Jaywalking has become so habitual for pedestrians here that many will do it right under the noses of authorities.
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In a Traffic Police operation on Wednesday morning - which resulted in 74 pedestrians being handed warnings and summonses - several offenders were seen blatantly jaywalking in spite of uniformed officers keeping a watch along the pavements.
The two-hour operation, which kicked off at 8.30am at a traffic junction in Ang Mo Kio, saw four offenders caught within just five minutes, Lianhe Wanbao reported.
Four plainclothes police officers and six uniformed ones were deployed in the operation, which was later moved to North Bridge Road, opposite City Hall MRT station, the Chinese newspaper said.
In Singapore, jaywalking involves crossing roads with disregard of the traffic lights, failure to use overhead bridges or designated pedestrian crossings, and crossing over road railings, Wanbao said.
Traffic Police officer Zheng Xiang Yun, 31, told the media that accidents are caused by overconfident pedestrians who might not see vehicles coming from another direction.
She advises pedestrians to pay attention when crossing roads, and not to talk on their mobile phones or listen to music using their earphones.
Elderly people who are unable to use overhead bridges should also choose to cross at traffic light crossings nearby, she added.
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