Red-Light Cameras Have Caught Over 800 Speeding Incidents Since 1 Apr 2024

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Kimi Tan
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If you’re a driver, you’ve probably been more wary of these for the last month:

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For those of you who don’t drive, these are red-light cameras that detect and take pictures of vehicles that commit red-light running offences.

From 1 April 2024, these cameras have been activated to catch speeding in a bid to improve motorists’ behaviour on roads. You can watch this video for more information:

The red-light cameras have always had the speed enforcement function, but it was only activated after a surge in speeding violations last year.

The proportion of fatal accidents caused solely by speeding also increased, from 17.3% in 2022 to 25.2% in 2023.

While the number of speeding violations detected by traffic enforcement cameras fell by 28.6%, the number of speeding violations during police enforcement operations increased by 22%.

“This suggests that motorists choose to speed at locations where they think there is no enforcement presence,” said the Singapore Police Force.

It’s like how you act so guai infront of your teacher but the moment cher isn’t around, all hell breaks loose in class.

Red-Light Cameras Detected Over 800 Speeding Violations In One Month

Since their operationalisation a month ago, the red-light cameras have detected over 800 speeding violations.

You’d think people would be more careful on the roads since there have been so many fatal accidents this year, including the Tampines accident which shocked the nation.

But I guess not.

“This is of concern. We will continue to step up on our enforcement and will not hesitate to take action against errant motorists who choose to flout traffic rules,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) William Foo, the officer in charge of the Traffic Police’s Surveillance Camera Unit.

The Traffic Police use at least six different types of cameras to detect violations, which are usually processed within two to three weeks.

When a camera detects a violation, an officer manually reviews it to ensure it’s valid and accurate before making a violation report.

A notice of traffic offence may be subsequently issued to the offender, depending on the investigation.

In more serious cases, an offender may be arrested, charged in court, and have his licence suspended immediately.

The locations of the Traffic Police’s cameras can be found on their website.

As at 12 April 2024, there are 240 red-light cameras across the island, with 12 more pending relocation.

Singapore’s Roads Have Become More Dangerous

The number of deaths by traffic accidents jumped from 108 deaths in 2022 to 136 in 2023.

Among the fatalities, motorcyclists and their pillion riders made up half of this figure, while elderly pedestrians accounted for almost 20%.

The annual statistics report (for 2023) released by the Traffic Police on 20 February showed increases in the number of fatal accidents involving speeding, drink driving, and running the red-light.

2024 has shown that roads still remain dangerous as Singapore saw a number of fatal accidents, including some involving children, in the first four months of the year.

Given that more than 800 cases of speeding were detected by the red-light cameras in a month, it’s clear that speeding is still a problem on Singapore’s roads.

In March, the top 10 locations where speeding violations were detected by the Traffic Police enforcement cameras were:

  1. PIE 21km towards ECP
  2. PIE 21km towards Tuas
  3. BTE 4.5km towards Woodlands
  4. Yishun Avenue 2 towards Sembawang Road
  5. SLE 7.3km towards CTE
  6. Holland Road towards Napier Road
  7. Upper Thomson Road towards Lornie Road
  8. Yishun Avenue 2 towards Lentor Avenue
  9. Yishun Avenue 1 towards Lentor Avenue
  10. BTE 4.5km towards PIE

Motorists are advised to exercise caution and be responsible to avoid accidents and keep roads safe.

Don’t bodoh and speed even when there are no cameras around horh.

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