New traffic cameras to curb speeding in problem spots

The Traffic Police (TP) have a new digital speed trap. Called the Mobile Speed Camera (MSC), the bright orange cameras are equipped with their own power source and can be deployed anywhere within a week, reported The Straits Times. 

The cameras are part of a new targeted approach to curb the scourge of speeding. They will be used from this month at places where motorists speed, where accidents happen and where illegal races are held.

The move comes on the heel of a drastic drop in speeding and red-light running which the TP attributed to the introduction of digital red light cameras and speed traps, which can run round-the-clock and eliminates the need to retrieve film negatives.

The roads here have generally become safer, said the TP, noting a fall in road deaths and drink driving accidents.

"In 2015, we saw an encouraging improvement in the road traffic situation, with a continued decline in road fatalities," said the TP Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police Sam Tee. "More motorists are obeying red-light signals and speed limits, and we would like to thank these conscientious motorists for playing their part in keeping our roads safe."