[SINGAPORE] Six heavy commercial vehicle drivers will be charged in court on Tuesday (Dec 30) for separate speeding offences they allegedly committed between August and October this year, the police said on Monday (Dec 29). <\/p>\n
The drivers were caught exceeding the heavy vehicle speed limits by 15 kmh to 24 kmh. <\/p>\n
The vehicles driven included buses, cement mixers and a tipper truck, and none were fitted with speed limiters. <\/p>\n
Unlike passenger cars, whose speed limit is dictated by traffic signs and road types, heavy commercial vehicles such as buses and tipper trucks have a maximum speed limit of 60 kmh. <\/p>\n
The vehicle speed limit for cement mixers is lower, at 40 kmh. <\/p>\n
The driver convicted of speeding the most was a 34-year-old man driving a cement mixer along Upper Bukit Timah towards Woodlands Road at 64 kmh, or 24 kmh in excess of the vehicle speed limit. <\/p>\n
Highway to the danger zone<\/h2>\n
Speeding carries a penalty of up to three months\u2019 jail, a S$1,000 fine, or both. <\/p>\n
Heavy commercial vehicles, also known as heavy goods vehicles, are those with a maximum laden weight (MLW) above 3,501 kg. <\/p>\n
Currently, heavy vehicles with an MLW of more than 12,000 kg must be fitted with speed limiters. Some buses and most concrete mixers and tipper trucks have a MLW of more than 12,000 kg. <\/p>\n