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Police have arrested a 20-year-old driver who allegedly showed signs of nervousness before accelerating through a roadblock in his Mercedes, breaching traffic enforcement protocols.
Singapore is moving to penalise drivers merely holding a phone while driving, even without using it, as part of sweeping new traffic legislation responding to a 24% surge in road fatalities since 2021.