Cyclists and PMD users concerned about new ban in common areas; town councils say rule to remain

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SINGAPORE - Food delivery rider Shahrulnizam Ramli, 32, used to take his two children, aged four and five, out cycling around his Tampines Housing Board estate every weekend.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Food delivery rider Shahrulnizam Ramli, 32, used to take his two children, aged four and five, out cycling around his Tampines Housing Board estate every weekend.

Some 70,000 lift surveillance and closed-circuit television cameras at void decks and lifts will be used to identify reckless riders. There were 228 reported accidents in total involving PMDs on public paths in 2017 and 2018, 196 of them resulting in injuries, the Ministry of Transport said in April this year.

Personal mobility aids such as motorised wheelchairs and mobility scooters, and children's toy vehicles are exempted from the ban. On the need to ban bicycles as well, Dr Teo pointed out that cycling was already banned in common areas under town council by-laws which were in place before the new rule was introduced.

 

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