They should just allow PMDs to be used by the old and handicapped.
Any PMD user who violates the rules shall be penalised under the town councils’ amended Common Property and Open Spaces By-Laws.
SINGAPORE — With effect from Sept 1, personal mobility devices (PMDs) will be banned from void decks and all common properties in housing estates run by the 15 People’s Action Party (PAP) town councils.
This follows a review of the town councils’ by-laws, which are subject to approval by the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
The ban will not apply to personal mobility aids such as motorised wheelchairs and mobility scooters. These devices — which have a speed limit of 10km/h and are designed to carry an individual who has difficulty walking — can “continue to move freely in our towns”, said PAP Town Councils coordinating chairman Teo Ho Pin in a statement on Wednesday (Aug 7) where he stressed that residents’ safety remains the town councils’ “top priority”.
Over the last 12 months, the 15 PAP town councils received about 190 pieces of feedback on “reckless behaviours of PMD users” in the estates, Dr Teo said.
“With the surveillance by over 70,000 Polcam CCTVs (closed circuit television cameras installed by the police) and the Lift Surveillance System at void decks and lifts, town councils will be able to identify reckless PMD users and take the necessary enforcement action,” he warned.
Any PMD user who violates the rules shall be penalised under the town councils’ amended Common Property and Open Spaces By-Laws.
Dr Teo said that PMD users are encouraged to practise safe riding habits by dismounting and pushing their devices at void decks and all common properties. “They should also take the necessary fire safety prevention measures when charging their PMDs in their flats,” he added.
“We urge all PMD users and residents to keep a close community watch, promote a gracious and safe environment for all, and join in our efforts to reduce fire and safety hazards in our towns.”
Aljunied-Hougang Town Council, run by the Workers’ Party, is understood to be considering whether to implement the ban in its estates.
The ban was first announced by Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min in Parliament on Monday.
As part of moves aimed at reducing the number of PMD-related accidents here, the Land Transport Authority will also launch a three-month trial of pedestrian-only zones in selected town councils and double its enforcement team on the ground to 200 officers by the end of the year.
Dr Lam had also announced that the authorities will bring forward by six months a deadline — to July 1, 2020 — for all vehicles to meet UL2272, a safety standard that will reduce the risk of fires, and make it mandatory for registered electric scooters to be inspected from April next year. This comes after a string of fires sparked by PMDs.
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Any PMD user who violates the rules shall be penalised under the town councils’ amended Common Property and Open Spaces By-Laws.
SINGAPORE — With effect from Sept 1, personal mobility devices (PMDs) will be banned from void decks and all common properties in housing estates run by the 15 People’s Action Party (PAP) town councils.
This follows a review of the town councils’ by-laws, which are subject to approval by the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
The ban will not apply to personal mobility aids such as motorised wheelchairs and mobility scooters. These devices — which have a speed limit of 10km/h and are designed to carry an individual who has difficulty walking — can “continue to move freely in our towns”, said PAP Town Councils coordinating chairman Teo Ho Pin in a statement on Wednesday (Aug 7) where he stressed that residents’ safety remains the town councils’ “top priority”.
Over the last 12 months, the 15 PAP town councils received about 190 pieces of feedback on “reckless behaviours of PMD users” in the estates, Dr Teo said.
“With the surveillance by over 70,000 Polcam CCTVs (closed circuit television cameras installed by the police) and the Lift Surveillance System at void decks and lifts, town councils will be able to identify reckless PMD users and take the necessary enforcement action,” he warned.
Any PMD user who violates the rules shall be penalised under the town councils’ amended Common Property and Open Spaces By-Laws.
Dr Teo said that PMD users are encouraged to practise safe riding habits by dismounting and pushing their devices at void decks and all common properties. “They should also take the necessary fire safety prevention measures when charging their PMDs in their flats,” he added.
“We urge all PMD users and residents to keep a close community watch, promote a gracious and safe environment for all, and join in our efforts to reduce fire and safety hazards in our towns.”
Aljunied-Hougang Town Council, run by the Workers’ Party, is understood to be considering whether to implement the ban in its estates.
The ban was first announced by Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min in Parliament on Monday.
As part of moves aimed at reducing the number of PMD-related accidents here, the Land Transport Authority will also launch a three-month trial of pedestrian-only zones in selected town councils and double its enforcement team on the ground to 200 officers by the end of the year.
Dr Lam had also announced that the authorities will bring forward by six months a deadline — to July 1, 2020 — for all vehicles to meet UL2272, a safety standard that will reduce the risk of fires, and make it mandatory for registered electric scooters to be inspected from April next year. This comes after a string of fires sparked by PMDs.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...oid-decks-common-areas-set-take-effect-sept-1
