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Cheryl Lim

S - Yes, I think that safety rules are important.

E - I think that road safety is to keep everyone safe and keep everything in check , just to ensure our safety everyone should obey it , it’s for drivers , as well as pedestrians to obey .

P - One time, my father was driving , i was in the car with my father , a car suddenly turned into our lane without any signalling , the turn was very fast , my father did not expect it and he did an emergency break , then he horned at the car . We were lucky that we did not get into an accident or banged the other car , other scenarios where accidents took place were also caused by people not obiding by the safety rules , we should be obeying the rules .

By Cheryl Lim

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S--  Yes,I think that road-safety rules are important.                                                              E--  Road-safety rules help us to keep safe so that we will not get into an accident.Drivers who drink alcohol are not suppose to drive because when they drink,they might pass out and they might bang into a tree or anything even people too.Cyclist must also dismount and push for their safety.All cyclists should always abide by road traffic rules at all times.Wear safe cycling attire – safeguard yourself from injury by wearing a protective helmet, and use elbow pads and knee pads to cushion the impact of a fall.Wear light-coloured or reflective clothing to enhance your visibility to other road users.Ensure you have a front white light and rear red light or at least a reflector in low-light conditions.Ride a bicycle that fits you.Always check that your bicycle is in good working condition and is properly maintained.
P--  One weekend evening,i went out with my family to the park to cycle and have fun together.I did not put on my elbow pads and knee pads.When we are cycling home,I tripped over a stone and the whole bicycle fell along with it.Luckily,my injuries were not serious .When we reached home,my father helped me apply some cream,although it was not serious,it was pain until I cannot stand or even walk.

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S - Yes, I think that safety rules are important.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 E - I think that road safety rules are important as they keep us safe.These rules make sure that drivers and pedestrians safe on the road. In my opinion, If the pedestrians follow the traffic light or the zebra crossing, nothing will happen. Moreover, if the drivers abide the traffic light, nothing would happen too.                                                                                                                                                                                              P - There was once my family and I were walking to my father's car at the open-space car park.When we were walking there, a car nearly banged my brother. My father walked to the driver's window, and knocked gently on it. The driver rolled down the window and looked at my father. My father explained to the driver that he almost banged my brother. The driver apologized. We were lucky that this driver was understanding and that he admitted his mistake as I have seen many cases as when the driver used his phone while driving, he almost banged someone, but he put the blame on the pedestrian and said that they did not look out for cars.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                By Sophia Wong

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S - I think road safety rules is important.

E - Road safety rules ensures that people using the roads will not get into unnecessary traffic accidents and it will help more people be more aware of the roads so they would not get into accidents which could be fatal or severely wounded.

P - Once, I was walking home when I saw a man jay-walking across the road and as he was using his phone while walking, he almost got banged by a car. Fortunately, the driver was quick with his actions and applied the brakes instantly. If not for the drivers swift actions, the man could have been sent to emergency operation immediately. After that incident, I think that the man would learnt that he should never jay-walk especially during peak hours where most cars are on the road.

By Kwok Zi Rui

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State- I think road-safety is important.

Elaborate- Without road-safety, there would be much more road accidents which would cause the families of others to lose their loved ones.

Personal experience- I read in the Straight Times that there was a girl from China who got knocked down by a bus in Woodlands. After she was sent to the hospital, the doctor declared that she would be in a vegetative state. After reading the news I realized how important road-safety was.

By Hoe Kah Keng

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S - I think road safety rules are important.

E - These rules will help road users to ensure their safety on the road. Common road users are drivers and pedestrians. However, they always forget about another important road user- cyclists. These days, many people, especially cyclists, do not abide these rules. They do not dismout and push when at the traffic lights. They just cycle across the road when they don't see any upcoming vehicles when the red light is still on.This will lead to unecessary accidents which can really be prevented.

P - Last week, my parents brought my brother and me to East Coast Park. When we were about to leave, we came across a traffic light. Immediately after the green light appeared, my brother dashed across the road, when a car have not stopped. My father ran forward and pulled my brother back. I could not believe thatan accident could be caused! From this incident, I learnt that we must always check for upcoming vehicles when crossing the road. It reminds us to be alert when on the road. I hope that Singapore will turn out as a accident- free country.

