Risk of Dark-coloured Cars Getting into Accidents in Singapore

Debated in Parliament on 21 Apr 2023.

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Don Wee inquired whether dark-coloured cars have a higher accident risk in Singapore and if the government would consider policies like higher taxes to reduce their numbers.
The Minister for Transport responded that Singapore's Land Transport Authority follows international safety standards, which do not assess vehicle safety by colour, so there are no grounds for introducing colour-based measures.
The debate concluded without agreement on the need for action, as the government relies on existing global standards that do not address vehicle colour.

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Don Wee

Mr Don Wee asked the Minister for Transport in view of international research findings showing that dark-coloured cars are at higher risks of getting into accidents (a) whether this is so in Singapore; and (b) if so, whether the Government will consider introducing measures, such as imposing higher taxes to reduce the number of dark-coloured cars in Singapore.

S Iswaran

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) assesses vehicle safety using internationally recognised vehicle safety standards. Currently, there are no safety standards involving the colour of the vehicle, as it is not common international practice to assess vehicle safety by colour. As such, there are no strong grounds for LTA to introduce measures to reduce the number of dark-coloured vehicles.

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Don Wee inquired whether dark-coloured cars have a higher accident risk in Singapore and if the government would consider policies like higher taxes to reduce their numbers.
The Minister for Transport responded that Singapore's Land Transport Authority follows international safety standards, which do not assess vehicle safety by colour, so there are no grounds for introducing colour-based measures.
The debate concluded without agreement on the need for action, as the government relies on existing global standards that do not address vehicle colour.

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Risk of Dark-coloured Cars Getting into Accidents in Singapore

Debated in Parliament on 21 Apr 2023.

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Don Wee inquired whether dark-coloured cars have a higher accident risk in Singapore and if the government would consider policies like higher taxes to reduce their numbers.
The Minister for Transport responded that Singapore's Land Transport Authority follows international safety standards, which do not assess vehicle safety by colour, so there are no grounds for introducing colour-based measures.
The debate concluded without agreement on the need for action, as the government relies on existing global standards that do not address vehicle colour.

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Don Wee

S Iswaran

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Don Wee inquired whether dark-coloured cars have a higher accident risk in Singapore and if the government would consider policies like higher taxes to reduce their numbers.
The Minister for Transport responded that Singapore's Land Transport Authority follows international safety standards, which do not assess vehicle safety by colour, so there are no grounds for introducing colour-based measures.
The debate concluded without agreement on the need for action, as the government relies on existing global standards that do not address vehicle colour.

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Risk of Dark-coloured Cars Getting into Accidents in Singapore

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Risk of Dark-coloured Cars Getting into Accidents in Singapore

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Don Wee

S Iswaran

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