Bicycles and non-motorised Personal Mobility Devices will be barred from utilising footpaths that are adjacent to cycling paths from 1 July 2025.
New bills passed in Parliament are set to stem the import and aid enforcement against non-compliant PMDs for safer active mobility journeys.
The new code of conduct will regulate use of mobility devices, and is aimed at aimed at improving the safety of pedestrians and active mobility device users.
Provisions will be introduced to the Highway Code to include guidance on giving way to emergency vehicles and a reminder that PMDs are prohibited from roads.
The Automobile Association of Singapore launches a new commercial insurance policy for users of personal mobility devices.
270 reports against errant users of PMDs and power-assisted bikes in the month after a new in-app reporting function was introduced.
According to the Land Transport Authority, the earliest Singapore-based start-up Beam can launch its e-scooter sharing service here is next year.
Senior Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo said cycling and Personal Mobility Devices are essential to Singapore's car-lite drive.
A new proposed law will govern where and how Personal Mobility Devices can be used, with possible penalties for errant users and sellers.
Recommendations by the Active Mobility Advisory Panel to boost the use of bicycles and personal mobility devices have been met with positive public feedback.
The Government has fully accepted the active mobility panel's recommendations to boost active mobility, and the new rules could be rolled out by year-end.
A panel tasked with developing a set of rules to govern mobility devices has recommended that bicycles and mobility devices be allowed on all footpaths.