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road rules 6 min read

Bus lanes and the Bus Priority Box

OneMotoring hours for part-day, full-day, and bus-only lanes, the vehicles that may use them, and the duty to give way at a Bus Priority Box.

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road rules 6 min read

Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) for drivers

What OneMotoring states drivers must do at operating ERP gantries: IU or OBU, payment methods, the five-day missed-payment grace period from 1 October 2024, the $70 no-IU penalty, and high-level foreign-vehicle rules.

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road rules 2 min read

Giving way to emergency vehicles

Highway Code rule 107 on giving way to ambulance, fire, police, military, customs and civil defence vehicles, including what you must not do, and Traffic Police’s 4-point composition grouping.

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road rules 3 min read

Headlights and lights while driving

Highway Code and official handbook rules on when headlights must be on (7.00 pm to 7.00 am), dipping, and using lights in rain or poor daytime visibility.

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road rules 5 min read

Junctions, roundabouts, and U-turns

Highway Code give-way rules at junctions and roundabouts, the ban on U-turns except where a traffic sign permits, and Traffic Police composition for unauthorised U-turns and failing to give way.

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road rules 6 min read

Keep left and overtaking

Highway Code keep-left, lane-discipline, and overtaking rules, including when you may pass on the left, where you must not overtake, and the official handbook’s road-hogging note.

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road rules 3 min read

Carrying people in open-deck goods vehicles

Current rules for passengers carried on the floor or open deck of a goods vehicle, including seating, standing, height, space, and capacity markings.

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road rules 4 min read

Using a mobile communication device while driving

Road Traffic Act section 65B: holding and operating a phone, tablet, or similar device while the vehicle is moving, and the fines and imprisonment the section sets.

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road rules 4 min read

Motorcycle helmets — wearing duty and SS9 labelling

Road Traffic Act s 74 requires riders and pillion passengers to wear an approved helmet securely. From 1 November 2025 Traffic Police publish SS9 labelling colours and test-number conventions for approved motorcycle helmets.

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road rules 2 min read

Moving off, mirrors, and signals

Highway Code guidance on checking before moving off, monitoring mirrors, signalling changes, and cancelling indicators promptly.

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road rules 2 min read

Oversized vehicle height limits and public escorts

OneMotoring and LTA procedure for over-height or otherwise oversized vehicles, including when an OVM permit and auxiliary police escort are required.

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road rules 3 min read

Pedal cycles and power-assisted bicycles on roads

Current road-conduct and equipment rules for bicycles, pedal cycles, and power-assisted bicycles, including lighting, direction, groups, helmets, and bicycle lanes.

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road rules 5 min read

Pedestrian crossings and traffic lights

Highway Code pedestrian-crossing duties, OneMotoring zebra-crossing features and RAG/traffic-light advice, and Traffic Police composition for crossing and red-light offences.

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road rules 2 min read

Signals given by a police officer

The official handbook's practical interpretation of police-officer traffic signals and the directions that approaching traffic must follow.

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road rules 1 min read

Reversing safely under the Highway Code

The Highway Code's reversing guidance for checking the area behind, avoiding danger, and keeping a reverse manoeuvre necessary and short.

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road rules 2 min read

Safe following distance and stopping distance

Singapore's Highway Code following-distance and stopping-distance guidance, including the one-car-length rule and the two parts of stopping distance.

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road rules 3 min read

Vehicle breakdown and the warning triangle

Official handbook and Highway Code duties if a vehicle breaks down on a public road: move it aside, switch on hazard lights, place a reflective warning triangle at least 20 metres behind, and arrange immediate towing. OneMotoring’s breakdown sign caption matches the 20-metre figure.

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road rules 6 min read

Wearing of seat belts

Who must wear a seat belt under the Road Traffic Act and the 2011 Wearing of Seat Belts Rules, including the 1.35 m child-restraint rule and the statutory penalties.

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road rules 1 min read

Woodlands Centre Road no-right-turn restriction

The 24/7 restriction on turning right from Woodlands Centre Road to enter Woodlands Checkpoint and the official alternative routes.

Woodlands Woodlands-Checkpoint right-turn traffic-management
road rules 4 min read

Yellow-box junctions

Entering a yellow-box junction and obstructing other traffic is an offence even on a green light. The Traffic Police handbook also describes three situations that are not penalised.

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