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1、培养公路安全意识Inrecentweeksaspateoffatalroadaccidents,someinvolvingschoolchildrenatpedestriancrossings,hasstirredthenation’sconscienceanddrawnattentiontotheurgentneedtoensurethatourroadsaresafeforeveryone.Apartfromdeathsfromillnesses,oneofthebiggestthreatstoone'slifeinhighlymotorisedSingaporeistobeki
2、lledinatrafficaccident.Aremostaccidentspreventable?Certainlyyes,ifallroadusers,betheymotorists,motorcyclists,cyclists,taxidrivers,heavyvehicledriversandpedestrians,diligentlypractiseroadsafetyrulesthataredesignedfortheirprotection.Inreality,however,theserulesarehonouredmorebytheirbreachthancomp
3、liance.Soavehicleinirresponsiblehandscanbeamostlethalweapon.TaketheaverageSingaporeandriverasanexample.Ausuallyrationalpersoncanbetransformedsuddenlyintoademonbehindadrivingwheel.Oncehisimpatienceandselfishnessgetsthebetterofhim,hebecomesrecklesslyindifferenttothetrafficrulesandsafetyofothersju
4、sttogethisownway.Ourtaxiandheavyvehicledriversalsodrivelikemaniacsontheroads,whileourmotorcyclistsandcyclists,seeminglyunawareoftheirparticularvulnerability,habituallyweaveinandoutoftrafficdangerously,wheneveritsuitsthem.Thepedestrian,too,knowinglyjaywalksinthefaceoffast-movingtraffic.Tragicall
5、y,manypaidwiththeirpreciouslivesinvain.WhyaretheseinconsiderateroadbehaviourssocommoninSingapore,whenitscitizensareregularlyheldupbyothersaslaw-abiding?DotheynotrealisetheirfoolhardinessandthattheyaretarnishingtheRepublic’simage?Firstandforemost,roadsafetyconsciousnessisgenerallynotfirmlyingrai
6、nedinSingaporeans.Manywouldfloutthelawsiftheythinktheycandosowithimpunity.Theyoftensucceedbecausepolicemencannotbeeverywhere.UnlikeinJapanandthemoreadvancedWesterncountries,thereisamarkedabsenceofstrongpeerpressureheretodetertheseanti-socialbehaviours.OneoftheworstcharactertraitsofSingaporeansi
7、sthatatrafficviolatorwouldoftenreactaggressivelyifheistoldofhismisdoings,and,notinfrequently,injuriesordeathshadresultedinconsequenceofroadrages.Itis,therefore,notsurprisingthatuncivilisedroadconductsarepervasiveasmostaggrievedpar
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