Accidents Involving Barriers and Vehicles in HDB Car Parks

83 Ms Yeo Wan Ling asked the Minister for National Development with regard to accidents involving barriers and vehicles in HDB car parks (a) how many of such accidents have occurred in the past three years; (b) what are the reasons for these accidents; and (c) whether the humps installed at the barriers have assisted in preventing such accidents.

Mr Desmond Lee: HDB manages more than 2,000 residential car parks. In the past three years, there were 121 barrier-related incidents reported to HDB.

These incidents were mainly due to drivers of larger vehicles misjudging the turning radius and knocking into the barrier, or drivers misjudging the speed of the barrier arm and attempting to drive out while the barrier arm was still moving.

The humps located before the barriers are meant to reduce vehicle speed as they approach the car park gantries. These humps have been effective in keeping the number of barrier-related accidents low. To prevent such accidents, it is also important for motorists to drive safely in the car parks, and to exercise care and patience.