A Gif Tribute To The Demise of Sinkie PMDs

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Pasir Ris PMD crash: Teens get probation for riding overweight e-scooters at 30kmh
Amir Hussain,Yahoo News Singapore 3 hours ago

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Muhammad Raziq Mohamad and Mohamed Erzan Taib Zhori sped at 30kmh on the road.



SINGAPORE — In March this year, an e-scooter rider who was crossing Pasir Ris Drive 1 was hit by another e-scooter rider who was speeding in excess of 30kmh along the road, a court heard on Tuesday (5 November).
As both riders lay injured on the road, a third e-scooter rider sped past them without stopping to help.
The e-scooter rider who was crossing the road suffered a fractured toe, among other injuries, and incurred more than $2,000 in medical expenses.
At the State Courts on Tuesday, the two speeding e-scooter riders – Muhammad Raziq Mohamad and Mohamed Erzan Taib Zohri, both 19 – were handed probationary sentences.
Raziq, who collided with the victim, received 18 months’ probation and will have to perform 150 hours of community service. Erzan received 15 months’ probation and will perform 100 hours of community service.
Under the terms of their sentences, both teenagers will also have to remain indoors between 10pm and 6am.
Raziq pleaded guilty to one charge each of causing grievous hurt by committing a rash act that endangered human life, riding a personal mobility device on the road, and riding an unregistered vehicle on the road.
Erzan pleaded guilty to one charge each of committing a rash act endangering the personal safety of others, riding a personal mobility device on the road, and riding an unregistered vehicle on the road.

Rushing to play sepak takraw
On 16 March, Raziq, Erzan and their friends arranged to play sepak takraw in Pasir Ris. Raziq left his Hougang home and rode his e-scooter alone, while Erzan travelled from his Rivervale Walk home with his girlfriend riding pillion on his e-scooter.
At about 8.20pm, both Raziq and Erzan arrived at Pasir Ris Drive 1 and rode along the road towards Loyang Avenue. Erzan rode a short distance behind Raziq.
Raziq was riding along the left lane of the two-lane road when he approached a traffic light-controlled pedestrian crossing near Block 516 Pasir Ris Street 52. When he was about five car lengths away, he saw the traffic light was red. However, the teenager didn’t slow down or stop, and continued to travel at more than 30kmh.
At about the same time, e-scooter rider Cheah Thie How, 28, rode into the pedestrian crossing from Raziq’s left. The traffic light was in his favour.
Raziq’s e-scooter crashed into Cheah’s e-scooter, causing both riders to be flung onto the ground.
Erzan then travelled at about 30kmh past the injured riders. He didn’t slow down or stop at the traffic light-controlled pedestrian crossing, despite the traffic light showing red. He also didn’t stop to render any assistance to the injured parties.
Raziq then got up, checked on the damage to his e-scooter, and left the scene for a nearby HDB block where he met Erzan and his girlfriend. Raziq did not leave his particulars with Cheah.
The entire incident was captured on the in-car camera of a vehicle that had stopped to conform to the traffic light at the pedestrian crossing. Its driver managed to find Raziq and told him that he had footage of the incident, and not to run away. Nonetheless, Raziq, Erzan and his girlfriend all fled the scene.
Accident footage goes viral
The footage of the accident was posted online and went viral. On the SG Road Vigilante - SGRV Facebook page, it has since garnered 129,000 views.
The day after the accident, Raziq turned himself in at the Hougang Neighbourhood Police Centre. He also told police that Erzan was present when the incident took place.
Their e-scooters were later seized and sent to the Land Transport Authority. Both devices were found to be non-compliant as they exceeded the weight and size restrictions.
Cheah was taken to hospital via ambulance, and was found to have sustained multiple bruises on his body along with a fractured toe. He was discharged the next day with two weeks of hospitalisation leave. His medical bills amounted to $2,195.35.
The maximum penalty for causing grievous hurt by a rash act endangering human life is up to four years’ jail and a fine of up to $10,000.
The maximum punishment for doing a rash act to endanger the personal safety of others is up to six months’ jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
Under the Road Traffic Act, riders who use a personal mobility device, a mobility scooter, or a motorised wheelchair on the road face a fine of up to $2,000, up to three months’ jail, or both. Under the Act, the penalty for using an unregistered device on the road for first-time offenders is the same. Repeat offenders face a fine of up to $5,000, up to six months’ jail, or both.
On Monday, in the wake of a rise in the number of accidents involving e-scooters and pedestrians, along with stronger calls from the public for the ban of such devices on shared spaces, the government announced that e-scooters would no longer be allowed on footpaths.

https://sg.yahoo.com/news/pasir-ris...overweight-escooters-at-30-kmh-115737568.html

Lies. Before impact that scooter at least 40km/h.

 

[AhMeng]

This one power.

Ah Beng will die without knowing what hit him

 

[ToaPehGong]

Ban the erroneous PMD riders and also the Tour de France wannabe cyclists...

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Thanks ah MENG, now I know why pmds are banned on footpaths

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Ban the erroneous PMD riders and also the Tour de France wannabe cyclists... View attachment 67777

Funny no mention of cyclist getting banned

 

[syed putra]

Singapore's mat rempit.
Youngsters in malaysia do this on the highway.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

More ppl support pmds being banned than the other way round.

