Committee of Supply 2025 debate, Day 2: Pritam Singh on helping vulnerable road users
In parliament on Monday (Mar 3), Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh proposed greater public participation with incentives to nudge road users to drive safely. He asked if the Ministry of Home Affairs would consider encouraging road users to report to the Traffic Police (TP) video evidence of unsafe, negligent or rash road behaviour committed against motorcyclists and elderly pedestrians. He proposed that a percentage of the summons amount paid by errant road users, after accounting for administrative costs, can be given to the person who first reported the incident, so as to incentivise the reporting of unsafe road practices. A similar approach can be taken towards drivers who transport foreign workers in lorries should they speed or drive in an unsafe manner, he said. Mr Singh also wanted to know if the TP would consider re-introducing the blinking amber light that used to be commonly seen on the top of cabins of commercial vehicles, so that road users can be alerted to commercial vehicles carrying goods and foreign workers more easily.
In parliament on Monday (Mar 3), Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh proposed greater public participation with incentives to nudge road users to drive safely. He asked if the Ministry of Home Affairs would consider encouraging road users to report to the Traffic Police (TP) video evidence of unsafe, negligent or rash road behaviour committed against motorcyclists and elderly pedestrians. He proposed that a percentage of the summons amount paid by errant road users, after accounting for administrative costs, can be given to the person who first reported the incident, so as to incentivise the reporting of unsafe road practices. A similar approach can be taken towards drivers who transport foreign workers in lorries should they speed or drive in an unsafe manner, he said. Mr Singh also wanted to know if the TP would consider re-introducing the blinking amber light that used to be commonly seen on the top of cabins of commercial vehicles, so that road users can be alerted to commercial vehicles carrying goods and foreign workers more easily.
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