Enforcement of traffic regulations, including penalties for reckless driving, speeding, and other violations, is essential to deter such behavior and uphold road safety standards. Without effective enforcement measures, even the most well-designed road systems can't guarantee safety.
It's important to address both aspects-road design and enforcement-to create a safer environment for all road users. Let's not overlook the critical role of enforcement in ensuring that drivers adhere to traffic rules and prioritize the safety of themselves and others on the road. 25:13
Yes
Need more enforcement from TP
How about the discriminate and excessive honking? Most drivers honk at traffic slow down or to express their anger. The authorities should consider the very loud honk installed in vehicles. There is no need to have these threatening honking especially in the control of an emotional driver. Sound of car honk should be regulated to minimum level in all vehicles
Nothing to do with driving! It’s the mindset in general that’s messed up. Not caring about other people seems to be common, not just on the roads but also in most public spaces.
Has any thought been given to the numerous foreign workers who have got their licences converted to drive in Singapore? Many of them bring their poor driving habits from where they are from to Singapore and we have to conform to their bad driving habits rather then them adapting to the way we drive in Singapore.
We do have courses where you CAN take to reduce demerit points. But its a choice. There’s a pass/fail but they will always pass you. I know because I’m an ex instructor.
Many Taxi n now PHV are Known to go for this course
@@vincecarlo yes because they drive almost all day on the road and impossible not to get some infractions
yes in the car park is a good point
Some utuber said it ought to be drivers on SG roads instead of Singaporean drivers... thats correct sorry CNA your title is wrong this time cause we dont have data of foreign vs sg(& not resident) drivers. My encounter [1] was almost run over by truck driver while crossing small road. Truck driver ignored red & accelerated to turn right onto macpherson main road. Lucky i was alert & quick - i heard the engine noise ,it started to move , i sped up walking pace , managed to escape getting ran over by truck. [2] my mother was on wheel chair i was wheeling her across bishan road (green man) , car turned from street21(maybe22 cant recall) onto bishan road almost hit us. Again i was alert shouted at same time quicken pace ...he heard me because he was smoking and windows rolled down. he waved signal sorry. [3] was walking on cement path(yio chu kang or boundary rd) and about to turn left onto another path towards hdb block .bicycle came up from behind on my left and almost hit me. he squeezed thru i frozed and in state of shock for a moment.
Im not a driver (thank god) but I know a thing or two about culture. Familiarity breeds contempt and we are living too close too many to one another with the excessive use of the internet and social media around the world to solidify our over reliance on our self understanding. We have gotten bold and simply despise one another who dont share our beliefs. Or we have become so dependant and connected to devices and conveniences that people simply become the after thought and more often than not if they are not in your program or of service to you, they are simply obstacles at best and competition at worst. Basically the 2 ingredients for degradation in graciousness and civility are smartphones and overcrowding.
As singapore BECAME a multi-nation country, multi-nation-singapore so even with the saf soldiers also no use, it's the pap party mistakes and there's no way to u-turn back.
Singapore is a sovereign country, not a multi-nation country.
As for people within Singapore, always been mixed like rojak.