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Written Reply by Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan to Parliamentary Question on Action Taken Against Riders Using Throttle-Operated Electric Bikes in Last Five Years and Types of Such Bikes Approved Since Passing of Active Mobility Act in 2017

6 January 2020

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Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport

a.     for each year in the last five years, what is the number of cases where action has been taken against riders found using throttle-operated electric bikes; and

b.     whether any type or case of throttle-operated electric bike has been approved for use since the passing of the Active Mobility Act in early 2017.

Reply by Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan:

1.     The Land Transport Authority has not approved any type of throttle-operated power-assisted bicycle (PAB) for use in Singapore since 2017. This is due to safety concerns with sudden accelerations associated with throttle-operated PABs. Action was taken against 1,863, 1,648, 406, 485 and about 837 cases of non-compliant PABs in 2015 to 2019 respectively, the majority of which involved throttle-based PABs.

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