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For some months now, TikTok users have jumped onto a trend in which they would stop and bow in front of cars at pedestrian crossings, mimicking the Japanese culture where schoolchildren would do so to signal gratitude and respect.<\/p>\n
Though no longer a fresh trend, seeing an earnest schoolgirl do so while flashing a wide smile still drew praises from social media users.<\/p>\n
It happened at about 7.20am on Wednesday (April 8) along Mount Vernon Road.<\/p>\n
Dashcam footage of the encounter posted on Reddit shows a Bartley Secondary School student looking towards the car and smiling broadly as she walked along the zebra crossing.<\/p>\n
At the halfway mark, she is seen stopping, bowing and waving at the car with a wide smile.<\/p>\n
While some Reddit users pointed out that she was simply doing the “Bringing Japanese culture to Singapore” trend, others still welcomed the positivity.<\/p>\n
But several users also commented on how the car driver continued to drive forward, albeit slowly, while approaching the crossing.<\/p>\n
“How many milliseconds are you trying to save?” one user asked.<\/p>\n
In 2025, there were 147 traffic accidents resulting in 149 deaths<\/a> compared with 139 such cases and 142 fatalities in 2024.<\/p>\n The activation of the speed enforcement function in more red-light cameras<\/a> has been expanded islandwide, alongside the operationalisation of the mobile Traffic Violation Enforcement Cameras<\/a> from April 1.<\/p>\n In a written parliamentary reply to MP Louis Chua (Sengkang GRC) on Feb 25, Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam said further measures to enhance road safety<\/a> are being considered by the Ministry of Home Affairs and traffic police, adding that they will be announced when ready.<\/p>\n [[nid:733229]]<\/p>\n