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SINGAPORE: Traffic Police
plan to beef up their presence on the roads by
getting auxiliary police to carry out enforcement and digitising
existing enforcement cameras by 2014 so that they can issue
summonses faster.
They are also studying the possibility of increasing the number of enforcement
cameras.
Police will also increase community engagement and outreach efforts
on road safety.
For example, Traffic Police will identify more Road Safety
Champions in various industries, including those with large fleets
of heavy vehicles, to help promote road safety.
This will help to tackle a continuing increase in errant road
users.
According to the Traffic Police's annual report card released on
Friday, there were 327,503 cases of traffic violations in
2012.
The figure is higher than the 316,214 in 2011 and 304,472 in
2010.
The bulk of the violations are for speeding and running red
lights.
However, the overall traffic situation in 2012 improved, with fewer
accidents and casualties.
There were 7,168 fatal and injury accidents, a decrease of 758
cases from 2011.
Figures for two groups of road users - motorcyclists and their
pillions as well as pedestrians - also saw
improvement.
Fatalities involving motorcyclists fell to 76 in 2012, from 99 the
year before.
Pedestrian deaths dropped slightly, from 49 in 2011 to 44 in
2012.
Traffic Police Commander Cheang Keng Keong reminded road users to
act responsibly.
He added that more initiatives will be announced in the coming
months to deal with those who break the law.
- CNA/ir
