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New digital redlight cameras


New digital redlight cameras

AsiaOne |Thursday, Feb 27, 2014

New digital traffic red light cameras

designed to catch errant motorists 24/7: Police

Published on Feb 27, 2014
10:35 PM
Drivers hoping to beat the red light at five busy intersections should be put off by new digital red light
cameras beginning operations onMarch 1, 2014. -- ST FILEPHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

SINGAPORE - The first 5 units of the Digital Traffic Red Light Camera System have been installed and tested at their respective locations.

They will begin operations from Mar 1, 2014 at 12.01am. In Dec 2013, the Traffic Police posted on their Facebook page about the

commencement of the installation, testing process, and the locations of these units. The locations are at Victoria St by Arab St towards

Lavender St, Victoria St by Ophir Road towards Bras Basah Road, Victoria St by Rochor Road towards Lavender St, Lavender St by

Jalan Besar towards Balestier Road, and Ophir Road by Beach Road towards ECP.

Enhanced detection capabilities

The new digital cameras do not require constant reloading and retrieval of the wet-film negatives for back-end processing and are

designed to stay operational 24/7 to detect motorists who attempt to beat the red light. Beating the red light can potentially

result in accidents causing injuries, or even the loss of innocent lives. The Traffic Police would like to remind all motorists

that beating a red light attracts a fine and 12 demerit points against the traffic offender. Beat the red light twice within 24 months

and your license will be suspended as you would have accumulated 24 demerit points.

Commander of Traffic Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police Cheang Keng Keong, said, "Whether or not there is a traffic red

light camera installed at a junction, one should never attempt to beat the red light. You may be able to shave off some time but

you run the greater risk of getting involved in an accident. That is also the spirit of Safer Roads Singapore, where we hope to

make safe and courteous road use habitual and instinctive. Every Life Matters. Let us recognise the impact of our own

behaviour on road safety and do our part."

spanaech@sph.com.sg

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I got caught on this camera once during mid-night while it was on trial period. The camera does not have the usual (old type red-light camera) 2 seconds allowance after the light turned red. It snap immediately after it turns red, even your car is half way through passing the pedestrian crossing white line. So, be prepare to stop when it turns to amber.

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