‘I felt like I was going to fall off’: Lorry rides and the push to make it safer for workers

As at July 19, a Change.org petition for workers to be transported in vans or buses has garnered over 22,000 signatures. So why does the practice persist despite safety concerns? Can injuries and deaths from lorry accidents be prevented?In aLove CNA Insider videos and stories?It looks like the email address you entered is not valid.This service is not intended for persons residing in the EU.

Safety expert Natarajan Krishnamurthy said a lorry is more dangerous than a bus or van because it is structurally “much weaker”. It is also more exposed — lacking restraints, people are thrown around. Low-wage migrant workers in sectors like construction form the bulk of lorry passengers in Singapore. And companies buy lorries because they can be deployed in multiple ways, said PQ Builders director Peh Ke Pin.

But countries like Canada, Thailand and the United States allow passengers to be ferried on the rear deck of goods vehicles travelling on roads, albeit with safety precautions and some restrictions, Khor cited in Parliament. These ideas were presented to Member of Parliament Alex Yam and Associate Professor Yap Fook Fah, co-director of the Transport Research Centre at the Nanyang Technological University.

All this years n suddenly becos of one documentary...they felt like falling off a lorry. U mean to say previously they were all very safe riding on a lorry.

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