My letter to MediaCorp’s TODAY newspaper on the above matter is published today, Tuesday 20th December 2016.
Ensuring
that our motorists exercise caution and obey traffic rules is necessary, given
the many accidents on our roads, some resulting in death or serious injury.
To this end,
I support the call for long-time motorists to take a refresher safe driving
course (“Hold a refresher safe driving course for veteran motorists”; Dec 17).
Besides
this, motorists, including riders, must be mindful of flooding and fallen
trees, which could injure them or their passengers, and damage their vehicles.
With ageing trees and climate change, an accident could occur when one least
expects it.
All
motorists have insurance cover for their vehicles, but how many would buy
insurance that compensates them if their vehicles get damaged?
They may
want to save costs by only taking up accident insurance, or they may be unaware
that floods or fallen trees are not covered by accident insurance.
Recently, a
motorist had a narrow escape when a tree fell on his van along Upper Aljunied
Road and crushed it. Other motorists have been in a similar predicament too.
Drivers
cannot claim compensation for such mishaps unless they got additional cover for
such mishaps when they bought their accident insurance. The additional sum can
be only S$50 or so.
RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO
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