The Traffic Police (TP) and the National Taxi Association (NTA) announced a new road safety initiative involving the taxi community on 20 September 2016.
With more than 28,000 taxis in Singapore, taxi drivers are among the most frequent road users on our roads. As such, they are well-positioned to be road safety influencers as they assume their roles as 'cabtains’ of passengers’ safety.
In partnership with 3M and supported by taxi operators ComfortDelGro Taxi and SMRT Taxis, quotes from taxi drivers will be affixed on the bumpers of 500 taxis and will include road safety messages and personal tips on what constitutes good RoadSense.
In addition, following the successful trial involving more than 3,800 ComfortDelGro taxis that used Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) to alert its drivers when approaching red light and fixed speed cameras, this initiative will be extended to ComfortDelGro and SMRT’s fleets of taxis from October 2016.
TP invites all road users to join the online conversation at the Use Your RoadSense Facebook page, and support this movement by getting others involved. Visit https://www.facebook.com/roadsense.sg for more details.
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
20 September 2016 @ 1:45 PM