As a mere schoolchild, I was taught to raise my hand when crossing a zebra crossing, because it apparently alerts motorists and gets them to slow the **** down.

A decade later, however, that notion was turned on its head so cruelly, so twistedly that I wonder whether the teacher who told me that actually just wanted me to die a horrible death.

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I mean, just look at these screenshots from a video.

Did they raise their hands? Yes.

Did the car driver give a ****?

No.

The driver nobody needs on the road

Facebook Page SG Road Vigilante – SGRV recently posted the discriminatory video on its page, with a very ‘heated’ caption in tow.

Transcript:

Member of the group slowed down her car as it approaches a pedestrian crossing along King’s Road, and it then came to a complete stop.

Two young students from Nanyang Primary School checked that it was safe to cross the road, raised their right hands before doing so, and continued to hold up their hands while crossing.

Meanwhile the driver of a PHV Toyota Corolla #SLH8126J simply drove across the pedestrian crossing without giving a damn! Just half-a-second separated this close-call to injuries.

1) Did the driver not noticed the Single White Zigzag Lines, which is an advance warning of the presence of a zebra crossing?

2) Did he also failed to notice the yellow chequered markings of a raised zebra crossing?

3) Did he not noticed too that a car across from him had stopped moving for at least 4 seconds?

4) Does he even care?

Get that scumbag off our roads!

TP report has been made.

Details: King’s Road (in front of the Catholic Church of St. Ignatius,) PHV #A015133, Report Acknowledgement No: 20180910-0031, Sep 10, 1345 Hours

*End of transcript*

Although it’s entirely understandable, seeing how two school children were put at risk for doing nothing wrong.

And if you thought the pictures looked devastating, check out the actual video.

Now I know why road rage’s such a prevalent issue.

And the rage streams onto social media

Because the Netizens weren’t just gonna sit on their asses and say nothing.

Although one chose to see the bigger picture.

But he was promptly shot down.

And some looked at the only positive side of the incident.

Kudos, children. 🙂

Traffic Act

According to the Road Traffic Act, under Road Traffic (Pedestrian Crossings) Rules:

“The driver of every vehicle approaching a pedestrian crossing shall, unless he can see that there is no pedestrian, cyclist or PMD rider thereon, proceed at such speed as will enable him to stop his vehicle before reaching the crossing.”

Drivers who ultimately fail to do so could receive six demerit points, plus a fine of S$150.

Why Raise Hands?

Your primary school teachers might have taught you to raise your hands while crossing the road, but have you ever wondered why? Are they just sickos who like to see you look silly?

Apparently not. In fact, you should even do that when you’re an adult, though that would really look a tad silly.

You see, the whole idea of raising hand, while suffice to say would let motorists see you if you’re a child (too short, bro), is also to alert motorists of your presence. Technically speaking, it’s something that’s recommended for everyone.

But just like the advice of eating vegetables, that useful tip from your favourite Mrs Yeo has been thrown out of the window.

And in this case, even if you do raise your hand, motorists would still just drive like nobody’s business.

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Moral of the story

The road’s a dangerous place.

So never let your guard down, because you never know.

Someone might just screw up, and…

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