Improving Ingress and Egress of Emergency Vehicles in Silver Zones

Debated in Parliament on 28 Nov 2022.

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Nadia Ahmad Samdin inquired about measures to ensure emergency vehicles can move smoothly in Silver Zones, where road lanes are often reduced to single lanes.
Transport Minister S Iswaran explained that Silver Zones are designed to prioritize pedestrian safety by narrowing roads, which naturally slows down vehicles.
He noted that from the first Silver Zone in 2014, the Land Transport Authority collaborates with agencies like SCDF to address emergency vehicle access.
As a specific solution, low-height centre dividers are installed in most Silver Zones to allow emergency vehicles to mount the divider and bypass obstructions.

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Nadia Ahmad Samdin

Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin asked the Minister for Transport given that the creation of Silver Zones generally involves the reduction of lanes in a designated area to a single lane, whether there can be any improvements made to consider the smooth ingress and egress of emergency vehicles in such zones.

S Iswaran

In designing the Silver Zones, LTA adjusts the existing road infrastructure such that some road space is freed up to provide more crossing space for elderly pedestrians and/or some roadways are reduced to single-lane roads to reduce vehicle speeds. These changes enhance pedestrian safety within the zones.

From the first Silver Zone implemented in 2014, LTA has worked closely with relevant agencies, including Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), to ensure that the ingress and egress of emergency vehicles in such zones are not hindered. Along most segments of the zones, special low height centre dividers are installed – instead of regular height centre dividers – to allow emergency vehicles to drive onto the divider so that they can bypass any obstruction along single lane roads, when needed.

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Nadia Ahmad Samdin inquired about measures to ensure emergency vehicles can move smoothly in Silver Zones, where road lanes are often reduced to single lanes.
Transport Minister S Iswaran explained that Silver Zones are designed to prioritize pedestrian safety by narrowing roads, which naturally slows down vehicles.
He noted that from the first Silver Zone in 2014, the Land Transport Authority collaborates with agencies like SCDF to address emergency vehicle access.
As a specific solution, low-height centre dividers are installed in most Silver Zones to allow emergency vehicles to mount the divider and bypass obstructions.

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Improving Ingress and Egress of Emergency Vehicles in Silver Zones

Debated in Parliament on 28 Nov 2022.

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Nadia Ahmad Samdin inquired about measures to ensure emergency vehicles can move smoothly in Silver Zones, where road lanes are often reduced to single lanes.
Transport Minister S Iswaran explained that Silver Zones are designed to prioritize pedestrian safety by narrowing roads, which naturally slows down vehicles.
He noted that from the first Silver Zone in 2014, the Land Transport Authority collaborates with agencies like SCDF to address emergency vehicle access.
As a specific solution, low-height centre dividers are installed in most Silver Zones to allow emergency vehicles to mount the divider and bypass obstructions.

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Nadia Ahmad Samdin

S Iswaran

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Nadia Ahmad Samdin inquired about measures to ensure emergency vehicles can move smoothly in Silver Zones, where road lanes are often reduced to single lanes.
Transport Minister S Iswaran explained that Silver Zones are designed to prioritize pedestrian safety by narrowing roads, which naturally slows down vehicles.
He noted that from the first Silver Zone in 2014, the Land Transport Authority collaborates with agencies like SCDF to address emergency vehicle access.
As a specific solution, low-height centre dividers are installed in most Silver Zones to allow emergency vehicles to mount the divider and bypass obstructions.

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Improving Ingress and Egress of Emergency Vehicles in Silver Zones

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Improving Ingress and Egress of Emergency Vehicles in Silver Zones

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