Business Insider Singapore
‘I want to walk freely’: 69,000 people have signed an old petition against PMDs, after the Government hinted it might ban them
Rachel Genevieve Chia

The number of signatures on a petition started in April shot to almost 69,000 in October, following a high-profile PMD accident. The Straits Times

• People are calling for a PMD ban in Singapore after an elderly woman died in a collision with an illegally-modified e-scooter.
• On Monday (Oct 7), Senior Minister of State for Transport Janil Puthucheary said the Government would have “no choice” but to ban PMDs if riders did not improve their behaviour.
• Support for a six-month-old online petition against PMDs has spiked, reaching close to 69,000 signatures on Thursday (Oct 10).
• An opposing petition to keep PMDs garnered over 500 signatures.

It looks like Singaporeans have had enough of personal mobility devices (PMDs).
A petition created six months ago, calling for a ban of the now-ubiquitous transport mode here, has attracted renewed interest after the recent and high-profile death of an elderly cyclist hit by a 20-year-old e-scooter rider.
His illegally modified scooter could hit speeds of up to 80km/h, authorities found – the equivalent of a car on an expressway.
Read also: LTA is warning irresponsible PMD users with hashtags like #WeAreWatchingYou in its latest Facebook video
The accident, mentioned in Parliament on Monday (Oct 7), led Senior Minister of State for Transport Janil Puthucheary to hint that the Government could “have no choice” but to ban PMDs if accidents continued.
It would take years to build dedicated PMD lanes, he said, so the ministry would take the next one or two months to review a “difficult” decision if PMDs should be allowed elsewhere in the meantime.
Added the minister: “We are determined to improve footpath safety back to the levels we had before PMDs were allowed.”
The number of signatures on a change.org petition started in April by user Zachary Tan doubled to almost 69,000 within weeks of the accident, after Tan updated it with an email he sent to Transport Minister Lam Pin Min.

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In the email – also addressed to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Law Minister K Shanmugam – Tan said able-bodied thrill seekers were behind speeding PMDs, not deliverymen or those with genuine mobility issues.
He added that banning PMDs might cost deliverymen their livelihood, but victims of PMD accidents suffered pain, disability, and death.
“It is hard to think of a scenario where depriving riders of their PMD will land them in similar distress… (making it) difficult to justify prioritising the convenience and rights of PMD riders over pedestrian safety,” he said, suggesting that deliveries be done on bicycles instead.

The Straits Times
Tan also raised Singapore’s ban on guns, chewing gum, and alcohol sales after 10.30pm, as examples of sacrificing the rights of a small group to benefit society at large.
“Could LTA thus apply the same thought process when banning e-scooters and e-bikes?” he asked. “The concept of a safe space has been taken away from pedestrians, who should not have an obligation to constantly check for traffic on a non-vehicle path.”
Read also: Almost half of Singapore drivers feel that roads are now more dangerous – and it’s got to do with e-scooters and ride-sharing vehicles
When Business Insider viewed the petition at noon on Thursday (Oct 10), signatures were still pouring in by the minute, with hundreds of fed up pedestrians leaving supportive comments.
“I want to be able to walk freely and assuredly with my kid,” said user Chrisvian Tan, while tourist Vasanthan Govindasamy said he was “just so scared to use the footpath” with his child in tow while on holiday here.
One user, Samuel Tay, said it was “unacceptable” for authorities to treat pedestrians as “collateral damage” just to prop up the delivery economy. Others said pedestrians’ use of mobile phones contributed to the danger.
Many recounted incidences of speeding PMDs, and said they feared for their elderly parents and young children.
“I’ve had and seen a few close shaves, and the PMD riders just went on their way nonchalantly, assuming they have right of way,” said Ping Low, while Linus Seet described speeding perpetrators as “blaring loud music” and installing “super-bright headlights”.

A man riding an e-bike at a HDB void deck – which is currently illegal. Linahe Wanbao

According to a recent survey of 1,116 Singaporeans by market research firm YouGov, 42 per cent of respondents supported a total PMD ban, with older respondents (over 55 years old) twice as likely to do so than younger ones (18 to 24 years old).
Participants also ranked e-scooters as the most dangerous type of transport in Singapore by far, beating out cars, motorbikes, and other PMD types like electric bicycles and regular scooters.
Almost 70 per cent of respondents said PMD use should be restricted to those with genuine mobility issues.
Following the incident, 25 PMD retailers here said in a joint statement that they would no longer sell PMDs to those under 16, or service unregistered PMDs.

Meanwhile, on change.org, another petition against any ban on PMDs in Singapore garnered over 500 signatures in two weeks, with supporters calling a ban “unfair”.
Many said they used their PMDs to save money on transport or earn a living.
“Cars kill people every year too,” said a user named Dolce Li. “Why don’t we ban them?”
Read also: 70% of Singapore consumers order from food delivery apps at least once a month – and most are spending more money in recent years


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[halsey02]

You get rid of the PMD, you will see the return of Bicycle dumps everywhere & bicycle colliding with anything & people. It is not the mode of transport, it is the poor education they had receive, but, but, the PAP have a good education system, ( which others copy) how come it produces people with such behaviour. PAP is the best.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

You get rid of the PMD, you will see the return of Bicycle dumps everywhere & bicycle colliding with anything & people. It is not the mode of transport, it is the poor education they had receive, but, but, the PAP have a good education system, ( which others copy) how come it produces people with such behaviour. PAP is the best.

Tat is why bicycles need to be banned too

 

[halsey02]

Tat is why bicycles need to be banned too

Then human beings needs to be banned too..ha ha ha ha They are the cause of the problems.

 

[Xisiqomelir]

Really impressive thread this one, I laughed my ass off!