Debated in Parliament on 13 Sep 2021.
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked 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 have involved lorries that are ferrying workers.
From 2016 to 2020, the Traffic Police (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 are as follows:
Among these speeding violations, the highest recorded speed of an offending lorry was 132 kilometres per hour.
TP does not track if vehicles involved in speeding violations were ferrying workers.
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