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Ricky Lim ·
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will install red-amber-green arrows in as many of the 1,600 traffic junctions as possible in the coming years.
This means motorists will have to wait for the arrow to turn green before making a right turn. There have been suggestions in recent days for authorities to do away with the "discretionary" right turn, following two fatal accidents at traffic junctions.
"In five years, the vast majority of traffic junctions will have red-amber-green (RAG) arrows," said Mr Chandrasekar, LTA's group director of traffic and road operations on Thursday (Apr 26).
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Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Ricky Lim · Singapore
REACH
22 Apr 2018
Propose turn right junction traffic light remain "red" when opposite straight car is "green" with right of way
In light of 2 deadly car accidents where the "green light" turn right junction is allowed when opposite green light for "straight car" has right of way :--
(1) On 19 Apr 2018 in Clementi where an undergraduate girl in the taxi was killed and the rest of 5 injured by a speeding straight car.
(2) On 22 Apr 2018 in Bukit Timah area when a young 23 years old woman in a car was killed in a similar manner by a SMRT bus.
Will LTA consider making turn right junction "red light" until the opposite straight car turn from "green" to "red".
This will prevent the road mishaps that resulted in death or injuries as per the above 2 unfortunate accidents where 2 young promising lives were lost.
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This means motorists will have to wait for the arrow to turn green before making a right turn. There have been suggestions in recent days for authorities to do away with the "discretionary" right turn, following two fatal accidents at traffic junctions.
"In five years, the vast majority of traffic junctions will have red-amber-green (RAG) arrows," said Mr Chandrasekar, LTA's group director of traffic and road operations on Thursday (Apr 26).
--
Ricky Lim ·
Singapore
Ricky Lim · Singapore
REACH
22 Apr 2018
Propose turn right junction traffic light remain "red" when opposite straight car is "green" with right of way
In light of 2 deadly car accidents where the "green light" turn right junction is allowed when opposite green light for "straight car" has right of way :--
(1) On 19 Apr 2018 in Clementi where an undergraduate girl in the taxi was killed and the rest of 5 injured by a speeding straight car.
(2) On 22 Apr 2018 in Bukit Timah area when a young 23 years old woman in a car was killed in a similar manner by a SMRT bus.
Will LTA consider making turn right junction "red light" until the opposite straight car turn from "green" to "red".
This will prevent the road mishaps that resulted in death or injuries as per the above 2 unfortunate accidents where 2 young promising lives were lost.
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