Are electric skateboards legal in Singapore?
Specific law, with conditions. Singapore's Active Mobility Act 2017 defines a “personal mobility device” (PMD) as a wheeled vehicle propelled by an electric motor and/or human power that “includes a skateboard”; a motorised PMD is one not propelled by human power only. Under the Road Traffic Act 1961 (s. 5A), PMDs may not be ridden on roads, and under the Active Mobility Act (s. 16) motorised PMDs may not be ridden on footpaths. The Land Transport Authority's chart allows motorised PMDs only on cycling paths and shared paths at up to 25 km/h. LTA also requires motorised PMDs to be certified to UL2272.
What the law says
| What the text says | Section | |
|---|---|---|
| Skateboards are PMDs | Active Mobility Act 2017, s. 2(1): “personal mobility device” or “PMD” means a wheeled vehicle that “is built to transport people only (with or without carry‑on baggage)” and “is propelled by an electric motor attached to the vehicle or by human power or both, and includes a skateboard”. A “motorised personal mobility device” is “a personal mobility device other than a non‑motorised personal mobility device”. | Active Mobility Act 2017, s. 2(1) |
| No PMDs on roads | Road Traffic Act 1961, s. 5A(1): “An individual must not ride a personal mobility device or drive or ride a mobility vehicle on a road at any time.” Section 5A(2) makes an exception for crossing a road. LTA's chart “Where active mobility devices are allowed” marks the road as not allowed for motorised PMDs. | Road Traffic Act 1961, s. 5A |
| No motorised PMDs on footpaths | Active Mobility Act 2017, s. 16(1): an individual must not “ride a PAB or a motorised personal mobility device on a footpath”, subject to exceptions in s. 16(2) (crossing a footpath, avoiding an obstruction). | Active Mobility Act 2017, Part 3 (ss. 16, 19) |
| Cycling paths and shared paths, 25 km/h | LTA chart (information “correct as of 09 March 2026”): motorised PMDs are allowed on cycling paths and shared paths, each marked “MAX SPEED: 25KM/H”, and not allowed on footpaths, pedestrian-only paths or roads. LTA, Rules & Code of Conduct, “For Motorised Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) and E-scooters”: “Maximum motorised device speed limit of 25km/h”. | LTA, Where active mobility devices are allowed (9 March 2026) |
| UL2272 certification | LTA: motorised PMDs must be “Certified to the UL2272 device safety standard (PDF, 436kB), which is listed on LTA's whitelist”. The page also states: “From 1 June 2026, it will be an offence to keep non-UL2272 certified e-scooters.” | LTA, Rules & Code of Conduct |
| Non-compliant devices | Active Mobility Act 2017, s. 19(1): an individual must not, without reasonable excuse, ride on a footpath or shared path “a non‑compliant personal mobility device” knowing that, or reckless as to whether, it is non-compliant; on conviction, “a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both” (s. 19(3)(a)). | Active Mobility Act 2017, Part 3 (ss. 16, 19) |
| Sale for road use | Active Mobility Act 2017, s. 33(1): a business that sells a personal mobility device commits an offence if it knows, or is reckless as to whether, “the buyer intends” “to ride the personal mobility device on a public road”. | Active Mobility Act 2017, Part 4 (s. 33) |
| Registration, age and theory test | LTA's registration, identification-mark and theory-test requirements, and the rule that “Individuals under 16 years old must not ride an e-scooter on cycling paths, unless they are supervised by an adult who is at least 21 years old”, are stated for e-scooters. The LTA page does not state that they apply to e-skateboards. No helmet requirement for PMD riders appears in the texts read; the helmet rule shown applies to cyclists and PAB riders on roads. | LTA, Rules & Code of Conduct |
Each row is the statute's own content, reduced to plain wording where it is long and quoted directly where the exact words matter. The section in the last column is a link to the text.
Electric skateboards in stock today
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What the law above asks you to wear or fit: 77 helmets and pads in stock — a rule above names the helmet.
Sources
- Active Mobility Act 2017, s. 2(1) — Active Mobility Act 2017 – Interpretation. Official source, read 2026-09-25.
- Road Traffic Act 1961, s. 5A — No riding of personal mobility devices, etc., on roads. Official source, read 2026-09-25.
