Singapore seeks up to 15 years in jail for deliberate vehicle attacks

Singapore has introduced a bill that would create a new offense for using a vehicle to deliberately endanger someone and causing death or grievous hurt, with penalties of up to 15 years in prison. The Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill was tabled in parliament on July 7 by Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Sim Ann. The Ministry of Home Affairs said the change targets cases in which a vehicle is misused as a weapon but prosecutors cannot meet the threshold for murder or culpable homicide. The bill would also raise the maximum jail term for dangerous driving causing grievous hurt to seven years for first-time offenders and 13 years for repeat offenders, while tightening drink-driving limits. The ministry said road fatalities and injuries rose in 2025, extending an upward trend in traffic deaths and violations since 2021.