Driving Videos

Short clips of real driving on Singapore roads, to see the rules of the handbook in practice.

Road signs

  • Traffic signs on Singapore roads

    Common warning, regulatory and information signs as you meet them on the road. (0:56)

Expressways

  • 01 Joining an expressway

    Build up speed on the slip road, check your mirror and blind spot, and merge into a safe gap. (0:40)

  • 02 Heavy traffic on an expressway

    Keep a safe following distance and stay in lane when traffic slows down. (1:07)

  • 03 Driving on an expressway

    Keep left unless overtaking, watch the speed limit and look far ahead. (1:06)

  • 04 Passing a police car

    Passing a slower vehicle on the expressway safely and within the speed limit. (1:00)

  • 05 Passing a heavy vehicle

    Heavy vehicles have large blind spots: pass them steadily and do not stay alongside. (0:47)

  • 06 Leaving an expressway

    Signal early, move into the left lane in good time and slow down on the exit slip road. (0:55)

Junctions and turns

  • 07 Turning right at traffic lights

    Wait in the junction box and turn when there is a safe gap in the oncoming traffic. (0:38)

  • 09 Turning left into another road

    Keep left, signal, slow down and watch for pedestrians and cyclists on your left. (0:36)

  • 11 Making a U-turn at a junction

    U-turn only where a sign allows it, and give way to other traffic. (0:49)

Other situations

  • 08 Passing a construction site

    Slow down, follow the temporary signs and watch for workers and vehicles coming out. (0:50)

  • 10 Leaving a building car park

    Drive out slowly, give way to pedestrians and traffic on the main road. (0:55)

  • 12 Passing through an ERP gantry

    Keep a steady speed and lane under the Electronic Road Pricing gantry. (0:42)

These videos show one way of driving through each situation, recorded in 2016. Road layouts change: always follow the signs and markings on the road, and the official handbooks. Learn the rules behind them with the cheat sheets and flash cards.