Getting More Lorry Owners to Install Speed Limiters

Questions:

Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs whether the Ministry can consider providing incentives to lorry owners who install the mandatory speed limiters early to boost the take-up rate.

Ms Carrie Tan: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many companies are authorised by the Traffic Police to install speed limiters in lorries and how many installations can these companies handle each month; and (b) whether the Minister will consider offering incentives to businesses that own lorries to come forward to install the speed limiters so as to help with their business costs and accelerate the adoption rate.

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:

1. There are 11 companies authorised by the Traffic Police to install speed limiters. This list is published on the Singapore Police Force website. They collectively have a capacity of around 2,200 installations per month.

2. The Ministry is not considering any initiatives to pay part of the cost of installing speed limiters. This is similar to the approach taken previously, when speed limiters were required for goods vehicles with a maximum laden weight exceeding 12,000kg.

3. We will continue to monitor the installation progress, and consider measures to encourage the early installation of speed limiters if necessary.