50 summonses issued to drivers of heavy vehicles

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The Traffic Police conducted an operation on Thursday, targeting drivers of heavy vehicles who flout the rules.

Heavy vehicles refer to prime movers, tipper trucks, tankers and trailers.

In four hours of operation, 50 summonses were issued.

The most summonses - 17 of them - were issued for speeding. Among them, the highest speed recorded was 99 kilometres per hour. The speed limit for heavy vehicles is 60 kilometres per hour.

A total of 14 summonses were issued to drivers for not wearing seat belts and 11 for not keeping their vehicles on the left lane.

The Traffic Police said they have received many complaints about drivers of heavy vehicles flouting the rules.

The operations are typically conducted in areas where more of such vehicles ply, including Tuas, Pioneer Road, Jalan Buroh and West Coast Highway.

In 2012, 4,441 summonses were issued to heavy vehicles for moving offences.

Last year, the most common traffic violation for such vehicles was not wearing seat belts. This was followed by speeding and failure to keep left.