[S I M T A N]

"An eyewitness told Shin Min that the deceased went through the car's windscreens."

How's that possible

The phrase loses something in translation. We know it’s highly improbable that the pedestrian, after getting hit by the BMW, was flung ‘through’ the front windscreen into the cabin and then catapulted out of the car ‘through’ the rear windshield.
 
Most vehicle windscreens, made using a lamination process, are usually much more resistant to breaking than regular glass. They do crack when hit by a big rock but not shatter and spray shards or splinters of glass all over the cabin which would be dangerous to the occupants. Hence, car windscreens are one of the safest kind of glass.
 
Now even if the ‘human missile’ had smashed ‘through’ the front windscreen into the cabin he would, according to Sentinel, be stopped in his tracks by the headrests or kiddies, thus cutting short the projectile motion.
 
Details of the accident are scanty and not clearly explained which has given rise to idle speculation, with many questions remaining unanswered. One puzzling fact is why was the BMW driver charged with dangerous driving causing death when the pedestrian who was not supposed to be jaywalking along that stretch of road had walked into his path？
 
Many drivers tend to travel at speeds in excess of 70 km/h -- the speed limit along the Rich Men Corridor of Bukit Timah -- and they don’t usually look out for pedestrians there because there are none except at traffic signals with pedestrian crossings. Just his luck -- the BMW driver in an unguarded moment knocked down a jaywalker.
 
My understanding of the situation based on the snippets of info I received is that the jaywalker was thrown onto the front and rear windshields in rapid succession after being rammed into by the car, and he hit the bitumen with a dull thud. Death was almost instantaneous.

[keys]

wah so many cars , cannot buy all the 4D number

[Sticw]

One puzzling fact is why was the BMW driver charged with dangerous driving causing death when the pedestrian who was not supposed to be jaywalking along that stretch of road had walked into his path？

Doesn't mean jaywalking can disregard the person. Driver is someone operating a machine, higher responsibility else why give you that certification?

Disregard speed limit is a practice doesn't mean it is correct and so he has to be corrected since an accident occurred.

Why till now cannot release driver details since no other way around his innocence?

[RichDad]

One puzzling fact is why was the BMW driver charged with dangerous driving causing death when the pedestrian who was not supposed to be jaywalking along that stretch of road had walked into his path？

Doesn't mean jaywalking can disregard the person. Driver is someone operating a machine, higher responsibility else why give you that certification?

Disregard speed limit is a practice doesn't mean it is correct and so he has to be corrected since an accident occurred.

Why till now cannot release driver details since no other way around his innocence?

Driver will always be in the wrong if he hits someone. If he isn't speeding and was on a proper lookout, he can do an E brake even if there is a jay walker.

Both wrong but the jay walker is dead and the driver is alive. Obviously the driver must be charged.

Many mad drivers, even on peripheral roads. On top of that, crazy motorcyclists zig zag everywhere. No wonder the workshops boom lah.

[K88 shu shu]

tiagong the deceased is from land of cows more than vehicles.

[WhatDoYouThink!]

Not sure the driver had speeded, but for sure he very suay to be at that point and that time.

If he'd driven at a slower speed say 50 or 60, sure kena honked at from other drivers nonstop. And at that speed his car could still kill

[RichDad]

Not sure the driver had speeded, but for sure he very suay to be at that point and that time.

If he'd driven at a slower speed say 50 or 60, sure kena honked at from other drivers nonstop. And at that speed his car could still kill

I always drive at about 60 there middle lane, never got honked. At that speed with E brake, I don't think will kill. If you want to speed, then pay the price if anything happens. I know many speed way above 80 as if it is the expressway. Same for viaducts.

At expressways, even if you drive near 100 on lane 1, some mad drivers will tailgate so I usually keep to lane 2 unless overtaking.

[WhatDoYouThink!]

I always drive at about 60 there middle lane, never got honked. At that speed with E brake, I don't think will kill. If you want to speed, then pay the price if anything happens. I know many speed way above 80 as if it is the expressway. Same for viaducts.

