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While the horrific footage of a high-speed Ferrari 599 GTO crash is pretty much fresh in our minds, it seems that some would just not take it down as a stern reminder that going against the red lights is very dangerous; not only to themselves, but also to the other innocent, law-abiding road users. And this clip right here somehow proves two points to be true, that (1) going against the red lights is dangerous, and (2) the Rochor road junction is really an accident-prone area.




Not long after a GTO crashed into a taxi at this junction, another accident occurred at the exact location with exactly the same way; going against the red light. As seen in the video, the speeding Lexus was seen beating the red lights and goes crashing into the rear of a taxi, sending the taxi into a spin. The Lexus was reported to hit two more cars before finally coming to a halt.



Luckily though, there were no deaths in this crash. The taxi driver was unharmed in the crash, but his 30-year-old passenger was sent to the hospital for treatment, which he has been discharged not long after. The driver of the Lexus, a 30-year-old male was arrested on the scene for drunk driving.



If convicted, the driver could face a fine between $1,000 to $5,000 or jail time up to six months, and also be disqualified from driving for at least a year. And if he is a repeat offender, he could face a fine up to $30,000 and a maximum time of three years behind bars.

 

Sources:

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20120526-348574.html

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/four-car-accident-at-rochor-ferrari-crash-site.html

http://temasektimes.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/photo-lexus-crashed-into-sonata-taxi-again-at-bugis-ferrari-crash-site/

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williamclw

again??!! o_O

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kUmUcHaI 11/1

All rich people...man..
Both accident exactly the same way ? WTH ?
Too drunk may be...
Road block hot spot in future.

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mdjames

It's more like a trend now in Singapore for this rich buggers to hit red light... should ban them from driving for life.

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Adrenaline_Rush

Truth...is really stranger than fiction

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Shinjite

Another idiotic driver, even when he is drunk

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paohyean

Some people just never learn, don't they??
No amount of advance driving training will have prevented this accident as long as the driver is wasted..

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MKMD428

just as i thought..there is something wrong with that junction..

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ken yeang

There is nothing wrong with the junction.

It's all about the driver in the Lexus. Why?

Without the driver (and his stupid attitude), the LEXUS will be absolutely harmless. It's the driver that controlled the car. The car has NO mind of its own.

So, when shit accident happens, many ppl always says and blames "I lost controlled of the car", etc.

You know what I say??
Who is DRIVING the car? You or the car itself?

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recca82

Another rich moron on the road, sigh...no offense to those who are rich out there, just think that there should be self responsibility when owning a BIG car, :)

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nadziad

that junctions is haunted by ghosts........all luxury car are forbidden to pass that road at night

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cvkit17

Speed bumps !!!!

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alwjmonster

more like a cursed than drunk accident.. they must seriously have to hire a monk to expel the curse.

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DareDan

They should put up a much heavier fine than what they set now.. the current fine is too cheap for those rich ppl in Singapore... by the way... just now I watch the video of the Ferrari accident n this Lexus accident, I notice that the left side traffic light is different when it come to green light for the taxi to move. The Ferrari video shows green but the Lexus video shows red... I think not only the driver is having problem the junction is also having problem.

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DeaconFrost

Yep, let me highlight again what the 599 threadstarter mentioned:

When I watch the two videos, I noticed:

1. There are two traffic lights located very near to the building at top left of video frame.
2. There are high rise buildings in the vicinity.

In the area where I live, I noticed some drivers waited patiently at the traffic lights, only to then ran the red light. This is something weird, until I notice that when they ran the red light, another traffic light just turned green in front, however:

1. That green light (Light B) was meant for cars coming from the right.
2. The car who ran the red light should have waited for ANOTHER traffic light (Light A) to turn green: that light is located on the left hand side.
3. So in total, to NOT beat the red light, the car need to wait for TWO lights (Lights A & B) to turn green.

What the road planners should consider:
1. Human beings have eyes facing forward, unlike birds.
2. Human beings have naturally weak peripheral vision, unlike birds.
3. Therefore, it is natural for human beings to see forward (this was my excuse last time when I usyar aweks in LRT).
4. Light A should be placed at somewhere prominent (front of waiting cars, not beside a building, etc.) and more importantly, Light B should be placed at ANYWHERE LESS prominent than Light A.
5. Otherwise human beings will only focus on Light B and in high speed = KABOOM.

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