Complaints of Speeding Vehicles at Night at Upper Bukit Timah Road along Stretch outside Springdale and Southaven I & II Condominiums
Ministry of Home AffairsSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns complaints of speeding vehicles at night along Upper Bukit Timah Road near Springdale and Southaven condominiums. Ms Rahayu Mahzam inquired about complaint and accident statistics, enforcement actions, and the potential installation of speed cameras. Minister K Shanmugam reported 14 complaints and 15 accidents in 2017 and 2018, noting speeding was the likely cause for only one accident. He stated that LTA will install red-amber-green arrow lights at traffic junctions by the end of the year to improve safety for right turns and U-turns. Traffic Police will maintain regular enforcement in the area and consider installing speed cameras if found necessary.
Transcript
6 Ms Rahayu Mahzam asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in 2017 and 2018, how many complaints have been received about speeding vehicles at Upper Bukit Timah Road particularly at night along the stretch outside Springdale and Southaven (I & II) condominiums; (b) how many accidents have occurred at this stretch of the road; (c) what enforcement action or preventive effort has been made to reduce speeding at this stretch of the road; and (d) whether speed cameras will be installed to reduce the instances of driving above the speed limit.
Mr K Shanmugam: Between 2017 and 2018, there were 14 calls and letters from members of the public to Traffic Police ("TP") on speeding vehicles along Upper Bukit Timah Road, of which eight cases took place at night. In all 14 cases, the stretch of road outside the two condominiums was not cited.
There were, however, 15 road traffic accidents on this stretch of road during the same period. Speeding was likely to have been the cause for only one of the accidents. Eight of the accidents involved vehicles that had been making right turns or U-turns.
To help motorists make right turns and U-turns more safely, LTA will install red-amber-green arrow lights at some traffic junctions along Upper Bukit Timah Road, including the stretch of road outside the two condominiums, by the end of this year.
To deter speeding and other offences, TP will continue to conduct regular enforcement operations in the area. Prominent signage has been installed outside Springdale Condominium, to remind motorists of the speed limit. TP will also consider installing speed cameras in the area if found necessary.