5 men to be charged over speeding in heavy vehicles

SINGAPORE – Five men are due to be charged on Oct 28 with allegedly speeding in heavy vehicles equipped with speed limiters.

The men, aged between 33 and 42, had allegedly exceeded the imposed speed limit of their vehicles by over 10kmh, a police statement on Oct 27 revealed.

The incidents took place between May and August, with three of the cases involving heavy vehicles travelling along Sheares Avenue towards Central Boulevard.

In one case, a 33-year-old man was driving a bus along that road on May 31 at 76kmh, over the vehicle’s 60kmh speed limit.

In another case, a 34-year-old man on June 8 was driving a cement mixer at 61kmh, above the vehicle’s speed limit of 40kmh.

The third case involved a man, 37, driving a cement mixer on June 23 at 54kmh, which exceeded the vehicle’s imposed speed limit of 40kmh.

Speeding remains one of the main causes of traffic accidents, said the police. When motorists exceed speed limits, they put themselves at risk and significantly increase the likelihood of severe injuries or death to themselves and other road users in the event of an accident.

According to the

Traffic Police’s midyear report

, speeding violations jumped by 45.5 per cent – from 81,141 in the first half of 2024, to 118,076 cases in the first half of 2025.

Heavy vehicles that are required to be fitted with speed limiters and are found to exceed their regulated speed limits must be inspected to verify that their speed limiters are functioning properly.

Motorists caught speeding will receive heavier penalties

from 2026, including more demerit points and higher composition sums for these offences.