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IN FOCUS: 5 years since Singapore’s PMD footpath ban, are pedestrians safer?

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IN FOCUS: 5 years since Singapore’s PMD footpath ban, are pedestrians safer?

SINGAPORE: She has ridden her electric scooter to and from work since 2009, and hardly takes the bus or train. When Singapore banned such motorised personal mobility device (PMDs) from footpaths at the end of 2019, Sarah (not her real name) did not despair. She simply continued with her preferred mode of transport – be it … Read more

Deep Dive Podcast: Is it a problem when able-bodied people use PMAs?

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Deep Dive Podcast: Is it a problem when able-bodied people use PMAs?

That’s really going to get very unpleasant, and people like seniors and young children may find it very dangerous to be walking along such paths. Crispina Robert:For this group of people, this device, in my mind anyway, saves money, because they buy it once off Carousell or TikTok shop or whatever, maybe $1,000, under $2000 – … Read more