Helmet and Tinted visors issues

[c0rny]

juz a question... i bought a gpr helmet, with the psb sticker. however, i sprayed the helmet. so now the psb sticker is under the paint coat. cant be seen unless i scrape off the paint. will uncle sam issue summon den ask me to scrape off the paint or is it ok to do that ?

[Puffer]

Wonder is there a hotline or such to call up and ask.

 

Good questions but who to approach for the correct answer?

Anyone ever got summon before for not having a certified helmet?

[skiddie_67]

I don't really grasp their point. No tinted visor beyond certain % of light. But then can wear clear visor with a very dark lens... where's the sensibility in that? Someone up there need to do some looking-into..

[Puffer]

This is madness !

 

Called TP regarding the PSB stickers.

 

Me : Hello, i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

TP3 : Hold on.

 

TP2 : Hello !

Me : Hello! i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

TP2 : Where you calling from?

Me : I'm just a rider!

TP2 : Hold on.

 

TP1 : Hello !

Me : Hello! i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

TP1 : Oh ! Hond on!

 

TP : Hello.

Me : Hello! i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

TP : ya ! wat's ur question?

Me : Is it illegal to wear a helmet w/o the sticker.

TP : Yes !

Me : Where should i get the sticker if i send my helmet for respray?

TP : Erm......... This you have to ask LTA, they are in charge.

Me : So am i right to say tat TP still has the right to summon riders for not wearing a PSB approved helmet when it is not under the TP's charge?

TP : Yes, but have you heard of anyone caught by the TP on this?

Me : No. And i don wanna be the first.

TP : tat's right, we don usually tis.

Me : And i don wanna get caught for wearing a PSB approved helmet tat has no sticker on it cause of respray. I'm jus tryin to make things clear.

TP : I give u LTA number, call them and ask ok?

Me : ok. tks.

TP : 0000-0000

Me : Tks !

 

 

Another madness !

 

LTA : Hello LTA.

Me : Hello. i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

LTA : yes, wat abt it?

Me : I'm usin a PSB approved helmet. Where should i get the sticker if i send my helmet for respray?

LTA : Why you want to respray?

Me : Oh ! Tis is because my skin are gettin darker, so i was thinkin wanna spray my helmet color to suits my skin color.

LTA : Hahaha !

Me : So where do i get the sticker after the respray?

LTA : Let me check.

 

approx 2 mins later

 

LTA : The helmet is not under us, it's under TP.

Me : Oh ! I jus called them, they say it's under LTA and now u r tellin me it under them. So am i right to say tat both TP and LTA can summon riders for not wearing a PSB approved helmet when it's not under your perview?

LTA : I think u go ask PSB.

Me : ok Tks a lot for ur time.

 

Damn !!!

KNS !!!

 

 

To be continue...........................................

Still can't find PSB's number !

[swoosh]

Bro, try this site http://www.standards.org.sg/

 

or call them

 

Address : SPRING Singapore

Standardisation Department

2 Bukit Merah Central

Singapore 159835

Telephone : (65) 62791805

Fax : (65) 62786990

Email : [email protected]

 

Quality Service Feedback

Tel: (65) 6278 3788

Fax: (65) 6278 6667

Email: [email protected]

 

 

For certification/accreditation enquiries -

Website: http://www.sac-accreditation.org.sg/

 

For consumer product safety enquiries -

Website: http://www.safety.org.sg ;

Email: [email protected]

 

 

 

[Tricker]

Heard from a helmet shop they claim that in order to send for PSB approval, they need to send a few helmets they intend to sell for testing.

[archenemy]

yup...they have to send a few helmets per model for inspection if they want to attain the PSB certification...

 

this is to ensure that the test results are consistently lousy across the samples...

 

haaha...

 

 

anyway...seriously..i havent heard of anyone being stopped for wearing a non approved full face...half caps...yes...

[WildCard]

Originally posted by Puffer@January 14, 2007 02:07 pm

This is madness !

 

Called TP regarding the PSB stickers.

 

Me : Hello, i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

TP3 : Hold on.

 

TP2 : Hello !

Me : Hello! i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

TP2 : Where you calling from?

Me : I'm just a rider!

TP2 : Hold on.

 

TP1 : Hello !

Me : Hello! i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

TP1 : Oh ! Hond on!

 

TP : Hello.

Me : Hello! i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

TP : ya ! wat's ur question?

Me : Is it illegal to wear a helmet w/o the sticker.

TP : Yes !

Me : Where should i get the sticker if i send my helmet for respray?

TP : Erm......... This you have to ask LTA, they are in charge.

Me : So am i right to say tat TP still has the right to summon riders for not wearing a PSB approved helmet when it is not under the TP's charge?

TP : Yes, but have you heard of anyone caught by the TP on this?

Me : No. And i don wanna be the first.

TP : tat's right, we don usually tis.

Me : And i don wanna get caught for wearing a PSB approved helmet tat has no sticker on it cause of respray. I'm jus tryin to make things clear.

TP : I give u LTA number, call them and ask ok?

Me : ok. tks.

TP : 0000-0000

Me : Tks !

 

 

Another madness !

 

LTA : Hello LTA.

Me : Hello. i'm calling in regards of the PSB approved helmet.

LTA : yes, wat abt it?

Me : I'm usin a PSB approved helmet. Where should i get the sticker if i send my helmet for respray?

LTA : Why you want to respray?

Me : Oh ! Tis is because my skin are gettin darker, so i was thinkin wanna spray my helmet color to suits my skin color.

LTA : Hahaha !

Me : So where do i get the sticker after the respray?

LTA : Let me check.

 

approx 2 mins later

 

LTA : The helmet is not under us, it's under TP.

