A Road Safety Concert for Seniors was held at the Ci Yuan Auditorium on 19 August 2023 to reach out to elderly pedestrians. The event was attended by about 400 senior citizens and was graced by Guest-of-Honour Mr Bernard Tay, who is also Chairman Singapore Road Safety Council (SRSC), During the event, Traffic Police (TP) and SRSC gave out LED wristbands as special collaterals for elderly pedestrians. The LED wristbands will help to enhance the visibility of the wearer to oncoming vehicles, especially in the early morning or at night, when it is dark.
Elderly pedestrians are a vulnerable group of road users. In 2022, there were 235 accidents involving elderly pedestrians . Twenty-three of them lost their lives. About 75% of the accidents were attributed to jaywalking.Through entertaining songs and a skit by local artistes such as Lee Pei Fen (李佩芬), Aven Cheng (皓皓), Rawi Hamin (Rawi), Asmiyati Binti Asbah (Yati), Poobalan s/o Morgan (Balan), Anna Lim Ru Ping (林茹萍)，Xu Qiong Fang (许琼芳), and Zhu Li Li (朱丽丽), these performances aimed to raise senior citizens’ awareness of the dangers of jaywalking and encouraged the use of pedestrian crossings.
The concert was also live-streamed via various social media platforms such as TP’s ‘Use Your RoadSense’ Facebook page, and the artistes’ social media pages, which garnered about 16,700 viewers online.
During the opening address, Chairman SRSC, Mr Bernard Tay said, “Everyone has a part to play to improve road safety. If you notice your family, relatives or friends jaywalking, remind them of the dangers and encourage them to use the available facilities to cross the road.” He also handed out 11 appreciation awards to individuals and organisations who have contributed significant time and effort in promoting road safety causes to the elderly.
Commander of the Traffic Police, Senior Assistant Commissioner Daniel Tan also emphasised that “Traffic Police is committed to improving road safety for all road users. We seek the community’s support to complement TP’s education, engagement and enforcement effort. We urge everyone to take an anti-jaywalking stance and actively discourage any dangerous road behaviour. Together, we can keep Singapore roads safe.”
This event was organised by TP and the SRSC, with support from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and People’s Association (PA), as part of ongoing engagement and educational efforts to raise road safety awareness, and to inculcate good road etiquette among the elderly. Please refer to Annex A for the photographs from the event.
ANNEX A
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE EVENT AND LED WRISTBAND
Chairman of Singapore Road Safety Council (SRSC) during the opening address ▼
Appreciation award recipient together with Commander TP and Chairman SRSC ▼
New initiative – LED Wristband ▼
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
19 August 2023 @ 10:57 PM