#524 - Penalties for Dangerous Driving Scrutinised & OSIM Mother’s Day Ad Fat Shames Mothers?

This week in Parliament, MPs debated about road safety in Singapore after the recent accident in Tampines that killed two people. While penalties under the Road Traffic Act have been deemed to be adequate vis-a-vis other countries, why are people calling for increasing them? Elsewhere, massage chair brand OSIM’s Mother’s Day ad was criticised for fat shaming and for promoting domestic violence. Was it really that bad or was it just a case of wokeism?

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Penalties for Dangerous Driving Scrutinised

• Penalties for dangerous driving adequate, will not be increased for now: MHA
• Red-light cameras caught over 800 speeding violations in three weeks since activation of speed function - CNA
• Fatal Tampines accident's traffic junction design based on 'international safety standards'
• [UK] MP calls for tighter rules for new drivers
• [AU] Speed review among recommendations to make Victorian roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists
• [US] Lessons from the Dutch Traffic Safety Revolution - Bloomberg

OSIM Mother’s Day Ad Fat Shames Mothers?

• #trending: Osim apologises, tweaks Mother's Day ads that critics say could spur fat shaming, domestic violence

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