The Traffic Police Department began testing a new high-tech detection laser pointer camera system in June this year, using 3D laser technology to ban three types of violations.
The system has not been named, but it has been confirmed that it will be tested at the junction of Thomson Road and Newton Road (in front of the Tax Building). Until the official launch, authorities will not issue tickets to offenders through the system.
The system will ban three types of traffic violations: illegal U-turns, illegal parking in yellow grid, and turning left or right from a dedicated lane when turning, but excluding speeding and red lights.
Vehicles that violate traffic regulations can face fines ranging from a minimum of $ 70 to a maximum of $ 120, with four points deducted.
The traffic police chief Zheng Zhonghui, senior assistant police chief, pointed out at a press conference yesterday afternoon that the authorities chose the intersection as the test site because the above three dangerous traffic violations often occur at the location.
"In the past, we used law enforcement by police officers or banned it after public feedback, but with the new system, we can conduct 24-hour detection."
The new system uses the latest 3D laser pointer technology. In addition to being able to set the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) area and ban multiple offending vehicles at the same time, the system can also accurately determine the time and place of the violation, such as from Which lane started to turn illegally.
Zheng Zhonghui revealed that although the "look" of the system has not yet been determined, the system will be installed at two fixed points in the junction.
In addition, the traffic police also announced that the new speed detection system "Average Speed Camera" (ASC) announced earlier is expected to be officially launched in the fourth quarter of this year.
The average speed camera can measure the average speed of the vehicle between two fixed points to ensure that the driver is driving at a safe speed along the entire road.
The system is still being tested. The authorities installed 12 average speed cameras on Tanah Merah Coast Road, which can ban all speeding behaviors on road sections up to four kilometers in length, including exceeding the speed limit of road sections and exceeding different types of vehicles (such as heavy vehicles). ) Limited speed.
The average speed cameras are mounted on orange light poles, allowing the driver to clearly see the detected road sections.
As long as any vehicle enters the set detection range, the system can accurately measure the speed of all vehicles. Whether in bad weather or at night, it can accurately identify and take high-definition pictures of illegal vehicle license plates. Identify the license plates of multiple offenders. Even on uneven terrain, the system can accurately detect the speed of the vehicle.
In order to avoid detection, many people slow down before driving past the fixed-point speed laser pointer camera, and then speed up, but this type of driving behavior will no longer be able to avoid detection by the average speed camera.
Zheng Zhonghui said that based on the test results, the authorities will explore the extension of these two new systems to other locations across the island.
He said that the biggest reason to use technology to strengthen the ban is to hope that after the traffic police's law enforcement capabilities are more comprehensive, the public can gradually improve their driving habits.