All E-Scooter And E-Bike Riders In S’pore Must Take Theory Tests From Mid-2021

All E-Scooter And E-Bike Riders In S’pore Must Take Theory Tests From Mid-2021

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.

So far, the accidents involving motorised personal devices (PMDs) on footpaths have decreased by almost 80 per cent between 2019 and 2020.

There were 30 such accidents in 2020, compared with 144 in the previous year.

Moving forward, the authorities will be stepping up education efforts. A new campaign will be rolled out in May to raise awareness on how paths can be shared in a safe and gracious manner.

There are also plans to refresh the Safe Riding Programme, which was started in 2018, in the second quarter of this year to make it more interactive.

从2021年中期开始，所有在新加坡的电动踏板车和电动自行车车手都必须接受理论测试

高级议会交通运输部长贝姆·肯（Baey Yam Keng）今天（3月5日）宣布，电动踏板车和电动自行车车手很快将必须接受“强制性理论测试”。

他认为这些测试将有助于确保所有此类电动设备的骑手都了解现有的规则和行为准则。

虽然没有给出确切的日期，但他指定测试将从今年年中开始。他补充说，测试手册将在下个月发行。

这项宣布是在政府首次接受来自主动出行咨询小组（AMAP）的有关电动踏板车使用的建议之后的一年。

专家小组以前曾提出，电动踏板车的骑手应至少年满16岁，并在通过公共测试之前首先通过理论测试。

但是，未满16岁的人要骑车，需要成年人的监督。

此外，Baey先生宣布，从2021年9月起，所有在公共道路和道路上使用的自行车也将必须至少具有一个有效的手刹。

去年发生了一起无刹车自行车的致命交通事故后，AMP提出了这项建议，政府于1月初接受了该建议。

到目前为止，在2019年至2020年期间，涉及人行道上的电动个人设备（PMD）的事故已减少了近80％。

到2020年，此类事故发生了30起，而去年为144起。

展望未来，当局将加大教育力度。一项新的运动将于5月推出，以提高人们对如何安全，亲切地共享道路的认识。

还计划在今年第二季度更新始于2018年的``安全骑行计划''，以使其更具互动性。