ROAD HOGGING

ROAD HOGGING

1.

Mr Siew Kum Hong asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs how many cases of road hogging were there in each of the last five years.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: The number of summonses issued for breaches of Rule 5 of the Road Traffic Rules in each of the last five years is set out in the table below:

Number of Road Hogging Cases from 2003 to 2007: Year

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2007

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No. summons issued

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848

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773

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440

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456

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658

Road hogging is proscribed under Rule 5 of the Road Traffic Rules, which states that (a) every vehicle which is moving at a slow rate of speed shall be driven as close to the left-hand side of the roadway as possible, and (b) every vehicle shall at all times be driven in such manner as not to obstruct vehicles moving at a faster speed. Breach of that Rule is an offence under section 131 of the Road Traffic Act, which attracts a maximum penalty of a $1,000 fine or three months' imprisonment for the first offence, and a $2,000 fine or six months' imprisonment for a second or subsequent offence. Where a person is convicted of the offence, four demerit points will also be awarded under the Driver Improvement Points System.