Question:
Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Traffic Police can consider allowing motorcyclists to use helmets that are approved by other international motorcycle helmet safety standards in addition to those locally approved to the Singapore Standard 9:2014; and (b) if so, whether upstream measures may be implemented to guard against the import of counterfeit helmets from overseas.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1. The Singapore Standard 9:2014 was developed in 2014 in consultation with industry and technical experts. All motorcycle helmets must meet this standard today.
2. The Traffic Police and key stakeholders from public and private sectors, including testing laboratories and academia have convened a working group to review the motorcycle helmet standard. This is supported by the Singapore Standards Council (SSC), overseen by Enterprise Singapore. The review will include assessing whether other overseas and international standards meet our local safety requirements. We will provide an update when the working group completes its review this year. Time is needed for the review due to the need for industry consultation and review of overseas publications.
