Question:
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry tracks the location of all reported road traffic accidents in Singapore; and (b) if so, whether the Ministry will consider publishing a database of accidents with location data for research and advocacy purposes.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1. The Traffic Police (TP) has records of the location of reported
road traffic accidents that involve injuries and fatalities. This data is used by TP for
enforcement, and also by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to assess potential road
infrastructure enhancements.
2. The LTA already publishes a list of locations with high incidence of traffic accidents
under the Black Spot Programme. These locations are closely monitored and treated with
appropriate road safety engineering measures.
