NEA to tighten emissions standards for motorbikes! hahahaha what about the haze?

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1 million motorbikes and scooters couldn't produce the pollution that one day of "haze" from indonesia does. I think they should close down the NEA and save money for the taxpayer. How is this fucktard organization going to do its job when the haze keeps rolling in? This is such a joke, there is no way pollution can be controlled in singapore when you have the haze. Our air quality is in effect not in our control, and is determined by Indonesia. why pretend otherwise? get rid of the NEA.

New emission standard for motorcycles and scooters now in effect

According to figures provided by NEA, the number of motorcycle owners fined for smoke emission from January to August this year dropped about 30 per cent to 824, as compared to the same period last year.

SINGAPORE: Tighter emission standards for new motorcycles and scooters will begin with immediate effect as part of efforts to improve air quality, the National Environmental Agency (NEA) said in a statement issued on Wednesday (Oct 1).

The new emission standard will be raised from the current Euro I to Euro III standard, as part of NEA’s set of measures to achieving higher air quality targets by 2020.

Announced in Parliament at the Budget Debates in 2013 and 2014, the tighter emission standards will lower ground-level ozone levels to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.

Stringent enforcement actions will also be taken against smoke-emitting vehicles, which could be a result of engine problems, clogged exhaust system or excessive amount of lubricant oil dispensed into the engine. Drivers and owners of vehicles spotted to be emitting visible smoke are liable to fines of up to S$5,000.

NEA has also been working closely with authorised vehicle inspection centres to ensure that in-use motorcycles comply with prevailing emission standards.

According to figures provided by NEA, the number of motorcycle owners fined for smoke emission from January to August this year dropped about 30 per cent to 824, as compared to the same period last year. The number of motorcycles fined in 2011 and 2013 were 1,750 and 1,832, respectively.


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