Sufficiency of Sentences for Reckless or Dangerous Driving

52 Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there has been a continuing increase in the number of serious road traffic accidents after the first half of 2023, including accidents with fatalities; and (b) if so, and in light of recent fatal accidents, including the accident in Tampines on 22 April 2024, whether the Traffic Police intend to review and enhance existing measures to reduce the incidence of serious or fatal road traffic accidents, including enhancing existing penalties under the Road Traffic Act 1961.

53 Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the sentences currently being imposed for offences relating to reckless or dangerous driving are sufficient deterrents; and (b) if not, whether the existing sentencing guidelines can be recalibrated to deter such offences more effectively.

Mr K Shanmugam: Members may wish to refer to our replies made during yesterday’s Sitting on 7 May 2024 on the measures to address road safety. [Please refer to (a) "Measures to Improve Safety on the Roads and Increase Penalties following Recent Spate of Fatal Accidents"; and (b) "Measures to Prevent Speeding and Reckless Driving Especially at Accident-prone Junctions", Official Report, 7 May 2024, Vol 95, Issue 135, Oral Answers to Questions section.]