E-scooter

Singapore targets e-scooters after accidents

Tiny Singapore had embraced electric scooters in a big way, but deaths and fires linked to the two-wheelers have prompted authorities to introduce tough rules that could put a brake on their runaway success.The contraptions have popped up in cities worldwide but pedestrians in many places have come to see the silent machines as menaces, and authorities have been scrambling to regulate them.Tens of thousands flooded Singapore, becoming particularly popular among commuters and workers deliverin

12 November 2019
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Do e-scooters have a future in ASEAN?

ASEAN cities are notorious for their traffic. A 2019 report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), found that cities in the Philippines, Malaysia and Myanmar are among the most congested, and congestion is costing governments millions of dollars daily.

7 November 2019
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Singapore regulates its Personal Mobility Devices

Two Singaporean start-ups were charged in court last month for providing Personal Mobility Device-sharing (PMD-sharing) services at public places – the latest in a string of reports surrounding regulatory controls for PMDs in the city-state. Both Neuron Mobility and Telepod were charged under the Parking Places Act, which does not currently allow companies to offer PMDs for hire at public places without a licence or an exemption approved by the Minister for Transport.Singapore’s Land

4 March 2019
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