SINGAPORE – Car-sharing company GetGo has warned that users who drive in an unsafe manner will be penalised, with the severity of the punishment depending on the offence.
The statement, made in response to queries from The Straits Times on Aug 3, comes after an image of four young children emerging from a GetGo car’s sunroof went viral on social media.
In a photo posted on Facebook Group SG Road Vigilante on Aug 2, the children can be seen with their heads and upper bodies emerging from a black Mazda sedan. A side decal indicates the vehicle belongs to GetGo.
One child on the far left appears to be perched on the roof of the car with her legs dangling inside. All four children are not fastened by seat belts.
Under Singapore’s Road Traffic Act, all drivers and passengers of a motor vehicle must wear seat belts. Drivers must also ensure that passengers below 1.35m in height are secured with an approved child restraint or body-restraining seat belt.
Offenders who fail to do so face a jail term of up to three months, fined up to $1,000, or both.
The picture has garnered more than 200 likes in 20 hours and sparked online discourse about road safety.
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