Enforcement actions against cyclists riding on public roads without helmets

Question:

Dr Neo Kok Beng: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs with respect to helmet compliance for cyclists on public roads (a) as of end 2025, what is the compliance rate for cyclists wearing helmets on public roads; (b) how many enforcement actions were taken in the past three years against cyclists riding on public roads without helmets; and (c) whether stricter enforcement will be taken to improve helmet compliance on public roads.


Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs:

1. From 2023 to 2025, there were 1,992 instances of non-compliance by cyclists with the helmet-wearing rules. Traffic Police (TP) does not track the number of cycling trips on our roads and cannot compute the compliance rate.

2. To promote road safety, TP and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will continue to conduct regular enforcement at accident hotspots and locations reported by members of the public. These include locations where unsafe road behaviour involving cyclists is observed. Errant cyclists can be fined up to $1,000. In more serious cases where injury or harm is caused, the offender could be charged in Court for the relevant traffic offence and face more severe penalties.