我國公路上近日頻頻出現無視交通規則的腳踏車“路霸”，險些釀成意外，腳車監管問題成爲全島熱門話題，呼籲政府出手加強腳車管制的呼聲日漸高漲。
本地藝人鄭斌輝4月1日在個人面簿貼文上載視頻，分享自己3月31日的驚險經曆建議注冊腳踏車引爆輿論話題。
The light was green, I was on the left lane, within the speed limit & flashed my headlights to give ample warning even though I had the right of way. Guess what? They simply didn’t care. Yup, didn’t give a damn & just rode out like it’s their ah gong’s road. I had to jam on the brakes to avoid killing them & best part was, they looked at me like it’s MY fault. I am not even ranting here, cos this is literally like the umpteenth time I’ve experienced such behavior. We all know about the clueless drivers out there who are totally oblivious to the perils of their poor driving habits. Well that’s just pure stupidity. But when we see cyclists doing things like running red lights, going against traffic, behaving like bullies and even riding on the expressways, it’s become a blatant disregard for the traffic laws & regulations that are meant to keep us safer. Let me be crystal clear, there’s a majority of safe, responsible and defensive riders out there. But it’s always the small group of bozos that ruin everything for everyone else ain’t it? Many of them simply do not care. Why? Because they know whatever happens, there’s no way to identify them like a car, bike or any registered and insured vehicle. So now we have cases of cyclists blatantly breaking rules, damaging other vehicles, crashing into pedestrians, & simply riding away. Perhaps it is time to register all bicycles in Singapore. A small visible license plate would allow the cyclists to be identified in cases of accidents, conflict or rule breaking. Such registration should be free, and insurance if any, should be minimal and not subjected to excessive profit making by the insurance companies. In case some cyclists are raging for me to be hanged for daring to infringe on their freedoms, let me just say that I am also a cyclist, so whatever I am humbly suggesting here, I will also be subjected to. Then why risk the possible wrath? Because I just want our roads to be a safer place for us all. Regardless of how many wheels you might have. #taypinghui #taypinghuisayone #cyclist #road
Posted by Tay Ping Hui (Zheng Bin Hui) 鄭斌輝 on Wednesday, March 31, 2021
總理夫人何晶加入討論，建議政府應規定所有腳踏車和個人代步工具像卡車和貨車司機一樣考取執照，按組別（在公路和非公路使用、有電池或無電池等）爲腳踏車和電動腳踏車進行分類，規定騎士購買第三方責任險後才能上路。
Register all bicycles and PMDs like we register cars and buses. All registered bicycles and PMDs should come with 3rd…
Posted by HO Ching on Thursday, April 1, 2021
就連最近在長周末騎腳踏車到訪“大士1號貼紙燈柱”的交通部長王乙康也因爲論戰蔓延到他貼文留言區，在4月5日留言降溫：“我同意我們需要以公正的方式研究這些問題，將安全作爲主要考慮因素。尤其是在路上騎士越來越多時，而這本身也是一件好事。”
Finally visited Tuas Lamp Post 1. This is part of the cycling excursion a group of us has been doing for a few years…
Posted by Ong Ye Kung on Saturday, April 3, 2021
何晶和王乙康的相繼表態是否暗示著政府即將出手加強針對腳踏車的管理措施？支持和反對政府加強腳車監管措施的兩方陣營各自有何論點支撐自己的立場？政府這些年爲何一直不肯對腳踏車實行執照管理政策？
支持者認爲注冊腳踏車有助于辨認騎士和追蹤“路霸”責任
支持政府對腳踏車實行執照管理的觀點主要從識別和追蹤腳車“路霸”的角度出發，認爲只有讓腳踏車騎士和公路車輛一樣受制于交通懲治措施，才能避免騎士的“路霸”行徑，追究肇事者的責任。
反對者認爲新加坡不該過度依賴規則和執照運轉
反對政府對腳踏車騎士實行執照管理的觀點則認爲，執照管理措施有些管理過頭，無法從根本上杜絕“路霸”騎士問題，只會導致新加坡成爲一個過度依賴規則和執照運行的社會。這些觀點認爲，政府應從教育、社會風尚的角度入手，引導腳車騎士在公路上展現良好行爲。
有網民也擔心，額外的管理措施會爲依賴腳車爲交通工具的低收入群體增加額外的生活開支，也與政府想提倡新加坡成爲低碳出行城市的宗旨相悖。
陸交局2016年曾表態 對腳車實行執照管理不切實際
由于腳踏車在20世紀是新加坡人出行的主要交通工具，殖民時期的英國人當時強制要求腳車騎士注冊腳踏車，在車後挂車牌。不過自1982年以來，因爲腳車逐漸轉爲娛樂消遣用途，政府就免除了腳踏車的注冊規定。
陸路交通管理局曾在2016年回複《海峽時報》讀者投函時指出，對腳踏車實行執照管理不切實際。
當局在複函中指出，發放執照的主要優點是有助于辨認和追蹤行爲出格的騎士，但前提是執照持有者在當局的系統中定期更新執照信息，而確保這一點有實際的困難。
發言人解釋，我國每年都有很多腳踏車被賣掉易主。騎車人士形形色色，從小孩到年長者都有。有些人騎腳車去上班，而其他人偶爾騎腳車去附近的便利設施，或是爲了休閑和鍛煉身體。
發言人說： “實行和監管一個最新的腳踏車或騎車人士的執照系統需要密集的資源。 更重要的是，執照規定會導致擁有和使用腳踏車變得過于繁瑣，阻止人們騎車。 基于這些原因，即使像荷蘭這樣擁有大量騎車人士的國家也沒有實行執照制度。”
當局認爲，用自行車規則針對性執法，加強公衆教育和建立禮讓精神更加切實可行，也是更可持續的做法。
作爲腳踏車騎士或駕車人士的你，對此怎麽看？
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