Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions
Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on the Yearly Breakdown of Speeding Violations Involving Singapore-registered Lorries, by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law
13 September 2021
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Question:
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) from 2016 to 2020, what is yearly breakdown of the 19,758 speeding violations involving Singapore-registered lorries; (b) among these speeding violations, what is the highest recorded travelling speed; and (c) among the 19,758 speeding violations, how many involved lorries that are ferrying workers.
Answer :
1. From 2016 to 2020, TP detected a total of 19,758 speeding violations involving Singapore-registered lorries. This comprises lorries that were caught travelling at a speed higher than either its vehicle or the road speed limit. The yearly breakdown of these speeding violations is as follows:
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2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Speeding Violations by Singapore-registered Lorries | 3,602 | 4,035 | 4,235 | 4,478 | 3,408 | 19,758 |
2. Among these speeding violations, the highest recorded speed of an offending lorry was 132 kilometres per hour (km/h).
3. TP does not track if vehicles involved in speeding violations were ferrying workers.