you know their pattern very well.. or they will say sg has different requirements so the standards doesn't apply to us.
ahhh...
let me tell you this interesting story in sg's automotive industry, specifically regarding this safety device called centre high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL). if you google around, there are many research on this stating how successful it is in reducing road accidents.
the reason why it is successful in reducing road accidents, is due to the fact that the stop lamp is mounted high so that vehicles behind the immediate vehicle behind, can see and anticipate. imagine the first car brakes, 3rd car and beyond is able to see the first car's brake lamp.
if you are observant, it is on every vehicle because it is pretty much a safety standard under UNECE (mandatory), and all the vehicles we have are homologated to UNECE as they have to sell internationally. however, it is not mandatory under SG's Road Traffic Act (RTA). why not mandatory, I dont know, maybe because LTA finds it as a stupid device or maybe they are just lazy, do not want to adopt UNECE, just want to cling on to old colonial British law.
but what's more infuriating, is the word
high.
under RTA, all stop lamps:
(8) The Registrar may, subject to such terms and conditions as he may impose, approve a height of more than 1.5 metres but below 2.0 metres.
there's no differentiation between the normal pair of stop lamp and CHMSL.
however, under UNECE r48, stop lamp is categorized as S1/S2 (the normal pair) and S3/S4 (the CHMSL), and here's what it says:
The horizontal plane tangential to the lower edge of the apparent surface shall: either not be more than 150 mm below the horizontal plane tangential to the lower edge of the exposed surface of the glass or glazing of the rear window, or not be less than 850 mm above the ground. However, the horizontal plane tangential to the lower edge of the apparent surface of a S3 or S4 category device shall be above the horizontal plane tangential to the upper edge of the apparent surface of S1 or S2 categories devices.
basically it is saying not too low, not lower than the normal pair of stop lamps. but they are not limiting how high as they expect the manufacturers use some brains.
so what you get... in UK (photo not mine):
in SG (photo not mine):
do you see how pointless the CHMSL has become in SG?
I digress, but it really shows how non conformity SG is to tested and proven international standards, especially when the international standards are safety related.