Choa Chu Kang Accident Sent Motorcyclist Flying at a Busy Traffic Junction

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Zhi Hao
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For ages, the infamous discretionary right turn has been criticised for one thing:

Its spine-chilling tendency to incite accidents.

And it seems that on 7 September 2021…

The inevitable has occurred once again.

Choa Chu Kang Accident Sent Motorcyclist Flying at a Busy Traffic Junction

You may have already seen the viral video of the accident, which has been circulating on the net since yesterday. But if you haven’t, here’s a rough summary:

In the video, two motorcyclists could be seen blazing past a traffic junction, as a Honda Freed awaited its turn to make a discretionary right turn.

Just as the coast seemed clear, however, a third motorcyclist came flying in. Alas, the Honda Freed was already halfway through.

This resulted in a nerve-wracking collision that sent the motorcyclist flying without their vehicle, landing in a crumpled heap meters away from where the collision had occurred.

Meanwhile, the crashed motorcycle went spinning to a standstill, right before another waiting motorcyclist.

You can view the video down below:

 

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Conscious

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the incident at around 6.50 am, and paramedics were quickly dispatched to the scene.

The motorcyclist was then sent to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital for a medical assessment. He was reportedly conscious.

Investigations are currently ongoing.

Netizens React

To date, the Instagram video, which was shared by channel sgfollowsall, has amassed 70,950 views and counting.

Netizens have also been opinionated in their views, with many seemingly under the impression that the car had been at fault.

Some, however, felt that both parties had been at fault.

Others were less confrontational, and simply asked whether the motorcyclist was alright.

Discretionary Right Turns

Unfortunately, discretionary right turns do enjoy a darker reputation than they actually should.

Back in 2018, two fatal accidents made the authorities review the discretionary right turn system.

The first happened on 19 April 2018, when four NUS undergraduates took a Premier taxi from Clementi Mall back to NUS. When the taxi needed to make a right turn, it did so without ensuring that it was safe to do so, which led to a collision from a straight-moving car.

Ms Kathy Ong died from the accident while all the other passengers, including the driver, were severely injured. In a video that was circulated widely, Ms Ong could be seen partially thrown out of the window.

Three days later, another passenger died when the car she was in made a right turn from Jalan Anak Bukit to PIE, and an SMRT bus hit the car.

There was even an online petition to remove these right turns.

In the wake of the protests, it was announced that efforts are underway to implement red-amber-green turning arrows at over 1,200 traffic junctions by 2023.

Under this new rule, motorists will only be permitted to make a turn when there’s a green arrow.

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