Nab traffic offenders

DON’T you feel sad when you hear of a family of five being killed because a trailer ploughed into them? Wouldn’t you be angry that motorists without a valid licence or with numerous summonses are still blatantly driving?

Hundreds of motorists break traffic rules daily and get away with it.

I normally observe the speed limit and drive on the middle lane, hence every motorist who overtakes me on the fast lane is beating the speed limit.

Then there are drivers of huge vehicles staying dangerously close behind me who are not only going beyond the speed limit set for their vehicles but are also flashing their headlights at me to give way to them.

And motorcyclists are zooming in and out of the traffic in lanes they are not supposed to use. They are not interested in using the motorcycle lanes built at great cost especially for them.

Using the emergency lanes to beat traffic jams is still rampant.

Discounts are given to settle traffic summons, but they are ignored because the culprits know the authorities don’t have the commitment or know-how to nab every last one of them.

Is it any wonder that offences are increasing?

Mobilise some of the 1.6 million civil servants to help the traffic police collect the fines. It’s a common perception that many civil servants do not have enough work to do.

The new Chief Secretary would know this if every one of the civil servants is asked to state his/her job specifications and what they have achieved during the course of the year.

English teachers who are incompetent to teach the subject could also be roped in to help.

In this age of IT, we just need more eyes to watch for offences and capture images which could be used to prosecute.

A team of two, one driver and one video-taker, would be able to bring in hundreds of hits in just one hour along the highway.

A team of office workers can then track down the offenders who refuse to pay their fines.

Reward this special team by giving them a percentage of the commissions collected.

If there’s a will, there’s a way. We’ll save many precious lives in this way too.