A video emerged online showing a red coloured TransCab taxi blatantly beating a red light at a traffic junction.
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the incident happened along Woodlands Avenue 7 on 15 May, at about 4.11pm, and was captured on the dashcam of another car waiting at the red light.
The taxi was seen in the video powering through the red light, under the pouring rain, as other vehicles stopped.
Potential penalties
It is an offence to beat a red light in Singapore
Drivers found guilty of failing to conform to traffic light signals face a composition fine of $400 for light vehicles and $500 for heavy vehicles.
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They also face 12 demerit points and if a driver accumulates 24 or more demerit points within 24 months, their license will be suspended.
Netizens’ comments
- OMG! This is very very dangerous especially when it’s raining, why take risk? Damn it.
- Send tp.this kind of cb don’t give him chance
- Give this taxi driver to jiak sai