‘Like a hobby’: Private driving instructors rue sunset industry that has quirky students, comfortable salaries

FEWER OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS, ASSOCIATION SAYS The private driving instructors, as well as the Singapore Driving Instructor Association that represents them, said they worry that with fewer and eventually no private instructors left, future students will have fewer options to learn driving. Association chairman Poh Ah Kiong told CNA that all students will have to … Read more

Walk-ins for some Singapore driving licence services to cease from May 13

The Traffic Police will also use an online form for applications to convert foreign driving licences. “This follows a previous trial, announced in July 2022, where holders of Malaysian driving licences could submit their applications for conversion of their foreign driving licences online via FormSG,” said the police. Applicants will be updated on the outcome … Read more

Speed enforcement function in red-light cameras to be ‘progressively’ activated from Apr 1

SINGAPORE: The speed enforcement function in red-light cameras across Singapore will be “progressively and dynamically” activated from Monday (Apr 1). Locations that are more accident-prone or violation-prone will be prioritised for the activation. Red-light cameras, which are deployed at selected road junctions, are used to detect vehicles that commit red-light running offences. They are prominently painted in … Read more

POPCRU wants traffic police to be nationalised

The Police and Prison’s Civil Rights Union(POPCRU) has called on the government to nationalise provincial traffic police which they say will help reduce road deaths. CREATING A NATIONAL TRAFFIC POLICE The Union alleges that severe organisational challenges, hinder traffic police from having coordinated efforts to police the roads and limit their efficiency. ALSO READ: Gauteng … Read more