Average Number of Fines Issued Each Year for Failure to Wear Seat Belts

Debated in Parliament on 8 Nov 2022.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the average number of fines issued each year for failing to wear seat belts in front and rear seats for 2010, 2015, and 2020 to 2022.
K Shanmugam replied that from 2010 to 2022, an average of about 2,639 fines per year were issued for failing to wear seat belts, combining composition sums by Traffic Police and court fines.
The government does not track whether offenders were seated in the front or rear of the vehicle, so separate averages for front and rear seats are unavailable.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the years 2010, 2015 and 2020 to 2022 (to date), what is the average number of fines that are issued each year for the failure to wear seat belts in the (i) front seat and (ii) rear passenger seats of motor vehicles.

K Shanmugam

For 2010, 2015, and 2020 to 2022 until 30 September 2022, there was an average of about 2,639 fines, which were composition sums offered by the Traffic Police, and fines imposed by the Court, issued per year for the offence of failing to wear seat belts. We do not track if the persons were seated at the front or the rear of the vehicle.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the average number of fines issued each year for failing to wear seat belts in front and rear seats for 2010, 2015, and 2020 to 2022.
K Shanmugam replied that from 2010 to 2022, an average of about 2,639 fines per year were issued for failing to wear seat belts, combining composition sums by Traffic Police and court fines.
The government does not track whether offenders were seated in the front or rear of the vehicle, so separate averages for front and rear seats are unavailable.

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Average Number of Fines Issued Each Year for Failure to Wear Seat Belts

Debated in Parliament on 8 Nov 2022.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the average number of fines issued each year for failing to wear seat belts in front and rear seats for 2010, 2015, and 2020 to 2022.
K Shanmugam replied that from 2010 to 2022, an average of about 2,639 fines per year were issued for failing to wear seat belts, combining composition sums by Traffic Police and court fines.
The government does not track whether offenders were seated in the front or rear of the vehicle, so separate averages for front and rear seats are unavailable.

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

K Shanmugam

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs for the average number of fines issued each year for failing to wear seat belts in front and rear seats for 2010, 2015, and 2020 to 2022.
K Shanmugam replied that from 2010 to 2022, an average of about 2,639 fines per year were issued for failing to wear seat belts, combining composition sums by Traffic Police and court fines.
The government does not track whether offenders were seated in the front or rear of the vehicle, so separate averages for front and rear seats are unavailable.

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Average Number of Fines Issued Each Year for Failure to Wear Seat Belts

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

K Shanmugam

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Average Number of Fines Issued Each Year for Failure to Wear Seat Belts

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Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

K Shanmugam

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