Traffic Police: Keep sending photos, videos of errant road users - TNP.

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ALL EYES: The new mobile speed camera that can detect up to 32 vehicles over a reach of five lanes.TNP PHOTO: TAN TAM MEI

Feb 17, 2016 6:00am
BY TAN TAM MEI
There are millions of smartphones in use in Singapore, and the Traffic Police (TP) hopes to harness them to help police the road, said TP Commander Sam Tee yesterday.

"(The) TP welcomes the public to send (traffic) violation photographs and videos because it's much more powerful," he said.

"If we can harness and crowdsource that... it will go a long way to help us build a more disciplined culture among road users."

The Assistant Commissioner of Police (AC) was speaking to reporters at the release of the annual road traffic statistics at TP headquarters in Ubi.

AC Tee said the TP receives close to 500 submissions a month of videos, photos and tip-offs regarding traffic violations or errant road users.

"We continue to welcome that, and we are also looking into how to make it easier for people to submit information to us...

BEING WATCHED

"There are a lot of cars with in-vehicle cameras, so it's easy. When you spot someone beating the red light, you can just download it and send it to us via e-feedback," he said.

These submissions have played a part in deterrence and making road users more aware that they are being watched by others, he added.

The TP has also deployed a new mobile speed camera (MSC) - the first one was installed on Monday at Seletar West Link.

The MSC can detect up to 32 vehicles over a reach of five lanes at any time and is able to transmit images to TP headquarters automatically, eliminating the need to reload and retrieve wet-film negatives.

It also has its own batteries and can be deployed in just one week, compared to existing fixed speed cameras that take six months to set up.

AC Tee said: "To be fair, preceding the cameras we will have warning signs to tell people that there's a speed camera in front, please slow down.

"So our idea is not to fine him, but the idea is to deter him from speeding. And if he slows down, he saves his life and saves the lives of others."

If we can harness and crowdsource that... it will go a long way to help us build a more disciplined culture among road users.

- Traffic Police Commander Sam Tee on public participation

- See more at: http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/traffic-police-keep-sending-photos-videos-errant-road-users

walaneh said:

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walaneh! :shock
Those vehicles parked on double yellow lines around mosques leh? :thinking

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Think understood Friday afternoon can park outside mosque for prayers. Probably by some agreement between LKY and Muslim community BEFORE double yellow lines were even painted or the surrounding roads even surfaced. As I understand, okay to park as long as no obstruction and I have seen trailer drivers actually park trailers (+20ft + container) along road w double yellow lines whilst they go for prayers (quick one hopefully so other Muslims can get to park too)...

Friday prayers I HAVE NO COMPLAINT because it hardly endangers people's lives on road, and often road not so congested like Monday morning when parents drive kids to school: so no significant obstruction.

What is dangerous or most inconsiderate I feel is people who zig zag/ treat public Street like Daytona, drive like gangster/ disobey traffic light signals(few YouTube examples + Ma Chi fatal bugis st junction accident) , disobey yellow box rules, park on single or double zig zag lines no waiting/ stopping curbs, or block fire-engine access to fire hydrants... And yes, those who block pedestrian foot paths along roads should be fined too (people in wheel chair cannot cross road etc).