Tailgating Detection System at Car Parks to Detect Motorcyclists who Avoid Payment

59 Ms Joan Pereira asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Tailgating Detection System (TDS) will be able to detect motorcycles where the motorcyclists ride on the pavement to avoid paying parking charges; and (b) whether the video recording function of the system can be enhanced to ensure the safety of pedestrians, including strollers and those on wheelchairs, who encounter such motorcyclists.

Mr Lawrence Wong: The Tailgating Detection System's (TDS') primary function is to detect motorcyclists who evade parking charges by tailgating other vehicles. The TDS is also able to detect motorcyclists who bypass the car park gantries by riding on the pavements flanking the Electronic Parking System gantries.

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will take enforcement action against motorcyclists who are detected by the TDS. This serves as a deterrent against such errant behaviour and, in turn, enhances the safety of pedestrians. As TDS was only recently introduced for HDB car parks, HDB will monitor its effectiveness against such motorcyclists.