Database of Locations of Reported Road Traffic Accidents for Research and Advocacy

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry tracks the location of all reported road traffic accidents in Singapore; and (b) if so, whether the Ministry will consider publishing a database of accidents with location data for research and advocacy purposes.

Mr K Shanmugam: The Traffic Police (TP) has records of the location of reported road traffic accidents that involve injuries and fatalities. This data is used by TP for enforcement, and also by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to assess potential road infrastructure enhancements.

LTA already publishes a list of locations with high incidence of traffic accidents under the Black Spot Programme. These locations are closely monitored and treated with appropriate road safety engineering measures.