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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I READ with interest yesterday's Forum Online letter by Mr Lawrence Lee, 'LTA should relook justification for simultaneous green lights at crossings'.
The real danger comes when pedestrians dash across the pedestrian crossing or cyclists cycle across it. The presence of these two groups is hard to spot and their speed is difficult to gauge. Couple this with an impatient driver, and it is a disaster waiting to happen. There have been many such near misses before.
Right-turning vehicles should be given an exclusive period to turn right, governed by the traffic lights, while the pedestrian crossing light is red.
Should there be an accident, it will be clear who is the guilty party.
The existing configuration may improve traffic flow and save time for everyone. However, the issue here is whether this is worth the trade-off with road user safety.
Aw Chon Wai
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I READ with interest yesterday's Forum Online letter by Mr Lawrence Lee, 'LTA should relook justification for simultaneous green lights at crossings'.
The real danger comes when pedestrians dash across the pedestrian crossing or cyclists cycle across it. The presence of these two groups is hard to spot and their speed is difficult to gauge. Couple this with an impatient driver, and it is a disaster waiting to happen. There have been many such near misses before.
Right-turning vehicles should be given an exclusive period to turn right, governed by the traffic lights, while the pedestrian crossing light is red.
Should there be an accident, it will be clear who is the guilty party.
The existing configuration may improve traffic flow and save time for everyone. However, the issue here is whether this is worth the trade-off with road user safety.
Aw Chon Wai
