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SINGAPORE – As his vehicle approached a zebra crossing, prime-mover driver Jiang Jianting did not halt at the stop line but continued to move forward.
He said he felt a bump but assumed that he had run over a large plastic bottle.
About four hours later, police contacted him to get him to return to the Tampines Industrial Avenue 3 slip road.
He learnt he had run over an 80-year-old retiree who had been cycling across the zebra crossing earlier that day, on Aug 13 last year.
In a coroner’s inquiry last Thursday (Feb 13), State Coroner Kamala Ponnampalam said drivers of large vehicles must stop at designated crossings because their fields of view are vastly limited by the sheer bulk of their vehicles.
“The driver must be aware of the vehicle’s blind spots and use all means including the mirrors provided, to ensure that the vehicle’s path of travel is clear.”
“The front of a large vehicle at the area directly beneath the bonnet is notoriously problematic and known to be an absolute blind spot for the driver.
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