SPEEDING VIOLATIONS
Speeding violations increased by 45.5 per cent to 118,076 in the first half of 2025, from 81,141 in the same period last year.
“There have been increased detections by speed enforcement cameras, but the increase may also be because of enhanced enforcement operations, and the activation of the speed enforcement function in more red-light cameras islandwide,” said the police.
More than 42,000 speeding violations have been detected by the speed enforcement function of red-light cameras since its activation on Apr 1 last year.
There were 236 speeding-related accidents in the first half of the year, down from 269 in the same period last year.
In the same period, the number of fatal speeding-related accidents also decreased to 15 from 25.
Red-light running violations fell to 13,073 from 17,508, while fatal accidents involving such violations dropped from five to four.
However, the number of red-light running accidents increased by 38.3 per cent to 65.
The police reminded motorists that composition sums and demerit points for speeding offences will be increased from Jan 1, 2026.
“In egregious cases, motorists may also have their licence suspended or revoked,” the police said.
The police also shared an update on the installation of speed limiters in lorries.
Lorries newly fitted with speed limiters recorded near zero speeding violations in the first half of 2025, compared to lorries without speed limiters, which recorded 641 violations.
As of Aug 16, 40.5 per cent of lorries that were required to install speed limiters in the first phase have done so, ahead of the Jan 1, 2026 deadline.
The traffic police strongly urged companies to expedite the installation of speed limiters before the deadline.
“If they leave it to the last minute, they may face installation delays due to limited workshop capacity. Installing speed limiters will protect the drivers of the lorries and other road users from speeding-related accidents involving lorries,” the police said.
DRINK DRIVING
The number of drink-driving accidents fell by 18.5 per cent to 75 in the first half of 2025, from 92 in the first half of last year.
In the same period, the number of fatal drink-driving accidents decreased to four from nine.
However, the number of people arrested for drink-driving increased by 5.4 per cent to 862 in the first half of 2025, from 818 in the first six months of 2024.
