SINGAPORE, Oct 31 — Singapore’s traffic police have begun testing new cameras designed to detect traffic offences such as illegal U-turns, crossing double white lines, and stopping in yellow boxes, CNA reported.

The trial, which started in September, has already recorded over 6,000 violations across 11 locations, according to a statement from the Singapore Police Force (SPF).

During this trial phase, no penalties will be issued, as the police are evaluating the cameras’ accuracy and effectiveness, CNA was told.

More of these cameras will be progressively deployed at accident-prone areas and locations with frequent traffic violations.

The new mobile cameras are painted in bright orange with white stripes to make them highly visible to motorists.

“Together with existing enforcement cameras, traffic violation enforcement cameras will strengthen the traffic police’s enforcement capabilities and expand coverage across the island around the clock,” said SPF.

The police aim to fully operationalise the system by the first quarter of 2026, with camera locations to be published on the SPF website.

The traffic police highlighted the need for these new cameras in response to an increase in road traffic accidents and casualties in the first half of 2025.

Although there has been an increase in enforcement against speeding, the police are now focusing on other dangerous driving behaviours.

Currently, such violations are monitored manually by auxiliary police officers, but due to limited manpower, they cannot provide round-the-clock coverage.

“To be a more effective deterrent, we need to have a 24/7 solution to it. So that is why we are moving towards cameras,” the traffic police told CNA.