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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sub8sec" data-source="post: 179669" data-attributes="member: 4047">i think the good thing about S'pore traffic police is that they are there to protect the general road users, rather than setting up "traps" to catch offenders.true, most highways have low speed limit 90kph, but most people(including myself, who has been driving for >3yrs there) exceed the speed limit ~ 100 to 110kph. I was never fined for speeding on highways. They even put up warning signs near dangerous curves or accident proned areas about the presence of high speed cameras to let the drivers slow down before that stretch.if you've been driving in S'pore often, it is very clear that most drivers will speed after they have passed the high speed cameras ! If the traffic police really want to catch these offenders, they can just easily station themselves after this stretch, but they never do that. the point is ... they warn drivers to be careful on dangerous areas, and expect the drivers to be responsible enough on the rest of the journey.Having said that, they also fine people heavily when speeding on small trunk roads where it is far more dangerous to other users - my friend was fined S$3K and slap with 12 demerit points for speeding on Woodlands road.Look at Germany, where the highway has no speed limit and the accident rate/vehicle is many times lower than M'sia ! It all boils down to the attitude of the road users.</blockquote>