The Traffic Police and General Insurance Association (GIA) have formed a working group to look into measures that can reduce the accident rates in Singapore roads.

Among the various suggestions, installation of in-car cameras may attract a discount on motor insurance premium. A rebate of up to 15 percent may be effected if the scheme goes through.

Commenting on the recommendation, GIA President, Derek Teo, said that the scheme is part of a long term study into changing driver behaviour.

Other measures include shortening the demerit-free period for motorists to receive rebates on their insurance premiums.

Speaking to The Straits Times, Traffic Police Commander Cheang Keng Keong attributes driver behaviour as the key factor to improving road safety.

The Traffic Police is also looking to buff up their enforcement system, such as increasing their public surveillance through sending out more regular patrols and installing more digital cameras.  By year end, there will be a total of 210 patrol officers, 70 more from the current strength. A new generation of digital cameras - 300 in all - will allow central downloading of images, hence substantially improving the efficiency of the authorities when compared to the old on-site downloads.

Part of the studies also include putting heavy vehicles through more inspections if they are caught speeding. This will serve as a deterrence as inspection increases the downtime of these vehicles, which in turn increases cost.