He added that an perpetrator may also be prohibited from driving for a maximum of 10 times once he or she is released from jail, he added.
A second criminal in a serious case may be imprisoned for up to eight years and be unable to travel for the following 18 years, according to Assoc Prof. Faishal.
He claimed that the Traffic Police ( TP ) has gradually made the speed enforcement feature available in red-light cameras across the island, especially in more accident- and violation-prone locations, since last month.
In the three months since these cameras were activated, more than 800 driving offenses have been identified.  ,
” Whilst enforcement devices are useful for punishment, it is not possible to place them at all prospects intersections and horse crossings, given ground limitations and another constraints”, he said.
In the last six weeks, the TP has even intensified ad- impromptu enforcement, detecting near to 1, 400 violations and arresting 29 motorists for traffic- related and another offences.
Assoc Prof. Faishal responded to a question from MP Tin Pei Ling ( PAP-MacPherson ) about simplifying the reporting of traffic violations by the public, adding that supporting evidence like video footage can be provided.
He even reassured the House that TP has been implementing protection measures in response to this proof.
IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY
Singapore’s streets have become safer, said Assoc Prof Faishal.
The number of injuries resulting in injury or mortality has fallen by about 10 per share in the last five decades, from 7, 822 in 2019 to 7, 075 in 2023, he shared.
However, the number of injuries resulting in mortality has increased by about 12 per share, from 117 in 2019 to 131 in 2023, he noted.
” There were 71 fatal injuries in the first quarter of 2023, and 60 in the second half of the time”, said Assoc Prof Faishal.