Accidents involving cyclists surge to 4-year high
Traffic accidents involving cyclists in Singapore reached a four-year high of 772 cases in 2025, marking a 25% increase from the previous year. Authorities attribute the surge to disorderly cycling and a lack of vigilance, noting that 17 of these incidents were fatal.
Why it matters
The rise in cycling accidents highlights growing road safety concerns in urban environments and the need for stricter enforcement of traffic regulations.
An officer speaking to a cyclist during an operation targeting errant on-road cyclists by the Traffic Police and Land Transport Authority in 2024.
Listen Summarise Traffic accidents involving cyclists in Singapore rose by nearly 25% in 2025, reaching 772 cases, the highest in four years. More than half of these accidents were caused by disorderly cycling and failing to keep a proper lookout, with police urging cyclists to follow traffic rules strictly. There were 45 fatal accidents involving cyclists between 2023 and 2025. AI generated
SINGAPORE – The number of traffic accidents involving cyclists here has been on the rise, with a surge of almost 25 per cent reported in 2025.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, a police spokesman said there were a total of 772 accidents involving cyclists in 2025.
This is compared with 620 such accidents in 2024 and 581 in 2023.
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