Question:
Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask 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 involved lorries that are ferrying workers.
Answer:
1. From 2016 to 2020, 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 is as follows:
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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Total
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Number of Speeding Violations by Singapore-registered Lorries
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3,602
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4,035
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4,235
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4,478
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3,408
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19,758
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2. Among these speeding violations, the highest recorded speed of an offending lorry was 132 kilometres per hour (km/h).
3. TP does not track if vehicles involved in speeding violations were ferrying workers.
