Last month, the Government accepted a recommendation from an expert panel looking into active mobility issues to legalise cycling on footpaths.

Riding a bicycle or electric scooter on footpaths could be allowed by the end of this year.

The moves are geared at encouraging safe and harmonious sharing of paths, with the Government hoping to shift more people to alternative modes of transport and transform Singapore into a car-lite nation.

Volunteers with the Active Mobility Patrol scheme will not be required to carry out enforcement. This will be undertaken by the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Active Mobility Enforcement Officers. More details will be announced in coming months.

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