From today until Wednesday (May 10), police will be cracking down on public service vehicle drivers for careless or dangerous driving (i.e. WhatsApping their mates or speeding like they’re in an audition for Fast and Furious 9).
According to a government press release, the six-day territory-wide operation will see police officers take unspecified “stringent enforcement actions” against drivers of taxis, franchised buses, minibuses, private light buses, and private school buses for traffic offenses like speeding, texting while driving, and “seatbelt-related offenses”.
(What, those things aren’t just for decoration?)
Police figures show that 1,605 traffic accidents involving public service vehicles took place in the first three months of the year, accounting for 43 percent of all traffic accidents during that time, and causing 2,114 casualties and seven fatalities.
The most common causes for these accidents were inattentive driving, driving too close to the vehicle in front, careless lane changing, failing to ensure the safety of passengers (apparently, they’re supposed to remind us to buckle up), and making improper or illegal turns.
While the police didn’t specify what kinds of penalties would be doled out to offending drivers, the force’s regular anti-jaywalking and anti-illegal parking operations normally see fines or warnings handed out to offenders.
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