Road Hogging Rule in SGP

[Ferrislong]

Hi All,

 

I have just been advised by a TP on CTE that there is no such penalty called "road hogging".

Only "road hinderance".

 

Any one can verify this?

 

I am not booked for anything.

 

thanks

[Edwards]

the local mindset abt this term is

 

regardless of how fast i drive, be it 200kmh or 50kmh, as long as you are the slower vehicle in front of me and refuse to give way, you are road hogging

 

u go check their driving records...see if it's clean

 

they create their own rules.... haha..and think they are the traffic police

[Galantspeedz]

Hi All,

 

I have just been advised by a TP on CTE that there is no such penalty called "road hogging".

Only "road hinderance".

 

Any one can verify this?

 

I am not booked for anything.

 

thanks

 

Think better ask the TP go retake his driving test, unless he say the below Mr Wong is wrong

 

Extracted from MHA webbie

 

Written Answer to Parliamentary Question on how many cases of road hogging were there in each of the last five years, 15 February 2008

 

Number of Road Hogging Cases from 2003 to 2007

 

 

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

No. summons issued 848 773 440 456 658

 

 

Road hogging is proscribed under Rule 5 of the Road Traffic Rules, which states that (a) every vehicle which is moving at a slow rate of speed shall be driven as close to the left-hand side of the roadway as possible, and (b) every vehicle shall at all times be driven in such manner as not to obstruct vehicles moving at a faster speed. Breach of that Rule is an offence under Section 131 of the Road Traffic Act, which attracts a maximum penalty of a $1,000 fine or 3 months

Edited February 25, 2010 by Galantspeedz

[Galantspeedz]

the local mindset abt this term is

 

regardless of how fast i drive, be it 200kmh or 50kmh, as long as you are the slower vehicle in front of me and refuse to give way, you are road hogging

 

u go check their driving records...see if it's clean

 

they create their own rules.... haha..and think they are the traffic police

 

lai compare lor... past 5yrs enough?

 

yours is the hogger mindset instead...

Edited February 25, 2010 by Galantspeedz

[Edwards]

LOL

 

u divide these figures by 365 for every year

 

how many road hoggers caught per day on average?? haha

 

on KPE alone, already 60 caught for speeding per day, combine together all stresspore roads, how many speedsters per day u think? 1000?

 

so is road hogging very serious??

 

then why is the TP setting up more speed cams?

 

lai compare lah

 

i have 11 years of clean driving records without any demerit points

 

 

[Galantspeedz]

LOL

 

u divide these figures by 365 for every year

 

how many road hoggers caught per day on average?? haha

 

on KPE alone, already 60 caught for speeding per day, combine together all stresspore roads, how many speedsters per day u think? 1000?

 

so is road hogging very serious??

 

then why is the TP setting up more speed cams?

 

lai compare lah

 

i have 11 years of clean driving records without any demerit points

 

could it be because there are more speedsters than hoggers? or the TP takes a lighter view of hoggers than speedsters but it does not mean it is wrong...

 

ii have 9yrs out of 10yrs of holding a licence for speeding, comparable if you ask me...

 

and you have 11 out of 11? if yes, kudos to you but it does not make you any safer than me... cuz we are both still alive and holding to our licence.... and pls tell me you are only taking a/c the time when you have a car... no car not included hor lol

Edited February 25, 2010 by Galantspeedz

[TangoElite]

Hi All,

 

I have just been advised by a TP on CTE that there is no such penalty called "road hogging".

Only "road hinderance".

 

Any one can verify this?

 

I am not booked for anything.

 

thanks

 

 

 

what happened? how come you are talking to TP? pulled over for what?

[TangoElite]

the local mindset abt this term is

 

regardless of how fast i drive, be it 200kmh or 50kmh, as long as you are the slower vehicle in front of me and refuse to give way, you are road hogging

 

u go check their driving records...see if it's clean

 

they create their own rules.... haha..and think they are the traffic police

 

 

 

obviously you dont know the rules

 

got pwned by the very next post

[Galantspeedz]

they create their own rules.... haha..and think they are the traffic police

 

and rules was not created by speedsters but the MHA

[ODC]

the local mindset abt this term is

 

regardless of how fast i drive, be it 200kmh or 50kmh, as long as you are the slower vehicle in front of me and refuse to give way, you are road hogging

 

u go check their driving records...see if it's clean

 

they create their own rules.... haha..and think they are the traffic police

 

I did ask a TP friend before.

He says as long as you are at the speed limit you can never be booked for hogging.

In fact if you see someone driving faster than the speed limit can call the TP to report.

And also he say if we give way to speeders like this its more dangerous so he said to remain calm and note down the reg plate number to report to police.

