No. S 617
Road Traffic Act
(CHAPTER 276)
Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles)
(Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers,
Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers)
(Amendment No. 6) Rules 2016
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 111 of the Road Traffic Act, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.   These Rules are the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) (Amendment No. 6) Rules 2016 and come into operation on 1 December 2016.
Amendment of rule 30
2.  Rule 30 of the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conduct of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) Rules (R 8) is amended —
(a)by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:
(2)  Despite paragraph (1), a driver of an omnibus may permit a person to bring either a foldable bicycle that complies with paragraph (3) or a personal mobility device that complies with paragraph (4A), into the omnibus if the driver is satisfied that the bringing of that bicycle or personal mobility device into the omnibus is unlikely to cause any inconvenience, obstruction, discomfort or injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or any damage to the omnibus or any property in the omnibus.”;
(b)by deleting the words “during non‑peak hours” in paragraph (3);
(c)by deleting sub‑paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (3);
(d)by deleting the words “114 cm by 64 cm by 36 cm” in paragraph (3)(d) and substituting the words “120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm”;
(e)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (4), the following paragraphs:
(4A)  A driver of an omnibus may permit a person to bring one personal mobility device into the omnibus if —
(a)the personal mobility device, if foldable, is folded;
(b)the dimensions of the personal mobility device or the folded personal mobility device (if foldable) do not exceed 120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm;
(c)the wheels of the personal mobility device are covered so as to prevent any dirt on the wheels being deposited in the omnibus or soiling the omnibus or any passenger or property in the omnibus; and
(d)any handlebar or pedal of the personal mobility device that extends beyond the frame of the personal mobility device is enclosed so as to minimise the risk of injury to any passenger in the omnibus, or damage to the omnibus or to any property in the omnibus.
(4B)  A person who is permitted under paragraph (4A) to bring a personal mobility device into an omnibus must, for the duration that the person remains in the omnibus —
(a)where the personal mobility device is foldable, keep the personal mobility device folded, with its longest side in a vertical position;
(b)comply with all the requirements in paragraph (4A)(c) and (d);
(c)where the personal mobility device is propelled by an electric motor, switch off the personal mobility device immediately after boarding the omnibus and keep the personal mobility device switched off; and
(d)where the omnibus has an upper deck, ensure that personal mobility device is not placed on the upper deck or on the stairs leading to the upper deck.
(4C)  A driver of an omnibus must not permit any person to bring into the omnibus any article with dimensions exceeding 120 cm by 70 cm by 40 cm.”;
(f)by deleting the words “Notwithstanding paragraph (3), an authorised person may at any time require any person who brings a foldable bicycle into an omnibus to alight from the omnibus with his bicycle” in paragraph (5) and substituting the words “Despite paragraph (3) or (4A), an authorised person may at any time require any person who brings a foldable bicycle or a personal mobility device into an omnibus to alight from the omnibus with that person’s bicycle or personal mobility device”;
(g)by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraph (4)” in paragraph (5)(a), the words “or (4B), as the case may be”;
(h)by inserting, immediately after the word “bicycle” in paragraph (5)(b), the words “or personal mobility device”; and
(i)by deleting paragraph (6) and substituting the following paragraph:
(6)  In this rule —
“bicycle” includes a power-assisted bicycle;
“mobility scooter” means a vehicle that —
(a)has 3 or more wheels and a footboard supported by the wheels;
(b)is steered by handlebars;
(c)has a seat;
(d)is designed to carry an individual who is unable to walk or has difficulty in walking; and
(e)is propelled by a motor that forms part of the vehicle;
“personal mobility device” means a wheeled device that —
(a)is built to transport people only (with or without carry‑on baggage); and
(b)is propelled by an electric motor attached to the device or by human power or both,
and includes a skateboard, but does not include a bicycle, motor car, wheelchair (motorised or otherwise), mobility scooter, pram, stroller, trolley, inline skates or roller‑skates;
“power‑assisted bicycle” means a bicycle that —
(a)is equipped with an electric motor; and
(b)may be propelled by human power or by the electric motor with which it is equipped, or by both.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 586/91; S 335/93; S 242/94; S 84/95; S 270/2000; S 587/2000; S 305/2003; S 674/2004; S 103/2005; S 302/2005; S 376/2005; S 356/2006; S 696/2006; S 139/2007; S 108/2008; S 242/2008; S 517/2009; S 572/2009; S 46/2011; S 164/2011; S 280/2011; S 539/2011; S 79/2012; S 252/2012; S 643/2012; S 501/2013; S 651/2013; S 815/2014; S 373/2015; S 736/2015; S 808/2015; S 27/2016; S 204/2016; S 209/2016; S 249/2016; S 367/2016]
Made on 30 November 2016.
CHAN HENG LOON ALAN
Chairman,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.
[LTA/RY/NJ/TS/L18.029.002.6.16; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/18 Vol. 3]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).