Me : Oh ! I jus called them, they say it's under LTA and now u r tellin me it under them. So am i right to say tat both TP and LTA can summon riders for not wearing a PSB approved helmet when it's not under your perview?

LTA : I think u go ask PSB.

Me : ok Tks a lot for ur time.

 

Damn !!!

KNS !!!

 

 

To be continue...........................................

Still can't find PSB's number !

PSB?

Aiyah! Never tell me. I working in the building right now.

 

Hmm.. see what I can do about asking for you...

[Friday13]

Actually, no point arguing over the visor issue. I kena once with a light smoke visor. He let me go with a warning. Why he stop me? Becos I ride G6K5 at that time and he is interested in my bike. A couple of malay riders riding RXK with very black visors he also never stop.

 

He tested my visor 2 times before he give me the booking... I think first time pass and 2nd time he change to a different setting. Then he chat with me and ask me why my tyres so hairy...Got go track issit? WTF...

 

So morale of the story, if uncle sammie wants your ass, he's got it! Singapore is a 'Fine' country!

[Puffer]

Originally posted by WildCard@January 15, 2007 08:39 am

PSB?

Aiyah! Never tell me. I working in the building right now.

 

Hmm.. see what I can do about asking for you...

Tks in advance !

 

Bro Wildcard !

 

U running around like mad guy !

 

So many office i also donno which one u in !

 

Haha !

[c0rny]

got stopped by tp for no mirror, no p plate and tinted visor.. but only charge me with tinted visor. so i asked him abt the helmet. he say, normally most helmets in singapore are approved. they will not usually stop to check the helmet but they will stop to check the visor more..

[Peetur]

I bought an Arai RX-7 with PSB sticker last week for 780 dollars. Shop on Serangoon Road close to Lavender Street.

 

That said, it's a ridiculous rule. There's such nice helmets out there, and because of totally useless bureaucracy you can't buy them.

[luminox]

Once and for all, don't need PSB sticker for your helmet.

 

if u are TP/ROV/LTA, u summon rider for no psb sticker,u go back station tell your colleagues, everybody laugh at you ar.

 

PSB sticker helmet under high impact also will crack ,i seen with my own eyes before.Insurance claim as long as you are wearing helmet can already, if not then say helmet fly into the bushes,or kena stolen/destroyed/cannot find.

 

Just put on a decent helmet,have PSB or not really doesnt matter.

[jB]

Originally posted by nE0@October 04, 2006 09:30 pm

Tinted visors are actually safer in some situations, because when you need to, you can just flip them up and restore proper, untinted vision.

 

Just try riding down a slope into an underground carpark;

 

Braking, downshifting, half-clutch, slowing for a hump. Now try to take off your sunglass.

hmm lets say yr visor is tinted then you ride without using them(open up the visor), you still will kena fine right?

[ZzGaNgStErzZ]

Originally posted by jB@March 18, 2007 06:46 pm

hmm lets say yr visor is tinted then you ride without using them(open up the visor), you still will kena fine right?

yup.

[jB]

eeeks!! haha ok then what about visor tinted from the top dark then to the bottom it less tint liao(like cars dark from the top the lighter color below)..is that fine? or will that be fined? anyone here tried? any experience?

[Pplater]

Originally posted by nE0@October 04, 2006 09:30 pm

Tinted visors are actually safer in some situations, because when you need to, you can just flip them up and restore proper, untinted vision.

 

Just try riding down a slope into an underground carpark;

 

Braking, downshifting, half-clutch, slowing for a hump. Now try to take off your sunglass.

Ya LA!!! KNS. I wasw holding the shades with left hand and right hand hold throttle and brake

[cheowseng]

jus wondering does any one of u guys out there got book twice for visor?

my 1st time was by a TP subaru...but he gave me warning slip

2nd time was a TP bike...he summon me

the letter came to my house askin me to pay $50...paid

but....

 

another letter came asking me to pay $50 again but with 6points deducted?

why is it so?

i tot visor will not affect points?

[KeraKing]

as if the sticker is damage proof.

like if in accident where many so many things can break.

wat the sticker canot break is it. if break den canot claim insurance aredi.

[Powieee]

then where can ppl get 30% or less visors from ?

[Darkness19]

Originally posted by cheowseng@April 02, 2007 12:42 pm

jus wondering does any one of u guys out there got book twice for visor?

my 1st time was by a TP subaru...but he gave me warning slip

2nd time was a TP bike...he summon me

the letter came to my house askin me to pay $50...paid

but....

 

another letter came asking me to pay $50 again but with 6points deducted?

why is it so?

i tot visor will not affect points?

tinted visor fine is 50bucks,no points will be deducted even it is a repented offence

[hoie]

erm.. i've got a question to ask!

can i import helmet from other country that is DOT approved?

[desewer]

erm.. i've got a question to ask!

can i import helmet from other country that is DOT approved?

I think you can. I believe there isn't any law prohibiting you from importing helmets into Singapore. Now, whether or not you choose to wear them while riding, that's another question altogether.

 

You can import a glass helmet also if you want to, but if you are mad enough to wear a GLASS helmet while riding, well...

 

As what has been said earlier, you can wear an army helmet for riding also, same fine hahaha

[hoie]

so that mean if i import the helmet n i wear it i might get fine?

is tat it? =\

[contrarian]

Road Traffic Act

Drivers and pillion riders of motor cycles to wear protective helmets

74. —(1) Every person who drives or is carried on a motor cycle shall wear securely on his head a protective helmet of a type approved by the Minister.

(2) No person shall import, sell or offer for sale or have in his possession for sale any protective helmet which is not of a type approved by the Minister.

(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200.

(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.