Do Singapore traffic police use unmarked vehicles? Viral PIE stop sparks questions

Traffic Police (TP) officers were seen in what appeared to be an unmarked vehicle stopping a van along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Sunday (Oct 11), according to a video uploaded to the SG Road Vigilante YouTube page.

In the video, a green commercial van bearing the branding of Clean Solutions can be seen travelling along the rightmost lane of the expressway.

It then speeds past the vehicle recording the incident, which was purportedly travelling at just under 70kmh, according to the dashcam footage.

The video then cuts to a separate clip further down the road, where what appears to be an unmarked police vehicle activates its blue and red emergency lights before pulling in front of the van.

"Ah ha, this one (the van) kena caught already," a voice can be heard saying.

"This green van was speeding on lane one, then this Mazda is traffic police. Catch him already."

The van then slows down as the police vehicle guides it towards the left. The police vehicle stops along the road divider, with both vehicles eventually moving out of frame.

In the comments section, many users praised the traffic police for clamping down on errant drivers.

"Wow, cam-car very happy," said one, commenting on how elated the voice sounded. "After seeing this video, I am also very happy."

A user also commended: "Good catch TP... there are many such vans and trucks abusing traffic lanes for speeding, TP should consider increasing TP unmarked vehicles."

"Thank you for keeping our roads safe," another user wrote.

Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police said that at about 2pm on Oct 11, Traffic Police officers were patrolling along the PIE when they observed a male van driver driving without wearing a seatbelt.

Subsequently, the 31-year-old van driver was issued a composition fine of $150 and three demerit points.

The police did not respond to AsiaOne's queries on whether Traffic Police use unmarked vehicles for enforcement.

AsiaOne has contacted Clean Solutions for comment.

khooyihang@asiaone.com

根据上传到 SG Road Vigilante YouTube 页面的一段视频显示，周日（10 月 11 日），交通警察 (TP) 人员乘坐一辆看似没有标记的车辆在泛岛高速公路 (PIE) 上拦停了一辆货车。

视频中可以看到一辆印有 Clean Solutions 标志的绿色商用货车正沿着高速公路最右侧的车道行驶。

随后，它加速超过了正在记录事件的车辆，根据行车记录仪的视频显示，该车辆当时的行驶速度略低于 70 公里/小时。

视频随后切换到道路更远处的另一个片段，其中一辆看似没有标记的警车启动了蓝红警灯，然后停在了面包车前面。

“啊哈，这辆（面包车）已经被抓住了，”可以听到一个声音说。

“这辆绿色厢型车在第一车道超速行驶，这辆马自达是交警的。赶紧抓住他。”

随后，厢式货车减速，警车将其引导至左侧。警车停在道路中央隔离带上，两辆车最终都驶出了画面。

在评论区，许多用户称赞交警严厉打击违规驾驶行为。

“哇，这辆摄像头车看起来好开心啊，”有人评论说，语气听起来很兴奋。“看完这个视频，我也很高兴。”

一位用户也称赞道：“TP抓得好……有很多这样的货车和卡车滥用车道超速行驶，TP应该考虑增加便衣警察的数量。”

“感谢你们保障了我们的道路安全，”另一位用户写道。

警方在回应AsiaOne的询问时表示，10月11日下午2点左右，交警在PIE高速公路巡逻时，发现一名男性面包车司机未系安全带。

随后，这名 31 岁的面包车司机被处以 150 美元的罚款，并被扣 3 分。

亚洲新闻网就交通警察是否使用无标识车辆执法一事向警方询问，警方未作回应。

AsiaOne已联系Clean Solutions公司征求意见。

khooyihang@asiaone.com