2 killed in PIE accident

[BBBBBB80]

Whose minister's turn is it to use Caught Off Guard?

 

[zuoom]

what's there to be caught off guard by?

it's been in discussion for past couple of years already. they have put forth measures such as having high railings, canopy etc.

question is, would it be enough? or they should just ban transporting of workers? much like the chewing gum ban?

btw, it's 3 death in this accident. *maybe someone with mod rights can edit the tittle?

 

[HTOLAS]

Your racist statement is reprehensible and I condemn it completely. I will not engage this statement beyond this because such engagement gives it the credibility it should not get.

a pity it wasn't some shit skins.

 

[saratogas]

LTA don't value FTs lives at all, if they require all motorisk to belt up- even children must have car seat. Why FTs can travel dangerously on lorries? As if I care...

 

[Watchman]

LTA don't value FTs lives at all, if they require all motorisk to belt up- even children must have car seat. Why FTs can travel dangerously on lorries? As if I care...

We must help the poor FTs . See one today and teach them well .

Teach them today to demand from their employers

 

[Rogue Trader]

LTA don't value FTs lives at all, if they require all motorisk to belt up- even children must have car seat. Why FTs can travel dangerously on lorries? As if I care...

"Not an issue about costs. We are actually
giving FTs a chance to enjoy their journey in
an open top convertible"​

 

[SIFU]

many many years ago, a pte bus aunty say to me : how come commuters not allowed to stand on pte bus but can do so on sbs bus? sbs bus safer meh?

she answer herself : because zhenghu is biggest mah.

fuck the pap. they only care about $$, their $$. they dun give a damn about saving lifes.:oIo:

 

[zuoom]

private bus not allow standing? as in those of same size as those regular SBS buses?

if those smaller 25 seater buses, i can understand.

but if it's the same type as the SBS buses, then it doesn't make too much sense. if any, it's more of a double standard.

 

[Watchman]

many many years ago, a pte bus aunty say to me : how come commuters not allowed to stand on pte bus but can do so on sbs bus? sbs bus safer meh?

she answer herself : because zhenghu is biggest mah.

fuck the pap. they only care about $$, their $$. they dun give a damn about saving lifes.:oIo:

Excellent double standard in Singapore . We need to let the WHOLE WIDE WORLD KNOWS HOW STUPID WITH DOUBLE STANDARD for peasants !

 

[Watchman]

Posted on 22 Jun 2010
4 accidents in 5 hours: Reckless lorry drivers a danger on the roads

 

[Cao Pi]

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[halsey02]

We must help the poor FTs . See one today and teach them well .

Teach them today to demand from their employers

You mean this?

"You who are on the road
Must have a code that you can live by
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a good bye.
(Teach Your Children, Graham Nash, CSNY "Deja Vu")

 

[Rogue Trader]

Pap will not support the protection of these cheapo FTs because it is additional cost to businesses. They can boast 1st world facilities and living standards all they want, but everybody knows the labour standards in this country is very 3rd world.

 

[Watchman]

Pap will not support the protection of these cheapo FTs because it is additional cost to businesses. They can boast 1st world facilities and living standards all they want, but everybody knows the labour standards in this country is very 3rd world.

PAP government can use FTs to suppress our pay and way of life .

We too can be capable to use the FTs as our soldiers .

 

[pallkia]

It is always when blood is spilled,then the authority starts to work!The main reason is nobody is enforcing the rules!The last time I saw traffic police on the roads was months ago!

Sometimes it seems to me the traffic police allows/condone speeding by speed limit vehicles.You see that all days that they are speeding freely on the center and outer lanes all the time.

 

[kingrant]

Most likely the following causes, usually maintenance issues:

1. Worn out/malfunctioning brakes
2. Steering defect during braking
3. bald tires
4. Wheel alignment that can lead to unbalanced steering control

All the above can cause vehicle to pull to one side and lose control. esp with load at the back, can fishtail.

Owners are usually tight-fisted and negligent on vehicle maintenance & upkeep.

 

[myo539]

Most likely the following causes, usually maintenance issues:

1. Worn out/malfunctioning brakes
2. Steering defect during braking
3. bald tires
4. Wheel alignment that can lead to unbalanced steering control

All the above can cause vehicle to pull to one side and lose control. esp with load at the back, can fishtail.

Owners are usually tight-fisted and negligent on vehicle maintenance & upkeep.

I think it's more to do with the driver as all vehicles have to go for annual inspection.

