In Singapore, bicycles are a good means of transportation, and bicycle paths, sidewalks and roads can be ridden, but each has its own regulations.
The red road on the sidewalk is a road specially drawn for bicycles.
(Bicycle path Image source: Land Transport Authority)
(What are the current rules for riding bicycles on
Note: bicycles only, excluding electric bicycles, electric bicycles
sidewalk:
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Road:
-the speed limit is the same as the road speed limit
-obeys the same traffic and traffic numbers in all directions _ span10span
-ride in a single row on a one-way street and operate on bus routes
-must wear a helmet
-need to turn on the front white light and the rear red light in the dark0 p9span p1p -Do not use mobile communication devices while riding
Violators will be warned or fined:
(refer to the road violation penalty table) And more and more people are riding on the sidewalk,Talking Point (CNA) launched a survey on bicycle riding on the road.
Among the 503 respondents, more than 90% hope to enact more regulations to restrict riders. 59% of people do not want riders to ride on the road, 74% do not want riders to ride on the sidewalk.
There have been frequent bicycle accidents in recent years. In April of this year, when a man was riding a bicycle, he did not notice a metal object on the ground. He flew out of the bicycle and fell to the road.
A murder occurred in October 2019. A 42-year-old Finnish man was riding a bicycle in Singapore and killed a 53-year-old Singaporean man.
There was also a Chinese guest worker who rode a bicycle to work and was hit to his head and died on the spot!
People interviewed believe that more rules should be formulated for cyclists. The Singapore government has increased traffic police to "catch" violators in various places.
(Traffic police are catching offenders, the picture is from Singapore Eye APP netizen yhc99)
AMAPspanility Panel will further review bicycles (Active_b1p
) The Panel will review bicycles . rule. For example: bicycles need to register or learn bicycle theory and obtain a "driver's license".
Starting from June 30, 2021, electric bicycles/PMD bikes need to be on the road before December 31, 2021.
It may not be long before bicycles will have a "driver's license" before they can go on the road.
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