Enforcing Rule on Prohibiting Bicycles and Non-motorised Personal Mobility Devices from Footpaths Adjacent to Cycling Paths

Mr Xie Yao Quan asked the Minister for Transport with regard to the move to prohibit bicycles and non-motorised personal mobility devices from footpaths adjacent to cycling paths, how does LTA plan to enforce this new rule.

Mr Chee Hong Tat: To enhance safety for path users, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be converting footpaths adjacent to cycling paths into pedestrian-only paths. Bicycles and non-motorised personal mobility devices (PMDs) will no longer be allowed on these footpaths. Physical markings, including pedestrian logos and "Pedestrians-Only" wordings, will be imprinted on these paths at regular intervals to alert path users.

To provide sufficient time for path users to make adjustments, there will be a grace period for the transition. Currently, LTA’s Active Mobility Enforcement Officers have started engaging and educating cyclists and non-motorised PMD users at locations with upcoming pedestrian-only paths.

From 1 July 2025, LTA will begin enforcing against riding on these new pedestrian-only paths, converted from footpaths that are adjacent to cycling paths. LTA will deploy Active Mobility Enforcement Officers on regular patrols, and mobile closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) at popular hotspots, to deter and enforce against errant riders. LTA will exercise discretion on the ground when riders are using pedestrian-only paths momentarily to overtake someone or bypass an obstruction on the cycling path, or to transit to an adjoining path.

Pedestrian-only paths are not new. For existing pedestrian-only paths, such as on pedestrian overhead bridges, LTA already enforces against the wrong use of active mobility devices. First-time offenders convicted of riding on a pedestrian-only path may be fined up to $2,000 or jailed up to three months, or both.