Early morning under the cover of darkness, I often see these lorries - probably driven by one of their fellow FT men - over-taking me. Nothing wrong except that I was driving at 90 KPH the maximum limit, and the lorry with loads of sleeping men, overtaking me on the left - and even sometime on my right. Don't blame anybody except the driver.

 

[LonewolfAlfa]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/376243/1/.html

Recommendations on safety of workers on lorry transport ready by year-end
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SINGAPORE: Recommendations on enhancing the safety of workers transported on lorries could be implemented before the end of the year.

Transport Minister Raymond Lim said that a Work Group has been set up to look into the issue, and a report is expected to be complete by year-end.

The Work Group is co-chaired by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Manpower Ministry, and includes representatives from the Singapore Contractors Association, the Singapore Transport Association and the Singapore School & Private Hire Bus Owners' Association.

Mr Lim disclosed this in response to a Parliamentary question from MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Christopher de Souza.

The MP had asked if minimum safety requirements such as proper seats and shelter from rain would be mandated for such a form of transportation.

Currently, in a move to help businesses reduce costs, owners and hirers of goods vehicles are allowed to use their vehicles to transport their workers to and from their places of work or business, subject to various safety regulations put in place by the LTA.

Among them, workers must be seated at a height of not more than 3.2 metres from the ground. A label must also be displayed to indicate the maximum number of workers that can be transported. If goods are also transported, the number of persons should be reduced accordingly.

Mr Lim said the label is a reminder on the maximum number of workers the vehicle can carry. It also facilitates enforcement against errant employers who overload their vehicles.

- CNA/yb

its so obvious that the cause of all these accidents are due to speeding.

just reduce the speed limit back to 60kmph for these vehicles and stick them on the left lane. send out the frequently TPs to keep them in check.

is that so difficult? wtf!

 

[Legolas]

Jun 23, 2010
Lorry was overcrowded

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<!--background story, collapse if none--> LORRY MEANT FOR 13 PASSENGERS

DESPITE new measures implemented by Land Transport Authority (LTA) in January to improve passenger safety in lorries, rules continue to be ignored.
On the 10-foot Toyota Dyna, 17 people were in the lorry meant to sit only 13 at the back.

Under LTA guidelines, if lorries exceed less than 25 per cent of its allocated capacity, a fine of $500 will be imposed, and if they exceed 25 per cent, the violator will be prosecuted in court, which could lead to a maximum jail term of six months.

A motorvehicle accident involving a lorry left two casualties and 15 injured at Jalan Toa Payoh flyover to Changi Airport. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

<!-- story content : start --> THREE workers died on Tuesday morning when a lorry carrying excess passengers skidded and overturned on the slip road from PIE towards Thomson Road. Two died on the spot while another died later at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), where 14 others were sent for treatment of injuries. All 17 are Chinese nationals and work for CREC Construction Pte Ltd. The lorry skidded and slammed into the metal railings of the divider separating the slip road to Thomson Road and the PIE. When ambulances arrived at 8.10am, two men were found in a drain along the divider, one of whom was already dead.

Most of the vehicle damage was on its left side, with the passenger door smashed in, and windshield and left cargo side railing knocked off. Injured workers said those with more serious injuries had sat towards the left of the vehicle. Traffic police closed off a lane on the slip road and the left-most lane of PIE, causing a rush-hour traffice jam till the lorry was lifted by two tow trucks at 10.45am. Eight of the injured who suffered abrasions and simple arm fractures, including the driver, had been discharged from TTSH. Six others were warded, some for trauma and others for minor abrasions, but all are in stable condition.

 

[Legolas]

Lorry driver arrested


Jun 24, 2010
Lorry driver arrested

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The driver, who is believed to be in his early 20s, is currently out on $10,000 bail. --ST FILE PHOTO

<!-- story content : start --> THE driver of the lorry which skidded and overturned just off the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) which resulted the death of three foreign workers has been arrested. Meanwhile, on Wednesday a 24-footer truck carrying 35 workers crashed into a tree along Jurong Port Road reinforcing calls for tougher rules governing the transportation of workers. Fourteen others were injured in Tuesday's horrific accident. In the Jurong Port accident, there were no serious casualties, according to the company's boss Simon Subra.

Two of the 35 workers from Fining Engineers and Contractors were sent to the National University Hospital for head injuries and treated as outpatients. Another four escaped with scrapes and bruises and have since been discharged. The company deals with 'the transportation of several goods" and provides moving services as well, said Mr Subra. He added that the driver of the truck has been driving for about 40 years and this is the first time the company has had such an incident.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of the Straits Times.