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Traffic/Road rules

85-year-old woman who made illegal right turn against flow of traffic fined $4,000

Ruth Chia Soh Kim was fined $4,000 after pleading guilty to one charge for driving without due care and attention causing grievous hurt.
Ruth Chia Soh Kim was fined $4,000 after pleading guilty to one charge for driving without due care and attention causing grievous hurt.

S’pore to tighten demerit points system, lower alcohol limits amid surge in road traffic deaths

Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Sim Ann said the road traffic situation here was deteriorating, and changes are needed to arrest this.
Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Sim Ann said the road traffic situation here was deteriorating, and changes are needed to arrest this.

Road traffic fatalities hit 10-year high of 149 in 2025; elderly deaths more than double

Of great concern to the authorities was the number of elderly who died, with figures that more than doubled from 11 in 2024 to 27 in 2025. All were pedestrians.
Of great concern to the authorities was the number of elderly who died, with figures that more than doubled from 11 in 2024 to 27 in 2025. All were pedestrians.

Man to be charged over evading roadblock and dangerous driving, among other offences

A 34-year-old driver sped through a police roadblock in Airport Road in the wee hours of Feb 17, the police said.
A 34-year-old driver sped through a police roadblock in Airport Road in the wee hours of Feb 17, the police said.

Protesters to leave Cargill's Brazil facility in 48 hours

Indigenous people prepare to leave the camp after requesting 48 hours to dismantle it, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government revoked Decree 12,600, which had allowed plans to dredge the Tapajos River and expand rail transport of soy and corn for export markets, outside Cargill's Santarem terminal in Santarem, Brazil February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Indigenous people prepare to leave the camp after requesting 48 hours to dismantle it, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government revoked Decree 12,600, which had allowed plans to dredge the Tapajos River and expand rail transport of soy and corn for export markets, outside Cargill's Santarem terminal in Santarem, Brazil February 24, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Man faces charges over driving against flow of traffic in Bartley Road East

The police said they were alerted at 12.50am on Dec 14, 2025, to a black car going against the flow of traffic along Bartley Road East.
The police said they were alerted at 12.50am on Dec 14, 2025, to a black car going against the flow of traffic along Bartley Road East.

Forum: Eliminate ‘dead time’ to improve traffic flow

ComfortDelGro investigating after taxi seen travelling with open door

In a video recording uploaded on the SGRV Admin page, a yellow taxi is seen travelling on the rightmost lane of a road with its driver’s side door open.
In a video recording uploaded on the SGRV Admin page, a yellow taxi is seen travelling on the rightmost lane of a road with its driver’s side door open.

Indigenous protesters occupy Cargill's Santarem port terminal in Brazil

A protester shows a sign that reads \"Mother water transports life, not capitalism\" during a demonstration at Cargill's offices in support of Indigenous groups who have been blocking truck traffic for several days at the entrance of Cargill's Santarem terminal in northern Brazil, protesting against plans to dredge the Tapajos river and move more grains like soy and corn destined for export markets, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Jean Carniel
A protester shows a sign that reads \"Mother water transports life, not capitalism\" during a demonstration at Cargill's offices in support of Indigenous groups who have been blocking truck traffic for several days at the entrance of Cargill's Santarem terminal in northern Brazil, protesting against plans to dredge the Tapajos river and move more grains like soy and corn destined for export markets, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 20, 2026. REUTERS/Jean Carniel

Cops looking for driver who ditched car after police chase from Paya Lebar to Punggol

警察追轿车 Blk 122A Edgedale Plains
警察追轿车 Blk 122A Edgedale Plains

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.