SINGAPORE - Drivers on Singapore roads appear to be reckless,
selfish, uncivil and belligerent, judging from the number of
stories of accidents and road-rage incidents submitted lately by
citizen journalists to Stomp.
The prevalence of in-vehicle cameras has led to an increase in
reports about bad driving.
Take, for example, the case of a driver of a blue Honda who
refused to give way to an ambulance.
The report of what he did drew considerable flak from Stompers
after the story appeared in the website's citizen-journalism
section, Singapore Seen. Despite the ambulance's blaring siren, the
Honda stayed in its lane, forcing the ambulance to squeeze its way
through from the left.
Stomper Christine alerted Stomp to the driver's brazen
behaviour, which had been recorded on video and uploaded on YouTube
by user zeHuggable.
Echoing the sentiments of many Stompers, Christine called for
the Honda driver to be punished, citing a clause in the
Public Order Act which states
that a person who obstructs the passage of any ambulance may be
fined up to $10,000 or imprisoned for up
to six months, or both.
