More than 1,000 motorists caught beating red lights by new digital camera system

SINGAPORE - An upgraded digital red light camera system has caught 1,175 motorists for beating red lights, barely three months after it was set up.

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Here is a statement from the Singapore Police Force:

Since the implementation of the Digital Traffic Red Light Camera System on March 1, 2014, Traffic Police has installed a total of 30 digital red light cameras at various locations island-wide.

To date, 1,175 traffic summonses have been issued from these digital cameras to errant motorists for beating red lights. 

The new digital cameras which are operational 24/7 will complement the efforts of officers on the ground and enhance our ability to detect and deter vehicles that run red lights.

By the first half of 2015, there will be about 240 digital red light cameras installed island-wide. 

Beating the red light can potentially result in accidents causing injuries, or even the loss of innocent lives. Traffic Police would like to remind all motorists that the penalty for beating a red light is a fine (of $200 for light vehicles and $230 for heavy vehicles) in addition to 12 demerit points. Drivers who beat the red light twice within 24 months will have his/her license suspended.

Traffic Police would also like to advise all road users - drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists and even pedestrians - to follow traffic rules at all times. It is everyone's responsibility to look out for one's own safety, as well as the safety of other road users. Motorists and cyclists should always be prepared to slow down and stop when approaching traffic light junctions. Pedestrians must also cultivate the habit of crossing the road only when they have checked and ensured that it is safe to do so. Every Life Matters. Let us all do our part to foster a culture of safe and courteous road use in Singapore.

Locations of the 30 Digital Traffic Red Light Cameras are as follows:

1. Victoria St by Arab St towards Lavender St
2. Victoria St by Ophir Road towards Bras Basah Road
3. Victoria St by Rochor Road towards Lavender St
4. Lavender St by Jalan Besar towards Balestier Road
5. Ophir Road by Beach Road towards ECP
6. Holland Road by Sixth Ave towards Holland Ave
7. Commonwealth Ave by Holland Ave towards Leng Kee Road
8. Bukit Batok East Ave 3 by Bukit Batok St 21 towards Bukit Batok Central
9. Bukit Panjang Ring Road by Bangkit Road towards Pending Road
10. Jurong West Ave 2 by Corporation Road towards Jurong Road
11. Tampines Ave 1 by Tampines Ave 5 towards Tampines Ind Ave 3
12. Tampines Ave 5 by Tampines Ave 1 towards Tampines Ave 10
13. Changi Road by Jln Eunos towards Geylang Road
14. Jln Eunos by Changi Road towards Still Rd
15. Lornie Rd by Sime Road towards Adam Road
16. Adam Rd by Sime Road towards Lornie Road
17. Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 by Marymount Road towards Upper Thomson Road
18. Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 by CTE towards Upper Thomson Road
19. Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 by CTE towards Boundary Road
20. Yio Chu Kang Road by Jln Kelulut towards Upper Thomson Road
21. Upper Changi Road East by Xilin Ave towards New Upper Changi Road
22. Loyang Ave by Pasir Ris Drive 1 towards Tampines Ave 7
23. Marymount Road by Thomson Road towards Cavenagh Road
24. Newton Road by Thomson Road towards Moulmein Road
25. Sengkang East Drive by Sengkang East Ave towards Upper Serangoon Road
26. Tampines Road by Hougang Ave 1 towards Upper Serangoon Road
27. Upper Thomson Road by Jalan Todak towards Lornie Road
28. Eunos Link by Airport Road towards Hougang Ave 3
29. Marymount Road by Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 towards Ang Mo Kio Ave 6
30. Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 by Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 towards Ang Mo Kio Ave 1