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ROAD TRAFFIC (BICYCLES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 2018 S.L.

477 of 2018 Presented to Parliament pursuant to section 141 of the Road Traffi c Act.

Ordered by Parliament to lie upon the Table: 15 May 2018 (Vide Notifi cation No.

S 273 in the Gazette Subsidiary Legislation Supplement No.

18 of 4 May 2018).
18 of 4 May 2018).

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT (CHAPTER 276) ROAD TRAFFIC (BICYCLES) (AMENDMENT) RULES 2018 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 2018 and come into operation on 5 May 2018.

Amendment of rule 2 2.


Rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Bicycles) Rules (R 3) (called in these Rules the principal Rules) is amended — (a) by deleting the definitions of “bicycle” and “power‑assisted bicycle”; and (b) by deleting the words “sunset and sunrise” in the definition of “hours of darkness” and substituting the words “7 p.m. and 7 a.m. the following day, both times inclusive”.

Deletion and substitution of rule 3 3.


Rule 3 of the principal Rules is deleted and the following rule substituted therefor: “Towing not permitted 3.—(1) A rider of a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle on a road — (a) must not tow another vehicle, with or without a person in or on that other vehicle; and 2 (b) must not be towed by another vehicle.
(2) A rider of a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle on a road must not hold onto another vehicle while the vehicle is moving on the road.”.

Amendment of rule 4 4.

Rule 4 of the principal Rules is amended — (a) by inserting, the word “bicycle” wherever it appears in paragraphs (1) and (2), the words “, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle”; and immediately after (b) by deleting the words “pedal bicycle” in paragraph (3) and substituting the words “bicycle, trishaw or tricycle”.
Amendment of rule 5 5.

Rule 5 of immediately “, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle”.

after the principal Rules is amended by inserting, the words the words bicycle”, “a Amendment of rule 7 6.
Rule 7 of the principal Rules is amended — (a) by inserting, immediately after the words “No bicycle” in paragraph (1), the words “, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle”; (b) by deleting the word “another” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “a motor”; (c) by deleting the words “such other” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “that motor”; and (d) by deleting paragraphs (2) and (3) and substituting the following paragraphs: 3 “(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the rider of a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle on a road with a single lane must not ride the bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle (as the case may be) such that it remains abreast and to the right of another rider of a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle in that lane.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not prevent the rider of a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle overtaking the rider of another bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle.
(4) The rider of a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle on a road with 2 or more lanes for the use of vehicles travelling in the same direction may ride the bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle (as the case may be) in one lane such that it remains abreast and to the right of another rider of a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle in that same lane and direction.
(5) The rider of a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle on a road with a bus lane must not ride the bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle (as the case may be) such that it remains abreast and to the right of another rider of a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle in the bus lane during its hours of operation.
(6) When a bicycle lane is provided on part of a road, no bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle shall be used on any other part of the roadway.”.

Deletion and substitution of rules 8 and 9 7.

Rules 8 and 9 of the principal Rules are deleted and the following rules substituted therefor: 4 “Bicycle, etc., to be ridden on left side of road 8.
A person who rides a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle on a road must ride the bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle as near as practicable to the far left edge of the road.

Load limitations 9.—(1) A person must not ride a bicycle or power‑assisted bicycle on a road carrying a load that — (a) is of such dimensions as to cause or be likely to cause danger, obstruction or annoyance to persons using the road; or (b) is not properly and rigidly secured to the bicycle.
(2) A person must not ride a tricycle on a road carrying a load that — (a) is overhanging from the tricycle; or (b) is of a height that is more than one metre from the ground.”.

Amendment of rule 10 8.

Rule 10 of the principal Rules is amended — (a) by inserting, immediately after the word “bicycle”, the words “, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle”; and (b) by deleting the marginal note and inserting the following rule heading: “Bicycle, etc., to be ridden in orderly manner”.
Deletion and substitution of rule 11 and new rule 11A 9.

Rule 11 of the principal Rules is deleted and the following rules substituted therefor: “No riding against flow of traffic 11.

A person must not ride a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle on a road against the flow of traffic.

5 Lights on bicycle, etc.

11A.
A person must not ride a bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle on a road, during the hours of darkness unless the bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle — (a) displays a white light that is clearly visible for a reasonable distance from the front of the bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle, as the case may be; and (b) displays — (i) a red light that is clearly visible for a reasonable the bicycle, distance power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle; or from the rear of (ii) a red reflector that reasonable distance from the rear of bicycle, power‑assisted bicycle, tricycle when light reflector.”.
is clearly visible for a the trishaw or is projected onto the Amendment of rule 12 10.

Rule 12 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “bicycle” in paragraphs (1) and (2), the words “, power‑assisted bicycle, trishaw or tricycle”.

Amendment of rule 13 11.
Rule 13(1) of the principal Rules is amended — (a) by deleting the word “use” and substituting the words “keep or use”; (b) by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub‑paragraph (a); and (c) by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (b) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph: 6 “(c) has been registered and bears a registration number plate in accordance with the Road Traffic (Registration of Power‑Assisted 2017 Rules Bicycles) (G.N.
No.

S 451/2017).”.

[G.N.

No.

S 773/2004] Made on 4 May 2018.

PANG KIN KEONG Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/033; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/46 Vol.

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

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