Singapore legislation
Regulation 20
of Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Construction and Use) Rules
Regulation 20
Mirrors and devices for indirect vision
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), every motor vehicle, other than a motor cycle with or without a side-car attached, must be equipped with —
at least one mirror or one device for indirect vision fitted externally on each side of the motor vehicle, to assist the driver of the motor vehicle to observe the traffic on both sides rearwards; and
at least one mirror fitted internally or one device for indirect vision, to assist the driver of the motor vehicle to observe the traffic at the rear of the motor vehicle.
Subregulation 2
Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply where, by reason of the construction of a motor vehicle, a mirror fitted internally would not assist the driver of the motor vehicle to become aware of traffic at the rear of the motor vehicle.
Subregulation 3
Every motor cycle, with or without a side-car attached, must be equipped with —
at least one mirror that is so constructed and fitted to either the left or the right side of the motor cycle as to assist the rider to become aware of traffic at the rear of the motor cycle, if the motor cycle —
is registered before 1 May 2026; or
is registered or re-registered (whether before, on or after 1 May 2026) as a classic vehicle, normal vintage vehicle, restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle; or
at least one mirror that is so constructed and fitted on each side of the motor cycle as to assist the rider to become aware of traffic at the rear of the motor cycle, if the motor cycle is registered on or after 1 May 2026 and is not registered or re-registered as a classic vehicle, normal vintage vehicle, restricted vintage vehicle or revised use vintage vehicle.
Subregulation 3A
Every mirror fitted to a motor cycle to which paragraph (3)(b) applies must be constructed and fitted in compliance with the requirements under —
UN Regulation 81;
Japanese Article 44 (as in force on 1 May 2001);
EU Regulation 168/2013 (as supplemented by the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 3/2014 of 24 October 2013, as amended by the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1824 of 14 July 2016); or
any other standard that the Registrar or an authorised officer may recognise as having an equivalent level of safety to, or a more stringent level of safety than, any of the standards mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c).
Subregulation 4
A mirror fitted to a motor vehicle under paragraph (1) or to a motor cycle under paragraph (3) must —
be securely attached to the motor vehicle or motor cycle to ensure that the mirror remains steady under normal driving or riding conditions;
be mounted on the motor vehicle or motor cycle in a position that ensures that the mirror is sufficiently isolated from vibrations; and
be adjustable and able to maintain its adjusted position.
Subregulation 5
A device for indirect vision fitted to a motor vehicle under paragraph (1) must —
be securely attached to the motor vehicle to ensure that the device for indirect vision remains steady under normal driving conditions; (b)be mounted on the motor vehicle in a position that ensures that the device for indirect vision is sufficiently isolated from vibrations; (c)be adjustable and able to maintain its adjusted position; and
be constructed and fitted in compliance with —
the requirements relating to devices for indirect vision in the version of UN Regulation 46 that is in force on the day the motor vehicle is manufactured; or (ii)the requirements relating to devices for indirect vision in the version of Japanese Article 44 that is in force on the day the motor vehicle is manufactured.