More people reporting bad road conduct

In recent years, several road safety interest groups have sprung up on social media. They use videos captured by vehicle dashboard cameras to call out irresponsible motorists and other road users.Its founder Aloysius Fong, 62, said the site receives up to 10 videos of unsafe driving behaviour daily, with about half of them related to motorists beating a red-light signal.

Other communities include Beh Chia Lor at more than 131,000 followers, Singapore Reckless Drivers with over 130,000 followers, and SG Road Vigilante with more than 48,000 followers. If the video contains an incident of irresponsible driving behaviour, Mr Fong would usually forward it to TP via the online portal on behalf of the contributors.

While more people are using dashcam videos to call out bad behaviour on the roads, this may not necessarily mean the problem is getting worse, said transport analyst Gopinath Menon."It's possible that today we are more aware because of social media," said the senior research fellow at Nanyang Technological University."If people are aware that they are being watched, the hope is that they will be more careful," he added.

To curb irresponsible driving, the authorities may soon raise penalties for dangerous and careless driving, as well as road traffic offences such as illegal U-turns."Enforcement is one way, but it is not possible to do 100 per cent enforcement," he said.Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the

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