Janice Tan

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S: I think road safety rules are important.     E:Without road safety rules,the roads will be in a chaos.Pedastriants will be jay-walking and cars will be ignoring the traffic lights. This will result in unnecessary accidents which can be prevented with road safety rules.Road safety rules plays a very important part in our lives as it serves as a reminder for us to be alert while doing anything involving roads.                                    P: Two years back, I was in a rush for tuition. I had no choice but to Jay-walk instead of using the traffic light as it will take up more time. I did not notice a car speeding towards me.Luckily, a middle aged lady happened to notice this incident and pulled me back to the pavement in the nick of time or else I would have been ran down by the car. She reprimanded me for jay-walking  without looking out for cars and not using the traffic lights. I thanked her for saving my life and promised myself not to jay-walk again  inspite of any reason. It was such a close shave!                                                                                  Isabelle poon

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S- Yes , road- safety rules are important.
E- Road - safety rules are important. It ensures that no one get injured. However, some people did not obey the rules and caused danger to others. Some were using their mobile phones in the car while driving. Some speed on roads and sometimes knock people down. Some after going to the bar, are drunk and drove their cars back home. They were so drunk and was not aware of traffic , thinking that since it is late at night, not many people will be on the road.
P- I read the article online before. It was around late at night when a drunk driver just entered the car and was about to leave the carpark. Just then, another person was about to leave the car park. The drunk driver was not aware of his surroundings and crash into the other car.

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S - I think road-safety-rules are important.          E - The road-safety-rules are made for the road user such perdestrians and car driver  to prevent any accident from happening.It can keep the motorist and the drivers safe from any accidents on the road and would not make their relatives worry for them.                   P - There was once when I saw sitting on my Mother's bus and saw a motorist riding its vehicle when the red light show on the traffic light.The action cause one of the car to clash on the motorist. Then the traffic police officer had to control the traffic jam cause by the accident.                                                               Kai Ni

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S-I think road-safety rules are important.                                                                                               E-These rules can keep the drivers on the road safer by preventing accidents from occurring so often.                                                P-There was once i was in my father's car when a electronic bike was playing loud music and also driving rowdily and kept driving where the motorbikes are but it was no where near the speed of the motorbikes.this made the motorbikes slow down which is dangerous as the drivers of the motorbikes mat lose balance.                                                                                                                                                        Yu Cong

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S- I think that safety rules are important.                                                                                                                              E- I think that safety rules are important as they keep us safe. In my opinion, I think that all of us should follow the safety-rules as they keep us safe and sound .We should follow the safety-rules as there are reckless drivers on the road who break the rules which are there to keep  us safe when on the road.I also think that the people who misuse of the ofo bikes that are provide for us to use should be fined,jailed or sent to a reformatory camp. There has been some news about people vandalising the bikes not placing them at the given areas as well as throwing them down the HDB flats.                                             P- There was once my family and I were walking to our car in an open space car park.While we were crossing a pedestrian crossing when a car nearly banged me. It was about an inch close to hitting me.A passer-by saw what had happened and started taking videos as evidence.As a kid growing up, I had a lot of injuries etched in my mind and my father was always very particular about my well being. This time was no exception.My father walked up to the car and knocked on the glass lightly so as to not break it however, the driver started blowing up. My father saw the driver on the phone talking while driving.The driver started scolding us for not being careful on the road and wanted a compensation for his window which was absurd as my father did not break anything.at the side , my mother was comforting me.My father got put off by what he said and he took out his phone to call the police. In no matter of time they had arrived. The driver immediately  broke into cold sweat as he saw the police. It had turned out that the driver had already been fined as he used the phone while the car was moving.However,this time he was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.As the saying goes what goes round comes round.Justice had been served.                             By:En Hui

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S - I think road safety is important and that everybody should follow the rules.

E- Road Safety ensures protection and allows people to use the road safely. For example, if there is a pedestrian crossing ahead, there will be a sign to notify pedestrians and vehicles that there is a pedestrian crossing ahead. Recently, there are many news about electronic bicycles cycling on the road. In my opinion, the electronic cyclers should not use the road and should go to park connectors or cyclist tracks to cycle. Most electronic bikes used are to deliver food from one place to another, but I think  that  they should follow the rules of the road and not take short cuts to ensure their safety. This includes manual bikes as well, because many cyclists normally use the pedestrian path to cycle. In order to stay away from any bicycle accidents, pedestrians have to move to let way for the bicycle even though the pedestrians has the right of the way as it is a pedestrian path. Cyclists normally ring their bell many times to warn the pedestrians from walking into them, which I experienced before and find it annoying.

P - There was once when I was in my father’s car with my family. We were on the highway about to go to my grandmother’s house to deliver some food to her when suddenly, an electronic bike with two people on it zoomed past us. The speed of the electronic bike was fast and cars had to signal away just to prevent an accident from happening. They were also blasting loud music. If you ask me, those bikers should be punished. Not only were they blasting loud music, they were also causing hazards for other road users. My family and me were annoyed and worried that something might happen if they do not slow down. Recently there were also news about electronic bikes exploding due to over charging. To me, electronic bicycles are dangerous and I would not buy one.

