Fewer traffic accidents but more violations recorded in 2012

[Darthrevan]

 

There were fewer road traffic accidents, including those involving fatalities, recorded last year despite the recent spotlight on serious cases of accidents here.

 

Statistics released this morning by the Traffic Police show that there was a total of 7,168 accidents on the roads last year, which was 9.6 per cent lower than the 7,926 cases recorded in 2011.

 

Fatal accidents also decreased from 195 to 169 or about 13 per cent over the same period.

 

The number of traffic violations, however, was up about 4 per cent, from 316,214 to 327,503 cases. This means that about 900 people commit traffic offences everyday here.

 

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...d-2012-20130201

[Beehive3783]

There were fewer road traffic accidents, including those involving fatalities, recorded last year despite the recent spotlight on serious cases of accidents here.

 

Statistics released this morning by the Traffic Police show that there was a total of 7,168 accidents on the roads last year, which was 9.6 per cent lower than the 7,926 cases recorded in 2011.

 

Fatal accidents also decreased from 195 to 169 or about 13 per cent over the same period.

 

The number of traffic violations, however, was up about 4 per cent, from 316,214 to 327,503 cases. This means that about 900 people commit traffic offences everyday here.

 

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...d-2012-20130201

 

That car looks like Odyssey leh. They taking video from unmarked car? OMG

[Darthrevan]

That car looks like Odyssey leh. They taking video from unmarked car? OMG

 

i've seen a couple of unmarked cars using policemen with vidcam on the road..by the time the victims realized..its already too late

[Yewheng]

i've seen a couple of unmarked cars using policemen with vidcam on the road..by the time the victims realized..its already too late

 

Good job for unmarked car.

[Beehive3783]

i've seen a couple of unmarked cars using policemen with vidcam on the road..by the time the victims realized..its already too late

Then I have to drive carefully in future

[Simplecar]

i've seen a couple of unmarked cars using policemen with vidcam on the road..by the time the victims realized..its already too late

Not 'victim', but the guilty ones

[Brendon1980]

er... so will insurance premium be lowered in the coming year?

[Taipan49]

''This means that about 900 people commit traffic offences everyday here.''

 

No!!!

 

That means that 900 people are caught committing traffic offences every day.

 

Quite a difference.

 

Yep, definitely makes a big difference.

 

But that is a lot of offences. Are that many of us getting caught regularly as i am yet to a get a traffic offense, unless they are counting parking tickets.

[Dafansu]

That car looks like Odyssey leh. They taking video from unmarked car? OMG

This has been going on for some time, they will film down traffic offences especially heavy vehicles for failing to keep left, no need to stop the vehicles.