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This is a repost of the above topic which was hotly discussed on a few weeks back. At that time, I wanted the official word from the TP themselves on :
1. Is the right lane designated as the overtaking lane ?
2. When travelling on lane 1 at the speed limit, can one be booked for road hogging ?
3. Can one exceed 90Kmph on lane 1 to overtake another vehicle, legally.
They had since replied. Below is their unedited reply and I hope this will correct some of the mis-information or misconception that some of us have about the local traffic laws.
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Dear Mr Tan,
Our responses to your questions are stated below in blue.
My apologies for not replying to you earlier.
Regards
MRS M PRASAD | Head Service Quality | Service Quality Branch | Traffic
Police Dept
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To: SPF Feedback TP/SPF/SINGOV@SINGOV
t.sg> cc:
Subject: Clarifications on traffic laws
28/02/2005 02:08
PM
Dear Sir
Many of us drivers are uncertain of a couple of rules which I hope someone
in your organisation can help us with.
1. Is Lane 1 on an expressway designated as an overtaking lane ? and that
only on lane 1, you can overtake other vehicles ?
There is no specific legislation stipulating that the rightmost lane is
only for overtaking.
2. When one drives on Lane 1 on an expressway at the speed limit of 90Kmph,
can one be booked for road hogging - assuming he is not blocking a
emergency vehicle ?
Whether travelling on on the rightmost lane within speed limit constitutes
road hogging is circumstantial. Motorists travelling at or near the speed
limit are generally not deemed to be road hogging.
3. If you overtake another vehicle on lane 2, using lane 1, are you allowed
to exceed the speed limit in the process ?
Driving beyond the speed limit to overtake a vehicle is clearly a speeding
offence.
As these issues are common misunderstandings that might lead to large
groups of drivers to unknowingly break the traffic acts, we hope you can
spare us a bit of your attention and time.
Thanking you in advance
Law abiding citizen