Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Generally, the speed limits in Singapore are 50 km/h unless stated otherwise. [1] The speed limit is restricted to 40 km/h in School Zones, and 40 km/h or 30 km/h in Silver Zones. [1] [2] Most expressways have speed limits of either 80 km/h or 90 km/h. Offenders who are caught speeding will be fined and/or jailed. [3] [4]
In jurisdictions which use a point system, the police or licensing authorities maintain a record of the demerit points accumulated by each driver. Traffic offenses, such as speeding or disobeying traffic signals, are each assigned a certain number of points, and when a driver is determined to be guilty of a particular offence, the corresponding number of points are added to the driver's total.
The Penal Code defines the elements of each offence and prescribes the maximum, and occasionally also the minimum, penalties for it. The basic form of an offence (commonly referred to as the 'simple offence' or, using Latin terminology, as the 'offence simpliciter') has the lowest penalties. More serious forms of the offence are defined as ...
From 2020 to 2022, at least 240 people were convicted of money laundering offences (largely related to domestic scams) and a total of $1.2 billion worth of assets were seized. [78] In August 2023, the police arrested ten foreign nationals on suspicion of committing offences such as forgery and money laundering. [ 79 ]
The Highway Code and Road Traffic Act speeding limits only apply to motor vehicles and their drivers. While local authorities can impose speed limits on cyclists, it has been rarely done. Show ...
A traffic ticket is a notice issued by a law enforcement official to a motorist or other road user, indicating that the user has violated traffic laws. Traffic tickets generally come in two forms, citing a moving violation , such as exceeding the speed limit , or a non-moving violation, such as a parking violation , with the ticket also being ...
Statistically, Singapore has one of the highest execution rates in the world relative to its population. [1] Science fiction writer William Gibson famously described Singapore as "Disneyland with the death penalty". [2] [a] Some scholars have argued that one of the results of robust regulations and interventions in Singapore is that the nation ...
Public Prosecutor (2002), [180] the appellant was given, pursuant to section 42A of the Road Traffic Act ("RTA"), [184] a written warning stating that he might be disqualified from driving if he failed to attend court for a traffic offence. An oral warning to the same effect was also given to the appellant.