Traffic Police unveil new cameras to deter, detect speedsters
The new speed laser cameras are able to capture sharper pictures and come with a video recording function. (Photo: Safhras Khan/Yahoo Newsroom)
[Updated Thursday 19 May 2016 20:25: Details pertaining to the price of the new cameras have been removed following the Traffic Police’s clarification that the information was not for publication.]
The Traffic Police (TP) will be deploying a new batch of speed laser cameras in its effort to deter and detect speeding offences in Singapore.
At a press conference on Thursday (19 May), TP commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (AC) Sam Tee, said that the new cameras are more technologically advanced and can be used both during the day and at night.
Aside from capturing sharper images, the new cameras are also able to record videos, a feature which was unavailable in the older models.
The new cameras can also be used for up to eight hours at a go, thanks to having a longer battery life.
Fatalities involving speeding ‘worrying’
AC Tee said that TP efforts to better educate motorists on the dangers of speeding are showing a positive outcome, with the number of speed-related accidents having decreased by 12.2 per cent in 2015 as compared with 2014.
However, the number of fatal accidents involving speeding increased from 43 in 2014 to 48 in 2015 said AC Tee.
“Although motorists are now aware of the danger of speeding, the number of accidents involving fatalities is worrying and we want to alert motorists who are entering accident prone areas to be careful,” he said during a media briefing at the division’s headquarters.
Commander of Traffic Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police (AC) Sam Tee (centre) briefing the media on the new speed laser cameras. (Photo: Safhras Khan/Yahoo Newsroom)
The new cameras, which can be operated by officer on their own, will be deployed at 44 different locations starting Thursday (19 May), said AC Tee.
Signs indicating the cameras’ presence will be put up around 200 metres before the respective areas where the operations are taking place.
“Our desire is not to let motorists to second guess (where the cameras are). The best policy is to slow down once motorists see the signboard,” said AC Tee.
