Almost half of fatalities, or 32, comprised motorcyclists and pillion riders; 17 were elderly pedestrians. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Traffic accidents claimed the lives of 71 people in Singapore in the first half of 2023, a 57.8 per cent jump from the 45 killed in the same period in 2022.
Accidents that resulted in injuries rose by 11.1 per cent, from 3,125 in the first half of 2022 to 3,471 in the same period in 2023. There were six fatal accidents from motorists running the red light in the first half of 2023 compared with one in the corresponding period in 2022, even as the number of such violations fell to 16,143 from last year’s 23,645 – a 31.7 per cent drop.Speeding-related accidents dropped by 33.5 per cent from 505 in the first half of 2022 to 336 in the corresponding months in 2023 and, in the same time period, speeding violations decreased by 23.2 per cent, from 69,936 to 53,698.
The police said: “Whilst the Traffic Police will continue to educate the elderly to use designated crossings, we would like to encourage family members and friends to also remind them.”More elderly pedestrians injured, killed in traffic accidents in 2022: Traffic Police Despite a slight dip in the number of arrests for drink driving – from 790 in the first half of 2022 to 785 in 2023 – drinking-driving accidents increased by 21.4 per cent, from 70 to 85 in the same time period.
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