Road safety features for the elderly will be installed in Bukit Merah View, as part as the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) new Silver Zone programme.
Bukit Merah View will be the first among five estates with a high senior population and relatively higher accident rates involving seniors to benefit from the programme.
At the launch on 19 October, Parliamentary Secretary for Transport, Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim said, “As Singapore’s senior population continues to grow by an average of 32,000 every year, we need to start investing in senior-friendly infrastructure, starting at residential estates with high senior populations. We have taken a close look at some of the best practices overseas, and designed the new Silver Zone to improve road safety for our seniors.”
The Silver Zone programme was announced in March, and zones are fitted with road safety features that remind motorists to slow down and keep a careful lookout for pedestrians, as well as urge senior pedestrians to be vigilant when crossing the road.
For example, at each Silver Zone Gateway, there are signs to inform motorists they are entering a Silver Zone (pictured), along with three yellow strips painted on the road to slow them down.
The next Silver Zone in Jurong West will be completed by early 2015, while Silver Zones in Yishun and Bedok will be ready by the first quarter of 2015, and Marine Parade by the first quarter of 2016.
Image source: LTA
Muneerah Bee, Senior Journalist at PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact her about this or other stories email muneerah@propertyguru.com.sg
