Elysa Chen on Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill
The Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill should not be just a set of legal amendments, but a mark of growth for Singaporeans as a society that wishes to build safer roads and a kinder driving culture, said MP Elysa Chen. Instead of “you think this is your grandfather's road?”, they should all say “this is our road”, she added. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday (Aug 4), she urged caution in the use of an automated decision-making system for enforcement. A computer programme may assess evidence efficiently, but it cannot exercise judgement, weigh context, “look a citizen in the eye” and become an arbiter of guilt, she said. The citizen must remain at the centre of the legal system - not the algorithm, camera and convenience of the system, she added.
The Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill should not be just a set of legal amendments, but a mark of growth for Singaporeans as a society that wishes to build safer roads and a kinder driving culture, said MP Elysa Chen. Instead of “you think this is your grandfather's road?”, they should all say “this is our road”, she added. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday (Aug 4), she urged caution in the use of an automated decision-making system for enforcement. A computer programme may assess evidence efficiently, but it cannot exercise judgement, weigh context, “look a citizen in the eye” and become an arbiter of guilt, she said. The citizen must remain at the centre of the legal system - not the algorithm, camera and convenience of the system, she added.
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