Number of Cyclists Booked for Riding on Roads without Helmets since New Regulation Took Effect

13 Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs how many cyclists have been booked for riding on roads without helmets since new regulations requiring cyclists to use helmets when riding on roads took effect from 1 February 2019.

Mr K Shanmugam: Since 1 February 2019, pedal cyclists are required to use helmets when riding on roads. Cyclists using power-assisted bicycles (PABs) have been required to do so since 1 January 2005.

Between 1 February 2019 and 31 December 2019, Traffic Police (TP) enforced against 109 cases of pedal cyclists and 25 cases of PAB cyclists who failed to wear helmets when riding on the roads.