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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

The Faster the dash, the Harder the smash

Surprisingly, the topic of riding, driving safely came back again when I went for theory lesson today. Did you know there was this campaign 'Ride bright, stay alive' back in 90s and it's pretty much alive til today. It requires motorist to turn on their headlights 24/7, even in the day! Offenders will be fined. Jus to remind us some of the common offences under DIPS(Driver improvement points system). DIPS allows driver to accumulate less than 24 points within 24months before liable for suspension. (After your probation)

Tinted visor cause you a fine of $50. while drink driver will be awarded a fine of $3500, license suspension of 18months.Even for first time offenders! (about one and a half mug beer will exceed legal limit).
For my frens reading this(mostly females here ), I hope you gals make sure your frens are sober enough to send u home! PLease please do not compromise safety! Even if all your frens are hitching the ride, do go public if you feel its unsafe. You don have to go with the crowd! Advise your driver if you can!
(Remember there was this driver who crashed and killed someone cos he was drunk and driving against traffic flow on the highway with no headlights?! He was jailed 3years and license suspended for 20 years)

Using handphone while driving, fine $200, 12 demerit points.
Beating red lights, 12 demerit points fine $200. Speeding has a range of demerit points, depending on how much u exceeded the legal limit.

Remember the bendemeer case? The driver crashed into a bus stop. 3 were killed instantly, 4 seriously injured. The driver was so traumatised himself, he stayed in the vehicle until the police came. (Speaking of which, 1 of the seriously injured people was my neightbour. Yes, he stays next door).You wont wanna witness that. Neither do you wanna take other's lives. So please drive responsibly.

Think it's safe to speed? Think again. For motorist, We made a pledge the day we pass our test( yes we have a rider pledge). That is to ride safely and to try our best to stay alive.

Speed limit on all roads in Singapore is 50km/hour unless otherwise stated.