Panel to look at whether brakes should be required for bicycles
Move after death of girl riding fixed-gear bike aims to strike a balance between stakeholders
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In January, a 13-year-old who was riding a fixed-gear bicycle fell to her death after she collided with a metal railing at this multi-storey carpark in Pasir Ris. Fixed-gear bicycles, which generally do not have hand-operated brakes and rely on the rider's pedal resistance to come to a halt, are banned or face restricted use in a number of countries.
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Christopher Tan Senior Correspondent, Christopher Tan
The Active Mobility Advisory Panel will look into whether brakes should be required for bicycles, following the death of a young girl who was riding her friend's fixed-gear bike in January.
Fixed-gear bicycles generally do not have hand-operated brakes, and rely on the rider's pedal resistance to come to a halt.