SINGAPORE: The Traffic Police and enforcement officers from the Land Transport Authority caught more than 260 errant motorists on Saturday night and early Sunday morning after a 5-hour operation.
The 267 motorists were nabbed for traffic offences like speeding, drunk driving and illegal modification.
The operation was conducted along areas such as Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, Woodlands Avenue 7, Clemenceau Avenue, Paya Lebar Road, AYE and BKE.
143 motorists were caught exceeding the speed limit and 13 were arrested for drunk driving.
Another 77 motorists were booked for illegal modification offences.
During this operation, the Traffic Police also gave out letters of appreciation, road safety advice and goodie bags to motorists.
For the first half of this year, the Traffic Police issued 32,000 summonses for speeding and driving while talking on a mobile phone.
This is an almost 37% increase compared to the same period last year.
The number of motorists arrested for drink driving in the first half of this year is up 26%.
However, the number of fatal accidents and serious accidents were down, about 7% compared to the same period last year. - CNA
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Huh wtf? goodie bags? hahaha
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