• The current Road Traffic Ordinance was first read in 1961, drafted in accordance with the British Government’s Municipal Ordinance in 1936.
• Under the Road Traffic Ordinance, if the breath alcohol test shows that a driver has a breath alcohol content of more than 35mg per 100ml of breath, first-time offenders may be fined between $1000 and $5000, or jailed up to 6 months. Repeated offenders will be fined between $3000 and S10,000, or jailed up to a year. Offenders will have their license suspended for at least 12 months.
• As the number of drink-driving cases has been increasing in recent years, the court has imposed heavier penalties on drink-driving that causes injuries to others. The Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2019 which took effect on 1 November 2019 classifies irresponsible driving offences into Reckless or Dangerous Driving and Driving Without Due Care or Reasonable Consideration. The Act further categories these offences into four tiers on the different levels of harm caused: Death, Grievous Hurt, Hurt and Endangers Life.

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