At expressways, even if you drive near 100 on lane 1, some mad drivers will tailgate so I usually keep to lane 2 unless overtaking.

At 60 kmh you could still knock down and run over someone if he suddenly dashes out from nowhere.

[Sharexchange]

Judge will find a way to charge driver even if pedestrain is 100% in the wrong....

[red3]

There's a number of traffic cameras perched on the lampposts ... Is there one at the scene?

[lylcnn]

There's a number of traffic cameras perched on the lampposts ... Is there one at the scene?

Saw TP signboard seeking witness to Sunday fatal accident.

This stretch if not careful can easily reach 100kmh as slight downslope.

[K88 shu shu]

Judge will find a way to charge driver even if pedestrain is 100% in the wrong....

as long as langkar pedestrain, driver is at fault.

[debono]

I always drive at about 60 there middle lane, never got honked. At that speed with E brake, I don't think will kill. If you want to speed, then pay the price if anything happens. I know many speed way above 80 as if it is the expressway. Same for viaducts.

At expressways, even if you drive near 100 on lane 1, some mad drivers will tailgate so I usually keep to lane 2 unless overtaking.

You are a good driver, and observe all the safety rules...............

[sgxin]

Saw TP signboard seeking witness to Sunday fatal accident.

This stretch if not careful can easily reach 100kmh as slight downslope.

Quite dangerous to hit 100km/h on lane 1 for this stretch imo as the road surface is not really smooth and there are no guard rails on the right kerb.
If unlucky, one can crash into one of the many big trees along the right side of the road.

[WhatDoYouThink!]

No follow-up on why the victim went there to do what? Catch longkang fish?

[lylcnn]

Quite dangerous to hit 100km/h on lane 1 for this stretch imo as the road surface is not really smooth and there are no guard rails on the right kerb.
If unlucky, one can crash into one of the many big trees along the right side of the road.

Don't think so....

[Sentinel]

You are a good driver, and observe all the safety altitude...............

WTF is safety altitude?????

[wendychan]

Saw TP signboard seeking witness to Sunday fatal accident.

This stretch if not careful can easily reach 100kmh as slight downslope.

strange that no one seems to have car cam footage

[Manthink]

Not possible Eye witness is similar to those eye witnesses of WTC 911, where they see planes hitting the WTC
There are 2 kids in the BMW and the seats have backrest, so how is it even possible for someone to crash through the interior of it??

perhaps the severed arm from the deceased ?

Cannot imagine what the 2 children pax had gone thru..

[Manthink]

There is the Bt Timah Canal on the right and there isn't any pedestrian bridge across it, so I guess likely a suicide.
The guy must have jumped onto lane 1 when the BMW was still speeding for an impact so strong that severed his arm.

A pedestrian overhead bridge is just ahead....The car's rear diffuser looks like M3 and no sign of brake marks..

[Manthink]

strange that no one seems to have car cam footage

This one good enuf liao

23 and 44 do not go well together....

https://youtu.be/QUO_CjGo-mc

[grotesqueness]

There is the Bt Timah Canal on the right and there isn't any pedestrian bridge across it, so I guess likely a suicide.
The guy must have jumped onto lane 1 when the BMW was still speeding for an impact so strong that severed his arm.

[Oyk]

Uncalled for to politicize this tragic accident in this way

He is doing the typical 39 percent song and dance. Everything will be twisted to become the miw's fault.

[Oyk]

The phrase loses something in translation. We know it’s highly improbable that the pedestrian, after getting hit by the BMW, was flung ‘through’ the front windscreen into the cabin and then catapulted out of the car ‘through’ the rear windshield.
 
Most vehicle windscreens, made using a lamination process, are usually much more resistant to breaking than regular glass. They do crack when hit by a big rock but not shatter and spray shards or splinters of glass all over the cabin which would be dangerous to the occupants. Hence, car windscreens are one of the safest kind of glass.
 
Now even if the ‘human missile’ had smashed ‘through’ the front windscreen into the cabin he would, according to Sentinel, be stopped in his tracks by the headrests or kiddies, thus cutting short the projectile motion.
 
