Enforcement checks show 1 in 10 lorries flout rules
The following article was published in TODAY on 7 July 2010.
Enforcement checks show 1 in 10 lorries flout rules
by Dylan Loh
TODAY
Jul 07, 2010
Reproduced photo caption: An LTA enforcement officer issuing a summons to a lorry driver who displayed an incorrect Maximum Passenger Capacity label. KOH MUI FONG
SINGAPORE - The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Traffic Police have stepped up enforcement checks on lorries in view of recent fatal accidents.
In all, 368 lorries were found to have flouted safety rules over a two-week period.
MediaCorp joined one such operation in the west of Singapore early yesterday morning.
In the darkness before daybreak, enforcement officers guided lorries suspected of safety violations into a heavy vehicle park along Pioneer Road at the Tuas industrial area.
Enforcement officers in white inspected the vehicles closely. A summon of fines was issued to every driver who was found flouting regulations.
One lorry had a Maximum Passenger Capacity label of 27 displayed, but after checks, it was found that only 22 people were supposed to be carried in the vehicle.
According to regulations, lorries should also fill their front cabins with passengers first, before putting people in the back.
One lorry driver was found not to have done this, and he seemed agitated when he was issued a summons, complaining in a mishmash of dialects.
He then shouted at two workers he was ferrying to sit in front. He drove off before the men were seated safely next to him and before the door was closed.
About one in 10 lorries were found to have flouted safety rules during the two-week operation.
Enforcement checks show 1 in 10 lorries flout rules
by Dylan Loh
TODAY
Jul 07, 2010
Reproduced photo caption: An LTA enforcement officer issuing a summons to a lorry driver who displayed an incorrect Maximum Passenger Capacity label. KOH MUI FONGSINGAPORE - The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Traffic Police have stepped up enforcement checks on lorries in view of recent fatal accidents.
In all, 368 lorries were found to have flouted safety rules over a two-week period.
MediaCorp joined one such operation in the west of Singapore early yesterday morning.
In the darkness before daybreak, enforcement officers guided lorries suspected of safety violations into a heavy vehicle park along Pioneer Road at the Tuas industrial area.
Enforcement officers in white inspected the vehicles closely. A summon of fines was issued to every driver who was found flouting regulations.
One lorry had a Maximum Passenger Capacity label of 27 displayed, but after checks, it was found that only 22 people were supposed to be carried in the vehicle.
According to regulations, lorries should also fill their front cabins with passengers first, before putting people in the back.
One lorry driver was found not to have done this, and he seemed agitated when he was issued a summons, complaining in a mishmash of dialects.
He then shouted at two workers he was ferrying to sit in front. He drove off before the men were seated safely next to him and before the door was closed.
About one in 10 lorries were found to have flouted safety rules during the two-week operation.
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