Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each year of the last five years (a) how many people have been punished for breaches of Rules 6, 9, 10 and 11 of the Road Traffic (Pedestrian Crossings) Rules; and (b) what has been the range of punishments they received. Mr K Shanmugam: TheContinue reading “DATA ON OFFENDERS OF ROAD TRAFFIC (PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS) RULES AND PUNISHMENTS RECEIVED”
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DATABASE OF LOCATIONS OF REPORTED ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS FOR RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry tracks the location of all reported road traffic accidents in Singapore; and (b) if so, whether the Ministry will consider publishing a database of accidents with location data for research and advocacy purposes. Mr K Shanmugam: The Traffic Police (TP) has recordsContinue reading “DATABASE OF LOCATIONS OF REPORTED ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS FOR RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY”
TRAINING AND STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING PRISON INMATES WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what training and assistance are provided to prison officers to equip them to handle prison inmates who have intellectual disability; and (b) what measures are put in place for such prison inmates to seek help in the event of any abuse or mistreatment by othersContinue reading “TRAINING AND STRATEGIES FOR HANDLING PRISON INMATES WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY”
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT BETWEEN TWO HUNTER ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES DURING EXERCISE WALLABY
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Defence (a) what has been the cause of the accident between two Hunter armoured fighting vehicles during Exercise Wallaby in Australia on 24 September 2024, leading to 12 Servicemen suffering injuries; and (b) whether there are any lessons from this incident which can be applied to improveContinue reading “CAUSE OF ACCIDENT BETWEEN TWO HUNTER ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES DURING EXERCISE WALLABY”
STUDY ON EU’S MANDATE FOR INSTALLATION OF INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY IN NEW VEHICLES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry is studying the new European Union mandate for the installation of Intelligent Speed Assistance technology in all new vehicles this year to reduce road accidents and associated injuries and fatalities. Mr Chee Hong Tat: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is aware that the EuropeanContinue reading “STUDY ON EU’S MANDATE FOR INSTALLATION OF INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY IN NEW VEHICLES”
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR MEMBERS OF ACTIVE MOBILITY ADVISORY PANEL
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) how are members of the Active Mobility Advisory Panel (AMAP) selected; and (b) whether AMAP members are required to have professional or academic expertise relating to active mobility or transport. Mr Chee Hong Tat: Active Mobility Advisory Panel members are selected to represent the various stakeholdersContinue reading “SELECTION CRITERIA FOR MEMBERS OF ACTIVE MOBILITY ADVISORY PANEL”
ROOT CAUSES FOR MASSIVE EAST-WEST MRT LINE DISRUPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND REVIEW TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) in view of recent major MRT service disruptions, whether the Public Transport Council will consider reviewing the fare increase scheduled for 28 December 2024; (b) if not, why not; and (c) whether service reliability in the period leading up to the date of the proposed fareContinue reading “ROOT CAUSES FOR MASSIVE EAST-WEST MRT LINE DISRUPTION IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND REVIEW TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCE”
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND FATALITY RATES IN PAST FIVE YEARS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs in the past five years, what is the annual number of (i) road traffic accidents and (ii) road deaths per billion vehicle kilometres. Mr K Shanmugam: The Member may refer to the report on the Annual Road Traffic Situation 2023 on the Police’s website for theContinue reading “ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND FATALITY RATES IN PAST FIVE YEARS”
MEASURES TO ENHANCE RESILIENCE AND SYSTEM-WIDE RESPONSE IN LIGHT OF RECENT MRT DISRUPTIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the end-of-life date for the 48 first-generation MRT trains which have been in service for 35 years; (b) whether these trains currently pose increased derailment or safety risks while carrying passengers; (c) what is the failure rate of these trains compared to newerContinue reading “MEASURES TO ENHANCE RESILIENCE AND SYSTEM-WIDE RESPONSE IN LIGHT OF RECENT MRT DISRUPTIONS”
PENALTIES FOR MISUSE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether an update can be provided on LTA’s efforts since March 2024 to prepare for the enforcement of new regulations for the use of personal mobility aids (PMAs) in 2025; (b) what efforts have been expended to engage current owners who will have to giveContinue reading “PENALTIES FOR MISUSE OF PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES”
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