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| 35 elderly people were killed in traffic accidents in the first 10 months of the year |
The police are set to launch a new round of anti-jaywalking operations from Monday, Dec. 11, after a marked increase in the number of traffic fatalities in the first 10 months of the year.
Government statistics show that a total of 85 people
were killed in traffic accidents from January to September, the highest number
for the same period since 2020.
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This means that on average, two people lost their
lives in traffic accidents each week, according to police.
Of those killed,
56 were pedestrians, with 35 of them being elderly individuals aged 65 or
above, accounting for 63% of pedestrian deaths.
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Trucks constituted the largest number of vehicles
involved in fatal accidents involving elderly pedestrians, followed by taxis
and minibuses.
The main causes of the fatal traffic accidents were
improper or non-use of pedestrian crossings and using phones while crossing.
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Pedestrians
are urged to obey traffic rules and to always use the so-called “four
treasures of pedestrians” - traffic lights, zebra crossings, pedestrian
tunnels, and footbridges.
The fixed penalty for those found violating traffic
rules is a $2,000 fine. Enforcers in civilian clothes will be deployed, to stop
the practice of pedestrians obeying traffic rules only when they see police
officers nearby.
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A similar police operation was conducted across the city
in the third quarter of the year, which resulted in 1,786 pedestrians each being
issued with the $2,000 fixed penalty for violating traffic regulation.
Police say that as a result, there has been a 50%
drop in serious or fatal traffic incidents affecting pedestrians. However, the number
of fatalities remains high.
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Thus, in the first week of the month, the Police
Traffic Branch, in collaboration with the Regional Traffic Safety Unit, stepped
up the education campaign on road safety, with the trusty mascot, “Bear Sir”
helping put the message across.
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At the same time, pedestrian safety banners have
been hung at around 100 locations with high pedestrian and vehicle traffic, and
“Bear Sir” stickers affixed on traffic light controllers.
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But after these promotional activities, the police
said it will start “unpredictable, indefinite an varied” forms of law enforcement
across all districts to bring home its message about the importance of traffic
safety.
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