Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Speed Warning Device) Rules

Regulation 4

Speed warning device

Amended byS 834/2025 wef 29/12/2025S 834/2025 wef 29/12/2025S 210/2001 wef 16/04/2001S 834/2025 wef 29/12/2025S 210/2001 wef 16/04/2001S 834/2025 wef 29/12/2025

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 834/2025 wef 29/12/2025

A speed warning device installed in a motor vehicle under these Rules must consist of the following parts built into a single unit:

(a)

a lamp;

(b)

a buzzer;

(c)

a switch that —

(i)

is for the purposes of testing whether the lamp and buzzer mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) are working; and

(ii)

when switched on causes —

(A)

the lamp mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to light up; and

(B)

the buzzer mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) to produce a warning sound.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 834/2025 wef 29/12/2025

The speed warning device must be installed in the motor vehicle in a position that allows —

(a)

the light emitted by the speed warning device to be clearly visible to the driver (called X) when driving the vehicle;

(b)

the warning sound produced by the speed warning device to be audible to X when driving the vehicle; and

(c)

the switch on the speed warning device to be switched on without disassembling any part of the vehicle.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 210/2001 wef 16/04/2001S 834/2025 wef 29/12/2025S 210/2001 wef 16/04/2001S 834/2025 wef 29/12/2025

The speed warning device shall be so constructed that —

(a)

when the vehicle in which the device is installed exceeds the statutory speed limit for the vehicle as prescribed in the Road Traffic (Regulation of Speed) Rules [R 13] —

(i)

the lamp shows a flashing light; and

(ii)

the buzzer produces a warning sound; and

(b)

when the vehicle is stationary, with its engine running, the lamp is lit.

Subregulation 4

[Deleted by S 834/2025 wef 29/12/2025]

Subregulation 5

All exposed electrical connections of the speed warning device shall be made of coaxial cable or of an approved design.

Subregulation 6

The speed warning device shall be capable of being sealed against any unauthorised adjustment of the activation speed of the vehicle.