Tracking of Road Traffic Incidents Where No Police Reports are Made

76 Dr Tan Wu Meng asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether LTA and other road traffic agencies systematically track the incidences of reported road traffic (i) near misses (ii) accidents without injury and (iii) accidents with injury where insurance claims arise but no police report is made; and (b) whether LTA will consider installing portable CCTV cameras at traffic junctions where the public have given feedback on safety concerns so as to enhance detection and analysis of such situations.

Mr Chee Hong Tat: The Traffic Police does not track incidences of near-miss or accidents without injury, nor incidences where no police report is lodged.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) monitors vehicular traffic along expressways and arterial roads through surveillance cameras. LTA also analyses road infrastructure which are damaged on arterial roads and expressways. The data allows LTA to identify higher-risk roads so that measures can be implemented to further enhance road safety.

LTA also installs portable close circuit television cameras at selected roads and traffic junctions, such as those with a higher risk of accidents, and where there has been public feedback on safety concerns, to enhance detection and analysis.