1. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will expand the roll-out of two road safety initiatives - Dashed Pedestrian Crossing Lines (DPCL) and Pedestrian Crossing Ahead Markings (PCAM), to more locations.

2 The two road safety measures, which help to make pedestrian crossings more conspicuous for motorists, were implemented on a pilot basis at selected locations last year as part of the Land Transport Master Plan. By making motorists more aware of pedestrian crossings, it would, in turn, improve the safety of pedestrians when they make use of these pedestrian crossing facilities.

3. LTA's monitoring and perception surveys conducted with drivers have showed that generally, the two measures have been effective in influencing motorists' behaviours as they approach pedestrian crossings. Please refer to Annex A for some of the salient findings.

Dashed Pedestrian Crossing Lines
4. The DPCL are dashed lines that replace the current continuous lines at signalised pedestrian crossings. The dash lines provide a better contrast against the continuous stop line for vehicles. The distinctive designs allow motorists to differentiate between the two better and encourage them to comply with stopping behind the stop line. Motorists have given feedback that the DPCL is effective in helping them differentiate between the stop line and the pedestrian crossing.

5. The DPCL will be implemented progressively, starting with pedestrian crossings along six roads within the Central Business District (CBD), namely North Bridge Road, South Bridge Road, New Bridge Road, Eu Tong Sen Street, Hill Street and Victoria Street. Works have already started for these six roads and all pedestrian crossings along these roads will come with DPCL by June this year. All other pedestrian crossings within the CBD will come with the DPCL by 2011 and the rest of the island by 2014.

6. The DPCL also helps the visually impaired who are able to detect the broken lines with their walking sticks, which helps to guide them across the pedestrian crossing.

Pedestrian Crossing Ahead Markings
7. The LTA will also introduce Pedestrian Cross Ahead Markings at more locations on the road network. The PCAM are inverted white triangular markings painted on the road and placed before selected zebra crossings where motorists have been observed to not give way to pedestrians, such as those after a bend. The markings come in pairs so as to give ample warning to motorists as they approach the zebra crossing.

8. The PCAM complements other advance warnings provided by existing safety features such as flashing beacons with black/yellow poles and white zigzag lines by the side of the road.

9. The LTA has identified six suitable pedestrian crossings and will be putting in PCAM at these crossings by March this year: -

• Claymore Hill beside American Club
• Clemenceau Avenue turning into Oxley Rise
• Commonwealth Avenue turning into North Buona Vista Road
• Outside Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
• TPE (SLE) into Punggol Rd
• Tampines Avenue 10 into TPE (SLE)

10. The LTA will continue to evaluate other zebra crossings for future PCAM implementation.

3E for Road Safety - Engineering, Education & Enforcement
11. Road safety engineering measures on their own cannot ensure the safety of the pedestrians. Road users, including pedestrians, need to adopt the correct behaviours to ensure their safety and that of other road users. To this end, the LTA will continue to work with their partners such as the National Safety Council of Singapore (NSCS) and Traffic Police on road safety education to promote road safety awareness and influence road user behaviour.

12. "We are pleased that the LTA is constantly looking into ways to make our roads safer. However, good hardware alone will not work without the appropriate heartware. We urge motorists to be gracious, considerate and mindful of other road users - watch out for the vulnerable groups like pedestrians and motorcyclists," said Mr Tan Jin Thong, President of the NSCS.

13. "We are pleased that the new road safety measures have proved to be effective in alerting motorists of pedestrian crossings ahead of them and enhancing safety for pedestrians. We urge motorists to exercise vigilance and patience to make our roads safer for all to use. The LTA will work with the Traffic Police to continue enforcing against errant motorists who beat the red light or fail to give way to pedestrians at zebra crossings. Pedestrians must also play their part and refrain from dangerous acts like jaywalking," said Mr Yam Ah Mee, Chief Executive, LTA.

DPCL Before - Junction of Jln Eunos, Sims Ave and Sims Ave East

DPCL After - Junction of Jln Eunos, Sims Ave and Sims Ave East

PCAM Before - TPE (SLE) Slip Road into Pasir Ris Drive 8

PCAM After - TPE (SLE) Slip Road into Pasir Ris Drive 8