A recent report card of our behaviour on the road has shown that we’ve become worse motorists.
Traffic deaths have hit a 10-year high, the number of people injured in accidents has risen from 2024, and speeding violations jumped by 25.9% in a year.
These figures were detailed in
the annual road traffic statistics for 2025 by the Traffic Police
, which were reported on Feb 26.
We have smart cars, tons of traffic cameras and strict laws to regulate good behaviour on the road, but why have the statistics become worse? Are we just bad road users or are there other factors involved?
In this episode of The Usual Place, I speak with
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Ms Bozy Lu, a lawyer and partner at Han & Lu Law Chambers LLP, specialising in road accident claims and community law, and
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Mr Jason Lim, chairman of the Riding Safety Association of Singapore, a motorcyclist interest group. He also co-owns Roads.sg, a platform that, at its heart, advocates for road safety.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:52 Why are our roads like that?
6:52 Our devices are making us distracted
8:42 “Please make this guy famous.”
12:15 Do drivers see speed limits as a suggestion?
15:19 “My passenger is chasing me like there’s no tomorrow.”
