Locations Where Cycling is Restricted or Prohibited

3 Mr Ang Hin Kee asked the Minister for Transport (a) what are the restrictions or locations, for example, expressways, tunnels and major roads, whereby cycling is prohibited, (b) what is the number of cases where cyclists are found to have violated such rules in the past one year; and (c) whether there are efforts planned to advise and educate cyclists on safe cycling habits and to highlight the restrictions.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: Cycling is prohibited on expressways and on specific roads where there are safety concerns, such as the Fort Canning Road tunnel. At these roads, there are signs that show that cycling is prohibited there. From June 2015 to June this year, 29 summonses were issued for violation of these rules.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) works with the National Parks Board, Traffic Police, Town Councils, Grassroots Organisations and the Safe Cycling Task Force to educate cyclists about safety. Our initiatives include safety and etiquette workshops at Community Centres and Residents' Committee centres, training volunteers to serve as safety ambassadors in cycling towns, briefings for foreign workers about traffic rules, and Safe Cycling Clinics for secondary school students.

In addition, LTA will launch the Safe Cycling Programme at the end of this year to educate the general public about safe cycling practices, proper use of cycling infrastructure and the proposed new rules and code of conduct for cyclists.