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S1E44: Singapore’s worsening road culture: What’s behind it and what can be done?
The tension between drivers and motorcyclists in Singapore is longstanding, ugly and increasingly a fatality risk - but what lies at the root of this strained relationship?
Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests.
Traffic accidents claimed the lives of 54 people within the first four months of 2024.
Motorcyclists and pillion riders accounted for more than half those deaths - a trend that continues from the previous year.
With traffic accident fatalities in 2023 at an all time high since 2016, it’s time…
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