%0 Journal Article
%T Road traffic accident casualties in Singapore (with special reference to drivers and front seat passengers)
%J Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
%D 1984
%A Chao, T. C.
%A Khoo, J. H.
%A Poon, W. N.
%V 13
%N 1
%P 96-101
%X In 1981, there were 43,142 road traffic accidents in Singapore resulting in 12,755 casualties with 273 deaths. The fatality rate is calculated at 6.79 per 10,000 vehicles, a figure that is high when compared with developed countries but low in comparison within the surrounding region. Various measures have been taken by the Government to lower this figure; by education, legislation, persuasion and law enforcement. The latest legislation is the seat belt law. The result of a survey on the effect of this has shown an appreciable reduction in injuries sustained.
%G 
%I Academy of Medicine, Singapore
%@ 0304-4602
%U http://dx.doi.org/