Unsupervised toddler walks across Marsiling Road junction, sparking road safety concerns无人监护的幼儿横穿马西岭路路口，引发道路安全担忧
In just under a week, two videos have emerged showing children walking across roads, with the latest being a toddler in Marsiling. The latest video, shared by Roads.sg on its Facebook page on Tuesday (Oct 13), shows a toddler stumbling across the junction of Marsiling Road and Marsiling Drive. She is first seen standing alone at a pedestrian crossing in...
In just under a week, two videos have emerged showing children walking across roads, with the latest being a toddler in Marsiling.
The latest video, shared by Roads.sg on its Facebook page on Tuesday (Oct 13), shows a toddler stumbling across the junction of Marsiling Road and Marsiling Drive.
She is first seen standing alone at a pedestrian crossing in front of Marsiling Heights as cars and lorries pass by.
Just after a lorry crane passes the crossing, and while the red man is still on, the girl is seen walking onto the road and standing in the middle of Marsiling Road towards Marsiling Rise.
Thankfully for her, left- and right-turning vehicles from Marsiling Drive are still waiting for the traffic lights to turn green in their favour.
A woman is then seen running towards the girl, picking here up after about 18 seconds.
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While some several media users asked why other drivers did not come forward to take the girl to safety, others shared that they have seen similar incidents happen when parents or domestic helpers were not attentive.
On Oct 8, a school boy was struck by a car along Bishan Street 11 after he dashed across the road, straight into the path of the oncoming car.
In that instance, police and Singapore Civil Defence Force assistance were purportedly not sought, but it is unclear whether the boy was separately taken to hospital.
Protecting kids a shared responsibility
In April, KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) and National University Centre for Trauma at the National University Hospital (NUH), in collaboration with the Traffic Police and Land Transport Authority, called for collective efforts to curb the increase in road traffic accidents.
"Children are among the most vulnerable in road traffic accidents and yet it is deeply concerning that in Singapore they have the poorest compliance with safety measures across all age groups," said Clinical Assistant Professor Ronald Tan, who chairs KKH's injury prevention working group.
Dr Tan, who is also a senior consultant at KKH's department of emergency medicine, added that protecting children must be a shared responsibility.
"We witness daily the severe and sometimes fatal consequences of road traffic injuries on young lives and the devastation these incidents bring to their families.
"What makes this even more distressing is that many of these injuries are entirely preventable,” Dr Tan said.
Data from the National Trauma Registry shows a rising trend in trauma injuries among children aged 16 and below between 2022 and 2024.
"Between 2022 and 2024, the public healthcare institutions in Singapore received approximately 100 children aged 16 and below who required trauma care daily," the registry said.
In 2024 alone, there were 6,043 cases of trauma injuries involving children aged 16 and below.
Of these, 25 cases were classified as moderate or severe.
And of the trauma cases, 40 per cent involved children up to the age of five.
In addition, eight in 10 of the moderate to severe childhood injuries were due to falls, vehicular accidents and drowning.
Since this year, Traffic Police and the Singapore Road Safety Council have introduced "Road Safety Corners" to selected schools.
Under the initiative, dedicated learning spaces featuring road safety advisories and zebra crossing stickers are in place to allow teachers to conduct road safety education through interactive scenarios throughout the school year.
Parents are reminded that children must be taught not to sprint across roads, or cross in front of a stationary vehicle, or between stationary vehicles.
Children should also be taught to stop at the kerb, look all around, and listen for oncoming vehicles.
不到一周的时间里，出现了两段视频，显示有儿童横穿马路，最新的视频是一名在马西岭的幼儿。
Roads.sg 周二（10 月 13 日）在其 Facebook 页面上分享的最新视频显示，一名幼儿跌跌撞撞地穿过马西岭路和马西岭大道的交叉路口。
她第一次出现是在马西岭高地的人行横道前，独自一人站在那里，汽车和卡车从她身边驶过。
就在一辆卡车起重机驶过人行横道，红灯亮起时，可以看到女孩走到马西岭路中央，朝着马西岭高地方向走去。
值得庆幸的是，从马西岭路左转和右转的车辆仍在等待交通信号灯变为绿灯。
然后可以看到一名女子跑向女孩，大约 18 秒后抱起了她。
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一些媒体用户质疑为什么其他司机没有挺身而出将女孩送到安全的地方，而另一些用户则表示，他们曾见过类似的事件发生，当时父母或家政人员疏忽大意。
10月8日，一名小学生在碧山11街横穿马路时，径直冲入迎面驶来的汽车车道，被汽车撞倒。
据称，当时并未寻求警方和新加坡民防部队的帮助，但目前尚不清楚该男孩是否被单独送往医院。
保护儿童是每个人的责任
今年四月，竹脚妇幼医院 (KKH) 和新加坡国立大学医院 (NUH) 创伤中心与交通警察和陆路交通管理局合作，呼吁各方共同努力，遏制道路交通事故的增加。
“儿童是道路交通事故中最脆弱的群体之一，然而令人深感担忧的是，在新加坡，所有年龄段的儿童对安全措施的遵守程度都是最差的，”KKH伤害预防工作组主席、临床助理教授陈荣民说道。
谭医生同时也是竹脚妇幼医院急诊医学科的高级顾问，他补充说，保护儿童是大家的共同责任。
“我们每天都目睹道路交通事故对年轻生命造成的严重甚至致命的后果，以及这些事故给他们的家庭带来的毁灭性打击。
“更令人痛心的是，其中许多伤害原本是完全可以预防的，”谭医生说。
国家创伤登记处的数据显示，2022 年至 2024 年间，16 岁及以下儿童的创伤性损伤呈上升趋势。
“2022 年至 2024 年间，新加坡的公共医疗机构每天大约接收 100 名 16 岁及以下需要创伤护理的儿童，”该登记处表示。
仅在 2024 年，就有 6,043 例涉及 16 岁及以下儿童的创伤性损伤病例。
其中，25 例被归类为中度或重度。
在这些创伤病例中，40% 的受害者是五岁以下的儿童。
此外，十分之八的中度至重度儿童伤害是由跌倒、交通事故和溺水造成的。
今年以来，交通警察和新加坡道路安全理事会已在部分学校引入了“道路安全角”。
根据这项计划，学校设立了专门的学习空间，配备道路安全提示和斑马线贴纸，以便教师在整个学年通过互动场景开展道路安全教育。
提醒家长，必须教导孩子不要在马路上奔跑，不要在静止的车辆前面穿行，也不要从静止的车辆之间穿行。
还应该教导孩子们在路边停车，环顾四周，并注意是否有来车。