- Active Mobility Act 2017, Part 3 (ss. 16, 19) — Active Mobility Act 2017 – Part 3 Use of public paths. Official source, read 2026-09-25.
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LTA, Where active mobility devices are allowed (9 March 2026) — Where active mobility devices are allowed.
Official source, read 2026-09-25.
The chart is a graphic; allowed/not allowed marks were read from the rendered image. - LTA, Rules & Code of Conduct — Cycle, Scoot and Ride Considerately – Rules & Code of Conduct. Official source, read 2026-09-25.
- Active Mobility Act 2017, Part 4 (s. 33) — Selling personal mobility devices, etc., for use on roads. Official source, read 2026-09-25.
Every source on this page is the text as published by the legislature or the state agency itself. Open them.
How Singapore compares
The same four questions for Singapore and its neighbours and the rest of the country, each linked to its own page and citations. All 99 jurisdictions we have read are side by side on Compare all jurisdictions.
| Jurisdiction | Status | Helmet | Speed limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | Regulated | no rule naming the device | — |
| Hong Kong | Prohibited | The 2023 LegCo paper (para. 14) proposes that “EMD users must be at least 16 years old” an | The 2023 LegCo paper (para. 14) proposes that “EMD users mus |
Compare all 99 jurisdictions →
The spread is the point. These are neighbouring jurisdictions regulating the same object, and they do not agree on what it is, how fast it may go, who may ride it, or whether it may be ridden at all. A rider who crosses a state line is, quite often, subject to a different legal category rather than a stricter version of the same one — which is why a single national answer to this question does not exist and why anyone offering you one has stopped reading the law.
It also explains why so many rows say the device is unaddressed. Most vehicle codes were written before this machine existed, and a legislature that has not revisited them has not thereby permitted anything — it has left the question to a general classification and to your city.
What about a Onewheel?
No text we read for Singapore names a board with a single wheel. The reading above is for electric skateboards; whether a Onewheel falls in the same class, another one or none is a question the statutes here do not answer, and neither do we. 11 jurisdictions do name it — Are Onewheels legal?
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What this page does not tell you
- It is not legal advice, and it never says you may ride. It says what the statute says, and links it.
- It does not cover municipal law. Cities regulate sidewalks, parks, paths and often these devices by name. Those rules sit on top of everything above.
- It does not cover private property, insurance, or what happens after an accident.
- It may be out of date. Every source carries the day we read it. A statute amended since then will not have updated itself here.
Across the border: Hong Kong. Every other jurisdiction: the full list.
Questions this raises
Are electric skateboards legal in Singapore?
A statute names the device and sets out what is required to ride it. Singapore's Active Mobility Act 2017 defines a “personal mobility device” (PMD) as a wheeled vehicle propelled by an electric motor and/or human power that “includes a skateboard”; a motorised PMD is one not propelled by human power only. Under the Road Traffic Act 1961 (s. 5A), PMDs may not be ridden on roads, and under the Active Mobility Act (s. 16) motorised PMDs may not be ridden on footpaths. The Land Transport Authority's chart allows motorised PMDs only on cycling paths and shared paths at up to 25 km/h. LTA also requires motorised PMDs to be certified to UL2272.
Is a Onewheel legal in Singapore?
No statute we read for Singapore names a board with a single wheel, so the law there does not answer directly. For electric skateboards, the status we found is: specific law, with conditions. Only 11 of the 99 jurisdictions we read name a one-wheel board: Utah, Quebec, Queensland, Tasmania, Seattle, South Korea, Belgium, British Columbia, New York, Victoria, the Netherlands.
Do I need a helmet in Singapore?
No rule naming this device addresses helmets in the sources we have read for Singapore. Your municipality may have one.
How fast am I allowed to go in Singapore?
No speed limit specific to this device appears in the sources we have read for Singapore.
Does this cover city rules?
No. This page reads state, provincial or national law only. Municipal codes frequently add rules — on sidewalks, parks and paths especially — and where the state has written nothing, the city has written everything.
How do I check this myself?
Open the links in the sources below. Every row in the table above names the section it comes from, and every source shows the date we read it. That is the whole point of the page: you should not have to take our word for it.