James

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S- I think road-safety rules are important.
E- These rules are made to prevent people from getting injured or losing their lives,especially the ones who do not do anything wrong.
P- I read about a young boy together with his parents were jaywalking on the road.They do not noticed a car moving towards them. The car screeched to a halt but to no avail.Soon,the boy and his parent flung to the ground.They were on the the ground in a pool of blood.They were send to a nearby hospital.A few days later, they died as they had a serious injury.I think that the parents taught the boy wrongly on how to cross the road. I hope other parents do not set a wrong example to their own children.
Alicia Hor

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S- Yes, i think road safety is important                                                                                                                      E- This ensures road users such as pedestrians , drivers and cyclists are safe when they use the road. If there is a accident, the amount of casualties will also be lesser.For example,if there is a sign that says 'slow ' or 'pedestrians crossing' ,the drivers on the road should slow down, when a 'no u-turn' sign is put on,and the driver still does a u-turn, it is illegal,  they might be fined about $125, or be jailed for up to jail for up to 15 days or both, depending on the seriousness. the drivers who do a illegal u-turn will have 3 demerit points on their driving record.                                                                                                                      P- Once, i read a story about a lorry that made a illegal u-turn and caused a motorist's death. A lorry driver who made an illegal right turn caused a motorcyclist to crash into his lorry and die from his injuries:

On Thursday , Chinese national Zhang Long Xi, was jailed for 7months and banned from driving for 10 years after he pleaded guilty to causing the death of Malaysian food packer Cheng Yang Tee, through a rash act at a road junction in Jurong.

Zhang, a vegetable packer, was driving his lorry along the driveway of Corporation Place building. At the non-signalised T-junction with Corporation Road, which is a left-turn-only road, Zhang made an illegal right turn.
At about the same time, around 6.25 am that day, Mr Cheng was riding his motorcycle along Corporation Road towards Jurong Port Road. He hit the back of Zhang's lorry before Zhang completed his illegal right turn across the two lanes of Corporation Road.

Mr Cheng fell onto the road unconscious. He was taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, where he died two days later from multiple injuries.                                                                                                                     Josephine Pang

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S - I think that road-safety rules are important.

E - The rules ensure that road users, such as drivers and the and the pedestrians, have a safe environment. This would reduce the number of casualties on the road. However, there are many people who do not use the road safely. One of the few people who does not follow the rules are the drivers. Some of the drivers will go over the speed limit. Others would drink alcohol before driving and would become drunk. This is very dangerous as the drivers who are drunk have a high chance of passing out while driving. When they pass out, they might hit other road users such as the pedestrians and cause injuries. In more serious cases, there might even be people who die in the accident that the drunk drivers cause due to their irresponsibility. The traffic police are doing their best and informing the public that drink driving is dangerous. However, there are people who still do not understand the dangers of drink driving and continue to do what's wrong. The maximum penalties for drink-driving offences in Singapore: first offence: fine between $1000 and $5000 or jail up to six months, you will also lose driving privileges for 12 to 48 months. second offence: fine between $3000 and $10000 and imprisonment for up to 12 months.
P - There was one time around midnight when my family and I were walking home after watching the newest movie "Black Panther". As we were walking home, we noticed that there were many young adults who looked like they were drunk making their way home while waiting for the pedestrian light to turn green. Halfway across the road, I noticed some lights approaching my family and I. Suddenly, a car zoomed past. My brother who had been standing in front of me had nearly been knocked down by the car if not for my father who had pulled him away at the last second. I was grateful that my brother was still alive and had learnt the dangers of drink-driving from that day onwards.

By Loo Hsin Hong

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S - I think road-safety rules are important.                                                                                                            E - The rules ensure road users to be safe on the road.  Besides drivers and pedestrians, there are another group of road users, the cyclists. Cyclists are supposed to dismount from their bicycles while crossing the road. However, many cyclists do not follow this rule.                                                                       P -   These was an incident that I had experienced. It was our usual family outing. My family was riding our bicycles to the nearby park.  My mischievous brother did not want to dismount from his bicycle despite Father's instruction. While waiting for our turn to cross the road, the light just turned green and my brother rode off. Suddenly, a motorist sped across. My father pulled my brother's shirt from behind. My brother was stunned. He broke into cold sweat. That experience always etched in my mind till today, I was very thankful that mu brother was not hurt that day.