In 2023, the number of speeding-related fatal accidents spiked by 83.3 per cent, compared with 2022.
Red-light cameras are painted orange and white , and come with warning signs indicating that the area is a “Traffic Police Camera Zone”.
SINGAPORE - The Traffic Police will progressively activate the speed-enforcement function in red-light cameras from April 1, in an effort to improve motorists’ behaviour on roads. The function will be activated islandwide, and especially at locations prone to a higher number of accidents or traffic violations, said the police in a statement on March 31.The proportion of fatal accidents caused solely by speeding also increased, from 17.3 per cent in 2022 to 25.2 per cent in 2023.
Although the number of speeding violations detected by traffic enforcement cameras fell by 28.6 per cent – from 73,152 cases in 2022 to 52,237 cases in 2023 – the number of speeding violations during police enforcement operations increased by 22 per cent, from 52,016 cases in 2022 to 63,468 cases in 2023.
This shows that while traffic enforcement cameras are effective at curbing speeding, motorists still choose to speed at locations where they think no one is watching, the police said.motorcyclists and their pillion riders accounted for half of this figureSimilar to other fixed-enforcement cameras, red-light cameras are painted orange and white, and come with warning signs indicating that the area is a “Traffic Police Camera Zone”. The road speed limit will also be displayed.
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