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Reboundable Bollards (RB) are delineators used for alerting motorists at the start or end of centre dividers located after a bend or crest. They can withstand hits and reduce the chances of a missing delineator after being hit, thus enhancing road safety.

A larger surface area using retro-reflective sheeting would also appeal to the ageing population, whereby the need for more conspicuous traffic signs is becoming more important for the increased number of elderly motorists on Singapore roads.

The following locations have been installed with RB on 26 October 2010 as pilot schemes for evaluation:

• East Coast Park Service Road (next to Macdonald's)
• Bukit Batok Street 32

For motorists driving at night, especially elderly drivers who may have some difficulties with night vision, it is sometimes difficult to make out zebra crossing stripes on the road.

To ensure that pedestrian safety is not compromised, the LTA embedded solar-powered lights on the road at selected zebra crossings, called flushed LED road studs. These LED road studs emit steady amber light at night that can better alert the motorists of potential pedestrian crossing at the zebra crossing.

These studs are also safer for motorcyclists as it protrudes less than 4mm from the road surface. The flushed LED road studs are currently on trial at zebra crossings at Marine Terrace and Bukit Merah View, where there is higher proportion of elderly residents.