Complaints about and Bookings of Errant Cyclists

Ms Sun Xueling asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the number of incidents of cyclists colliding into pedestrians on footpaths in 2015; (b) what are the penalties meted out; and (c) how many complaints have been received in 2015 on near misses between cyclists and pedestrians on footpaths.

In 2015, Government agencies received about 800 complaints of errant cyclists and issued about 1,300 summonses. Of these summonses, about 300 were related to cycling on footpaths, but not all of these would have involved collisions between cyclists and pedestrians. Agencies currently do not maintain statistics on the specific type of cycling incidents.

Cyclists who injure pedestrians because of rash behaviour may be prosecuted in Court. Upon conviction, the cyclist may be punished with a fine of up to $5,000, or an imprisonment term of up to one year, or both.