Delivery driver fined+banned from driving over biker's death

[Darthrevan]

A delivery driver was fined $8,000 and banned from driving for three years on Wednesday for causing the death of a motorcyclist along an expressway.

 

Lim Teck Thim, 53, admitted to making a lane switch from the extreme left to the second left lane of Ayer Rajah Expressway on Jan 7 last year without taking reasonable care, resulting in a collision with Mr Khoo Boon Ann's motorcycle.

 

The 25-year-old was thrown off his machine and run over by a trailer. He died on the spot.

 

Another charge of injuring civil defence officer Chan Bo San, 27, who was also on a motorcycle, was taken into consideration.

 

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_790058.html

[Zniper]

so easy let go? fine and banned for 3yrs nia? life is cheap in sg...

[Porche]

no wonder we see more accidents on the road....

[Donut]

I have said it few times in the past, our law is quite imbalance in putting a value in punishment over someone's death.

 

Road accidents causing death is the cheapest punishment the culript can get, compared to other kinds of death-related activities.

 

And this is really unfair to the road victims.

 

Drug smuggling more than 10mg, gets death sentence. You kill someone on the road, only fine $8k and not even a single day in jail. Any one with normal IQ can tell what's wrong with the law.....

[Spurman]

Agreed... Road accidentS gets too little punishments

[Latka]

no wonder we see more accidents on the road....

 

I think dey took d fella's age into consideration while sentencing. Perhaps dey feel no point sending a senior citizen to jail since his rice bowl more or less affected.

But hope d victim's family got a payout fm insurance.

[Edwardthy]

nothing is fair in this world

[Torquemonster]

Please always watch out for motorcyclist, they are the most vulnerable people on the road.

[Grinch84]

YUP! tats life here in Singapore Island..

 

My best friend was on his bike when a luxury sedan hit him from behind.

 

He flung off his bike..The car sped off. A taxi driver witnessed the whole incident and reported to the authority.

 

The BEST PART IS THAT , the culprit claimed that he was not aware that he actually hit someone despite

 

having a witness. Unfortunately he got away with only 8 Demerit points and $800 fine.. The culprit is the

 

owner of a construction company in Singapore...My friend survived the accident but sad to say that he is now

 

permanently disabled..

 

To the culprit, maybe u got away this time but remember this- wat goes around ,comes around..and urs is

 

gonna be horrible.

[Slackingbird]

YUP! tats life here in Singapore Island..

 

My best friend was on his bike when a luxury sedan hit him from behind.

 

He flung off his bike..The car sped off. A taxi driver witnessed the whole incident and reported to the authority.

 

The BEST PART IS THAT , the culprit claimed that he was not aware that he actually hit someone despite

 

having a witness. Unfortunately he got away with only 8 Demerit points and $800 fine.. The culprit is the

 

owner of a construction comp

any in Singapore...My friend survived the accident but sad to say that he is now

 

permanently disabled..

 

To the culprit, maybe u got away this time but remember this- wat goes around ,comes around..and urs is

 

gonna be horrible.

 

 

this kinda drivers will get their karma!! My bike accident was also caused by an irresponsible driver and I'm now permanently disabled on my left knee :angry:

 

[LoverofCar]

Agreed... Road accidentS gets too little punishments

Don't be too quick in your comment...accident do happen due to a short lapse of concentration...I'm sure the driver is regretting his carelessness .....imagine you are the drive or relative of the driver...do u still make the above comment?...

[SimonTan]

That's the loophole.

Just claim don't know and not aware.

Or at best thought it was just a tree trunk, and blamed ENV for not sweeping the road clean.

 

[Darkseed73]

That's why my mom never allow me to learn motor bike........especially now Singapore drivers are getting crazier by day........

[Swingarm]

Yes.. Loop holes.. The law indirectly states that, if u want to kill someone, do it on d road.. U wont face the gallows for now

[WTF]

My ex-regular after retired got banged by a taxi when he was riding. One of his leg was amputated and he couldn't carry on working in his new job of 6 mths.

 

Before the accident he was an avid martial arts expert but now he need the help of a walking stick.......

 

However he wasn't too sad 'cos he told me now though he can no longer ride a bike, he bought a car and he can park at the handicapped lot which is near to the entrance of any establishment.

[Tarzan666]

Not really loop hole coz accidents as the name is called & defined by authority is not "intentional"..

 

So if wanna kill some1 u like on the road..u can "accident" him too..but make sure u driving a bigger car, maybe trailer or something.

[Cluboxed]

yesh, i always believe what's goes around, comes around..

[Sunburnsam]

YUP! tats life here in Singapore Island..

 

My best friend was on his bike when a luxury sedan hit him from behind.

 

He flung off his bike..The car sped off. A taxi driver witnessed the whole incident and reported to the authority.

 

The BEST PART IS THAT , the culprit claimed that he was not aware that he actually hit someone despite

 

having a witness. Unfortunately he got away with only 8 Demerit points and $800 fine.. The culprit is the

 

owner of a construction company in Singapore...My friend survived the accident but sad to say that he is now

 

permanently disabled..

 

To the culprit, maybe u got away this time but remember this- wat goes around ,comes around..and urs is

 

gonna be horrible.

 

Sigh....bikers are really vulnerable. My friend was whacked by ??? at outram junction and was left laying in the middle of the junction. horrible hit and run. Luckily he survived with multiple abrasions and fractures. And the repairs for the bike he has to pay from his own pocket.