text: New Zealand – By law all bicycles must have a minimum of "...a good rear brake..."–and those made since 1 January 1988 must also have "...a good front brake..."
  Poland – All bicycles must have at least one functional brake.
  Russian Federation – All bicycles must have working brakes, handlebars and horns
  Singapore – In a report submitted to the Singapore Ministry of Transport in December 2020, the Active Mobility Advisory Panel recommended that a new rule be put in place to allow only bicycles that have brakes installed in order for them to be used on footpaths and roads. In January 2020, a 13-year-old fixed-gear bicycle rider died after she crashed into a railing at a multi-storey car park and fell to the ground below, prompting a state coroner hearing. A court decided that such bicycles are not suitable for the young, and her death was ruled as a misadventure.
  Spain – All bicycles are required to have an adequate brake system on front and rear wheels, plus a bell.
  Sweden – Bicycles are required to have a brake and bell. Additionally, when it's dark outside they are required to have lights facing forward and back as well as reflectors facing forward, back and to the sides.