Road Traffic (Bicycles) (Amendment) Rules 2021

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Aug 2021

No. S 656

Road Traffic Act

(CHAPTER 276)

Road Traffic
(Bicycles) (Amendment)
Rules 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 48 and 140 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Road Traffic (Bicycles) (Amendment) Rules 2021 and come into operation on 1 September 2021.

New rule 15

2. The Road Traffic (Bicycles) Rules (R 3) are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 14, the following rule:

“Brakes on bicycles

15.—(1) A person must not ride a bicycle on a road unless the bicycle is equipped with a working handbrake.

(2) In this rule, “handbrake”, for a bicycle, means a braking system that —

(a)	is applied by one or more hand levers affixed to the handlebars of the bicycle;
(b)	operates on either or both of the wheels of the bicycle; and
(c)	when applied, reduces the speed of the bicycle or prevents the bicycle from moving.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 773/2004; S 273/2018; S 65/2019]

Made on 29 August 2021.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/033; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/38 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 141(1) of the Road Traffic Act).

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