Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng announced today (March 5) that e-scooter and electric bicycle riders will soon have to take “mandatory theory tests”.
He reasoned that these tests will help ensure all riders of such motorised devices are aware of the existing rules and codes of conduct.
While no exact date was given, he specified that the tests will start from the middle of this year. He added that a test handbook will be released next month.
This announcement comes a year after the government first accepted recommendations on e-scooter usage from the Active Mobility Advisory Panel (AMAP).
The panel had previously proposed that e-scooter riders should be at least aged 16 and pass a theory test first before they are allowed to ride in public.
Those below the age of 16 however, requires adult supervision if they wish to ride.
Additionally, Mr Baey announced that all bicycles used on public paths and roads will also be required to have at least one functioning handbrake, with effect from September 2021.
Following a fatal accident involving a brakeless bicycle last year, the AMP had proposed this recommendation, which the government accepted earlier in January.
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