270 reports of errant PMD and e-bike users received in a month through LTA transport app

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SINGAPORE - Members of the public have filed 270 reports against errant users of personal mobility devices (PMDs) and power-assisted bikes (PABs) in the month after a new in-app reporting function was introduced.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Members of the public have filed 270 reports against errant users of personal mobility devices and power-assisted bikes in the month after a new in-app reporting function was introduced.

The LTA introduced the Report PAB/ PMD function in its MyTransport.SG app on July 31, as part of efforts to improve enforcement actions against errant users. The app has about 700,000 users as of July. "We also impounded an overweight PMD which clocked more than 47kg, way more than the permissible weight of 20kg."There were 228 reported accidents involving PMDs on public paths in 2017 and 2018, with 196 of them resulting in injuries.

In the latest accident, a 65-year-old woman fell into a coma after her bicycle collided with an e-scooter in Bedok North on Saturday night . The woman suffered serious brain injury and fractures in her ribs and collar bone.In another case, a 53-year-old woman suffered a fractured skull and needed surgery after falling backwards when an e-scooter rider came close to colliding with her. The wound she suffered as a result required 30 stitches to close.

 

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