Details of the accident are scanty and not clearly explained which has given rise to idle speculation, with many questions remaining unanswered. One puzzling fact is why was the BMW driver charged with dangerous driving causing death when the pedestrian who was not supposed to be jaywalking along that stretch of road had walked into his path？
 
Many drivers tend to travel at speeds in excess of 70 km/h -- the speed limit along the Rich Men Corridor of Bukit Timah -- and they don’t usually look out for pedestrians there because there are none except at traffic signals with pedestrian crossings. Just his luck -- the BMW driver in an unguarded moment knocked down a jaywalker.
 
My understanding of the situation based on the snippets of info I received is that the jaywalker was thrown onto the front and rear windshields in rapid succession after being rammed into by the car, and he hit the bitumen with a dull thud. Death was almost instantaneous.

Stopped reading at "according to Sentinel" 

[S I M T A N]

One puzzling fact is why was the BMW driver charged with dangerous driving causing death when the pedestrian who was not supposed to be jaywalking along that stretch of road had walked into his path？

Doesn't mean jaywalking can disregard the person. Driver is someone operating a machine, higher responsibility else why give you that certification?

Disregard speed limit is a practice doesn't mean it is correct and so he has to be corrected since an accident occurred.

Why till now cannot release driver details since no other way around his innocence?

Let's assume for the sake of argument that the BMW driver was driving within the speed limit when suddenly, out of nowhere, a man darted across the road into his path, giving him no reaction time to slam on the brakes or swerve sharply to avoid hitting and killing the jaywalker.

For that he faces not a lesser charge of negligent driving -- which is classified under traffic infractions as unintentionally failing to provide a safe environment for pedestrians or other road users -- but a more serious charge of dangerous driving causing one fatality. It prompted some casual observers to decry the charge as a travesty.
 
I think they have only scratched the surface of this problem without knowing the whole story. To my mind, the traffic police investigators and prosecutors do not any how bring charges against a person for the heck of it. They must have found sufficient evidence to convict the driver of dangerous driving even as they erected a signboard near the accident site appealing to eyewitnesses to come forward and talk to them.
 
Examples of dangerous driving: driving under the influence or while intoxicated or using a mobile phone, cutting in and out of lanes, weaving in and out of traffic, beating the red light, having poor control of the vehicle, disobeying traffic signals, driving at a speed or manner dangerous to the public. 
 

[S I M T A N]

Saw TP signboard seeking witness to Sunday fatal accident.

This stretch if not careful can easily reach 100kmh as slight downslope.

I drove past the accident site late yesterday afternoon and caught a glimpse of the police signboard which reads: Fatal Accident 24-04-23 Sunday 2.05pm.  Anything wrong with the date?

Yeah, immediately after the accident site, you enjoy the feeling of breezing down the underpass at an accelerated pace without stepping on the gas! But beware of a trigger-happy LTA officer, strategically located on the overhead bridge, capturing speeding vehicles with his radar gun. Mercifully, he comes once in a blue moon.
 
Another “radar hotspot” is the pedestrian bridge in Bt Timah Road, opposite Coronation Plaza. The officer too makes infrequent visits to the overhead bridge.

[S I M T A N]

Stopped reading at "according to Sentinel" 

Howdy bro, you’re at liberty to stop reading anywhere you like, so long as you remain my forum sparring partner pitting your wits against mine and make sly little digs at me. I don’t mind a bit.

[cheekopekman]

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singa...23-1386446

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/1...nearn-road

Sad lah!

[wendychan]

stillno car cam footage?

[p1acebo]

I always drive at about 60 there middle lane, never got honked. At that speed with E brake, I don't think will kill. If you want to speed, then pay the price if anything happens. I know many speed way above 80 as if it is the expressway. Same for viaducts.

At expressways, even if you drive near 100 on lane 1, some mad drivers will tailgate so I usually keep to lane 2 unless overtaking.

When I was younger I was sibei kuai lan.  Whenever a car flashes his headlights at me I deliberately braked or slowed down even though I was already travelling 90km to 100km in the rightmost lane.  

Nowadays I stick to second lane.  I want to enjoy my retirement years in future