Personal mobility devices

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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Singapore reins in personal mobility devices

Personal mobility devices (PMDs) no longer apply to battery-operated vehicles used by old folks or people with mobility issues to move around. Today, they are more like a cross between skateboards and electric bicycles. They have also become smaller, lighter and more portable than Segway devices used by security personnel in some large shopping malls.As the popularity of PMDs increase, safety issues have appeared and has prompted calls for regulatory controls.

16 September 2018

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