More pedestrian crossings will be fitted with Green Man+ card readers to allow seniors and persons with disabilities more time to cross the road.
Elderly drivers with driving licences that are expiring this year will be given a six-month extension to renew them.
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Elderly drivers of cars, public buses and heavy vehicles with licences that are expiring this year will get a six-month extension to renew them.
1,200 traffic junctions will be fitted with red-amber-green right-turn arrows by 2023, while 15 more Silver Zones will be built to cater to seniors.
The number of fatal accidents and road deaths in 2019 has dropped to a record low, but the elderly and motorcyclists are still at risk.
More pedestrians aged 60 and above were involved in road accidents and died in the first six months of this year compared to 2018.
The road fatality rate hit a new low in 2017, dropping from 141 deaths in 2016 to 122 last year, even as more elderly pedestrians got into accidents.
Thanks to a new initiative called Caring SG Commuters, elderly and handicapped commuters will be able to get more help getting around MRT stations.
The Traffic Police has launched a kit, targeted at those aged 60 and above, to test the elderly's road sense and strengthen their road safety awareness.
While buses now have manual wheelchair ramps, the Land Transport Authority is studying the feasibility of automated ones.
A man driving a minibus without a license has been given a two-week jail sentence, and banned from driving for three years after knocking down an elderly woman.
A 40-year old man was riding a power-assisted bike on the pavement in an HDB estate at an unsafe speed, when he collided with a 69-year old woman.
A pedestrian in his 60s was run over by an SBS Transit bus along Toa Payoh Lorong 6, and the bus driver has been arrested.
A new community policing unit, set up by the Traffic Police last June, helps to address local traffic concerns, especially for the elderly.
The Land Transport Authority is currently testing new signages to help the elderly navigate public transport easily.
The Land Transport Authority said yesterday that it has identified 10 more locations for its Silver Zone programme, bringing the total to 15.
Three students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic have developed a new voice-assisted bus app for visually impaired and elderly commuters.
There will soon be a comprehensive plan that looks into making public transport facilities in Singapore more elderly-friendly.
Elderly residents in Bukit Merah View can now stroll around the estate with greater peace of mind, thanks to improved road safety features.