Written Reply to PQ on the Number of Road Traffic Accidents That Involved Motorcyclists, Power-Assisted Bicycles and Personal Mobility Devices Respectively in the Past Two Years, by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law

Question:

Dr Tan Wu Meng: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in the past two years, how many road traffic accidents involved motorcyclists, power-assisted bicycles and personal mobility devices respectively; (b) whether the Ministry has information on how many of the riders are delivery worker; and (c) of these, how many have been hired via an online platform firm.

Answer :

1.   From January 2019 to December 2020, there were 7,711, 102, and 250 road traffic accidents involving motorcyclists, power-assisted bicycles, and personal mobility devices, respectively.

2.   We do not have information on how many of these riders were delivery workers.