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民众积极举报危险驾驶 交警罚单五年增1.5倍

交警接到有关不良驾驶行为的投报越来越多,根据公民反馈而发出的罚单在五年内增加了1.5倍。 接受《海峡时报》访问时,交警透露,去年透过民众举报,一共发出了2500张罚单。而2014年,交警发出的罚单只有1700张。 交警发出的罚单从2015年的15万2000增加到去年的18万1000张。 总的来说,交警在2018年接到1万8500份民众的反馈函,这个数量是2014年的两倍,2014年接到的反馈函有多达6千900张。 透过反馈门户网站投报 交警发言人表示,民众投报资讯多数是取自2014年开始推出的新加坡警察部队“道路使用者电子反馈”门户网站。 他补充说,较为突出的常见违规行为包括了有超速行驶、闯红灯和危险或鲁莽驾驶。 他指出,“交警欢迎民众作出有关违反交通规矩的投报,这样有助于保障所有公路使用者的安全。” 人民设立社媒群组 近年来,社交媒体上也出现了一些与道路安全相关的群组。他们使用车辆仪表板摄像头录下不负责任的驾驶者、行人和其他交通使用者的不当行为。 其中一个类似的群组是脸书专页Road.sg,拥有将近22万名脸书粉丝。 62岁的Road.sg专页创办人阿罗修斯方表示,这个网页收到约10个有关危险驾驶的视频,其中一半内容涉及驾驶者违规闯红灯。…