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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I AM disappointed with how the Traffic Police handled my complaint about a lorry, which spilled its contents at the junction of Clementi West Street 2 and West Coast Road last Friday at 9pm.
Driving at the junction, I noticed a huge pile of white substance strewn over the road. I saw some men trying to recover some containers and stack them back on the lorry, but none made any attempt to clear the substance from the road.
Concerned for the safety of motorists and other road users, I immediately contacted the Traffic Police and requested a prompt dispatch of a police patrol before the lorry driver could drive off and leave behind the perhaps dangerous substance.
About 45 minutes later, I received a call from the Traffic Police requesting the lorry's vehicle registration number as the driver had left without cleaning up the mess. I asked what took the Traffic Police so long to dispatch a patrol car. The reply was that their patrol car was engaged in another activity. I was aghast that the Traffic Police did not enlist outside assistance, which I believe would have been at the scene in minutes.
This is not the first time I have encountered manpower shortages in the Traffic Police.
In September last year, when I was involved in an accident, I had to contact the Traffic Police because a passenger was injured. It took them almost 45 minutes to arrive at the scene, by which time a massive traffic jam had formed.
The officer attributed his late arrival to manpower shortage as he had to attend to another road accident.
I hope the Traffic Police will agree that taking 45 minutes to arrive at an accident scene leaves room for improvement. A review is therefore imperative. Chan Tian Soo
Kwa see mi lan cheow? U donch pay me well I collupt then u know! *chey*
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I AM disappointed with how the Traffic Police handled my complaint about a lorry, which spilled its contents at the junction of Clementi West Street 2 and West Coast Road last Friday at 9pm.
Driving at the junction, I noticed a huge pile of white substance strewn over the road. I saw some men trying to recover some containers and stack them back on the lorry, but none made any attempt to clear the substance from the road.
Concerned for the safety of motorists and other road users, I immediately contacted the Traffic Police and requested a prompt dispatch of a police patrol before the lorry driver could drive off and leave behind the perhaps dangerous substance.
About 45 minutes later, I received a call from the Traffic Police requesting the lorry's vehicle registration number as the driver had left without cleaning up the mess. I asked what took the Traffic Police so long to dispatch a patrol car. The reply was that their patrol car was engaged in another activity. I was aghast that the Traffic Police did not enlist outside assistance, which I believe would have been at the scene in minutes.
This is not the first time I have encountered manpower shortages in the Traffic Police.
In September last year, when I was involved in an accident, I had to contact the Traffic Police because a passenger was injured. It took them almost 45 minutes to arrive at the scene, by which time a massive traffic jam had formed.
The officer attributed his late arrival to manpower shortage as he had to attend to another road accident.
I hope the Traffic Police will agree that taking 45 minutes to arrive at an accident scene leaves room for improvement. A review is therefore imperative. Chan Tian Soo
Kwa see mi lan cheow? U donch pay me well I collupt then u know! *chey*