[Edwards]

haha if i dunno the rules, then how come i can drive regularly on the roads for 11 years without any demerit points? for your info, i drive everyday

 

pls lah, go read up traffic flow theory, as long as u do not severely hinder traffic such that the direction of propagation shockwave is reversed, you are not hogging the road

 

if only one or two joker suddenly appear behind you tailgating you, you will not get penalized even if you don't move left

 

if not sure how to play this game, go familiarize with the rules of the game lah, otherwise game over very soon

 

 

[Requiemdk]

Easier to catch vehicles speeding over the limit. Cameras are set to snap pictures of cars "> speed limit" but cannot snap pictures of cars "< speed limit".

 

LOL@ those who equate clean driving records with safety. You can have 100 years of accident-free driving, but it counts for peanuts if you're the sort who jam brakes and causes accidents behind while driving away, turns out from minor lanes without consideration for cars on the main road, hog the overtaking lane despite knowing the "keep left unless overtaking" guideline*, etc. Safe driving does not always equate to considerate and courteous driving because caring for your OWN safety only is pretty damn selfish.

 

*Same as standing in the middle of an escalator, blocking people who want to walk down quicker. I seldom see this in other countries, but in Singapore.....

[Edwards]

by the way, those who have kenna demerit points before, especially for speeding

 

don't come here and flame "road hoggers" hor

 

cos u dunno how to play this game

[Edwards]

Easier to catch vehicles speeding over the limit. Cameras are set to snap pictures of cars "> speed limit" but cannot snap pictures of cars "< speed limit".

 

LOL@ those who equate clean driving records with safety. You can have 100 years of accident-free driving, but it counts for peanuts if you're the sort who jam brakes and causes accidents behind while driving away, turns out from minor lanes without consideration for cars on the main road, hog the overtaking lane despite knowing the "keep left unless overtaking" guideline*, etc. Safe driving does not always equate to considerate and courteous driving because caring for your OWN safety only is pretty damn selfish.

 

*Same as standing in the middle of an escalator, blocking people who want to walk down quicker. I seldom see this in other countries, but in Singapore.....

 

ya, i forgot also to mention that i have never caused any accidents on the roads before throughout my 11 years of driving

 

how? safe or not?

 

[ODC]

Easier to catch vehicles speeding over the limit. Cameras are set to snap pictures of cars "> speed limit" but cannot snap pictures of cars "< speed limit".

 

LOL@ those who equate clean driving records with safety. You can have 100 years of accident-free driving, but it counts for peanuts if you're the sort who jam brakes and causes accidents behind while driving away, turns out from minor lanes without consideration for cars on the main road, hog the overtaking lane despite knowing the "keep left unless overtaking" guideline*, etc. Safe driving does not always equate to considerate and courteous driving because caring for your OWN safety only is pretty damn selfish.

 

*Same as standing in the middle of an escalator, blocking people who want to walk down quicker. I seldom see this in other countries, but in Singapore.....

 

I think if want to walk up and down quickly can take the stairs.

[Requiemdk]

by the way, those who have kenna demerit points before, especially for speeding

 

don't come here and flame "road hoggers" hor

 

cos u dunno how to play this game

 

Never kenna before, but I still think that you thinking of traffic courtesy as a game is childish. And for all your knowledge of traffic flow, you have no way of predicting your own impact on the speed of traffic flow when you camp on the overtaking lane at the speed limit. I've stated this before on another thread - you have no way of ascertaining the emergency/non-emergency situation of another vehicle behind you, so leave the enforcement of traffic rules to those who have the authority and means to do so. When driving, be considerate and give way.

 

And btw, I've seen a more... shall we say... enlightened TP pull over a car before for roadhogging. Whichever TP stated that there is no anti-roadhogging law needs to go for re-training. See the statute posted by Galantspeedz. The fact of the matter is that it's far easier to catch someone for speeding than for roadhogging with cameras, so naturally there will seem to be a lot more speedsters.

[Requiemdk]

ya, i forgot also to mention that i have never caused any accidents on the roads before throughout my 11 years of driving

 

how? safe or not?

 

With your attitude? I doubt it. In fact, with your 11 years of driving, you're more likely to have caused a tailback with your hogging antics that delayed an ambulance enough for its passenger to kick the bucket.

 

Next, I don't see why your 11 years of driving experience is being trumpeted as some sort of achievement. My own father has had more than 4 times that record of accident and demerit-point free driving, but I still think he drives frickin' dangerously (he seldom uses the signal lights... but what're u gonna do to an old man eh...)

Edited February 25, 2010 by Requiemdk

[Requiemdk]

I think if want to walk up and down quickly can take the stairs.