[sustran] Re: Motorcycles

[Brendan Finn]

Dear Mario,

Normally the best starting point for all transportation matters should be the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The LTA website is www.lta.gov.sg 

Among other things, the LTA is responsible for the road infrastructure, traffic management, vehicle licencing policy, ERP (Electronic Road Licencing). I can't remember whether the LTA is directly responsible for the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) which every vehicle must have, but there will certainly be information about it on the LTA site. By controlling the number of COEs issued for different categories of vehicles - duration of a COE is 10 years - this in effect controls the number of vehicles in each class on the island. It should be possible to see on the LTA website both how many COEs are issued and their current cost.

Two other items about motorcycles in Singapore. (1) As I recall, about half of the 200 or so road deaths every year are motorcyclists (2) In addition to the Singaporean motorcycle stock, a large number of motorcyclists enter Singapore every day from Malaysia over the two crossings at Johor Bahru (Causeway) and Tuas. 

With best wishes, 


Brendan Finn.
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>From Brendan Finn, ETTS Ltd.   e-mail : etts at indigo.ie   tel : +353.87.2530286
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mario Eduardo Garcia 
  To: sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org 
  Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:22 PM
  Subject: [sustran] Motorcycles


  Dear all

   

  Does anyone have info on the motorcycles policy and ownership control in Singapore? Is it a key issue in the city? Do they have a sort of rules similar to the cars?

   

  Many thanks

   

  Mario E. Garcia

  Sao Paulo

  Brazil 



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