Are bull bars illegal in Singapore?

Matthiessen SG

Hi all,

Apart from the ones made of steel, are there any polymer-based designs available in Singapore and is it legal?

Will really appreciate some advice from forumers.

Matthiessen SG

I've been spotting vehicles fitted with bull bars around the roads here, just wondering if they are really effective in protecting the driver/passengers from damage during collision or are they just hazardous accessories.

ceecookie SG

What i can say is,the bull bar is effective in absorbing some minor accidents

dumbdumb! SG

why are they illegal, they look like they're designed to adsorb impact, which is good right?

Matthiessen SG

Yeah but I think metal bull bars could be dangerous to pedestrians, that is why they are being banned in some countries.

I am just wondering about plastic or rubber ones. Are they legal here and do they affect insurance premiums?

Exige60 SG

agreed. But I think they are quite useful. I have seen many SUVs in Malaysia got bull bars...

vulpes macrotis mutica SG

they are illegal.
(ref: onemotoring.com - modifications not allowed - crash bars)

and i don't see how the bars are useful at all in singapore since it adds on to weight and while it may be handy in accidents for you it will spell disaster for the other party, especially pedestrians.

nicholademus SG

yeah…bulls bar may protect the vehicle in the event of an accident, but what will happen if a pedestrian or motorist is involved? For what i understand, people fix on bulls bar in australia to protect their car for cross-country driving in events of colllisions with wild animal…but in sg, i would think they pose a serious threat

longgone SG

haha. unless you want to knock down a bull in SG, whatever it is, can you imagine if the crash bar snaps during an accident? if it suddenly bends outwards and impales a pedestrian. waaooo.. i wouldent like that.

Vigelic SG

obviously a BULL bar is meant to protect the car when it hits a BULL.

The preference there would be Protect car + driver at the cost of maybe killing the bull on impact.

now replace bull with "a 6 year old boy crossing the road"

u still think its legal?

specialOps SG

Sigh, i think its really selfish for people to fit bull bars on Singapore cars.

There's no bull to run over, its so selfish that for looking good, you risk seriously injuring or even killing a pedestrian or cause heavy damage on others' cars....

Totally selfish for "looking cool", as if its "that cool".

Matthiessen SG

I believe there are bull bars (made of lightweight materials such as polyethylene) redesigned for the safety of pedestrians in mind. Just wondering if there are any LTA approved models out there.

Frankly as car owner or the person behind the wheel, if there is the possibility of a tool /accessory that may deflect the force of collision and at the same time, remain non hazardous to pedestrians, I don't see why it has to be made illegal?

Vigelic SG

Believing is pointless. Please cite/quote a source that has "bars that can ram bulls but remain harmless to pedestrians"

Actually i shall help u lol..

"Although studies have shown bull bars to cause an increase in the risk of death and serious injury to pedestrians,[3] modern energy-absorbent polymer-based designs are less hazardous to pedestrians, with some having been shown to be safer than the same vehicle without a bullbar."

SRC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_bars

anyway,

the thing that "deflect(s) the force of (a) collision and at the same time, remain non hazardous to pedestrians" is called a CRUMPLE ZONE which is designed into a vehicle from the start.