I stopped bringing my kids to the parks and refrain from using the Park Connectors because of these PMD riders. They travel so fast on the pedestrian pavements and the pavements at the PCN. When I was at the park, I felt constantly worried about our safety and others as I watch the riders zipping around, putting themselves and others at risk. It’s especially intimidating when they zoom towards/past us in a pack with loud music blasting. I believe we can do without it like chewing gums.
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Kay
8 years ago
Please please please lets get theae off the pavements!!!
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sun whye mun
8 years ago
as a cyclist, I say ban e-scooters and bicycles from pavements. they belong on the roads.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Almost got hit by escooter
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Bad experiences wiht irresponsible escooter riders
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Allan
8 years ago
Almost got hit multiple times, please ban them.
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Joanne
8 years ago
It is a joke that we now have to fear for our lives when we walk on walkways meant for pedastrians. And I worry for the safety of my aged parents as well. The govt allowed escooters on walkways in the name of last mile connectivity, but a lot of incidents were caused by young reckless riders which do not appear to riding as part of last mile connectivity. If we can ban chewing gum, I don’t see why we shouldn’t ban escooters which are a threat to life! I have written into the Straits Times Forum to appeal to the authorities before to ban power assisted devices like escooters. I feel it is a reasonable compromise, such that the non power assisted devices can still be retained. I simcerely hope the govt listens to us. This is getting too life threatening to be ignored.
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Fadzli
8 years ago
They are too dangerous to share paths with pedestrians. They ought to be banned!
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Anonymous
8 years ago
There have already been enough accidents and incidents regarding PMD's. It's time to enforce before it all gets out of hand. So many accidents can be avoided if stricter rules were enforced in the first place.
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James Yong
8 years ago
e scooters and pedestrians should not share the same footpaths. It is inevitable that collisions will happen, and pedestrians will almost always come out worse off.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
It is true that E-Scooters can be considered another transportation device, just like bicycles, for example. It is also true that there will always be responsible and irresponsible riders. However, when an accident does happen, an E-Scooter is capable of dealing more damage than a bicycle.
Simply in terms of weight alone, many of the E-Scooters I've seen people riding are heavier than the common types of bicycles that people ride.
Perhaps my biggest concern more so than the device's weight is the ease of accelerating and maintaining high speeds for E-Scooter riders. I have heard supporters of E-Scooters mentioning that the maximum speed of bicycles is on par with that of E-Scooters, and maybe even exceeding that of an E-Scooters in certain situations like a downhill ride. I would like to post a question to this point: does it really take the same amount of effort for the E-Scooter rider to attain such speeds?
If you are now considering the point about E-Bikes being as easy to attain high speeds as E-Scooters, think about it: how many E-Bikes do you see on the pedestrian's path and roads for traffic as compared to E-Scooters? Also, even while heavier than bicycles without the battery fitted, they do not exceed E-Scooters in weight.
Back to my original question: the answer is that bicycles require the rider to put in more physical effort in order for the device to move. Without pedalling, the bicycle will not move. On the other hand, E-Scooter riders merely need to start up their scooter and control the speed and direction of the scooter without even moving their legs. Even if a bicyclist hits maximum speed, they will not be able to sustain it for longer than an E-Scooter rider because the bicyclist will lose the speed gradually while their physical stamina decreases. Therefore, bicycle-riders are far less likely to reach maximum speed and sustain it for long as compared to E-Scooter riders.
The convenience of speed on E-Scooters concerns me greatly b
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Gerald
8 years ago
I too have been almost hit by a reckless rider riding past the entrance of jurong point. These few bad apples have been a threat to our safety.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Ban cyclists on the road too.
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Anabel
8 years ago
This is getting out of hand
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Billy Bob
8 years ago
Escooter riders are a despicable lot.
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Edward Ng
8 years ago
Ban escooters on pedestrian paths
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Jarren Oh
8 years ago
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Twelve Inch
8 years ago
Yes my ding dong is 12 inch long
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Anonymous
8 years ago
the e bikes are nuisance on the road! they should not be given to youngsters to ride.. they are zipping around with no regards to traffic rules and the pedestrian! many e scooters are so powerful and are often speeding on the walkways endangering the pedestrian..
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Anonymous
8 years ago
A few black sheeps are one too many. It endangered the general public and the risk outweighs the benefits.
I stopped bringing my kids to the parks and refrain from using the Park Connectors because of these PMD riders. They travel so fast on the pedestrian pavements and the pavements at the PCN. When I was at the park, I felt constantly worried about our safety and others as I watch the riders zipping around, putting themselves and others at risk. It’s especially intimidating when they zoom towards/past us in a pack with loud music blasting. I believe we can do without it like chewing gums.
Please please please lets get theae off the pavements!!!
as a cyclist, I say ban e-scooters and bicycles from pavements. they belong on the roads.
Almost got hit by escooter
Bad experiences wiht irresponsible escooter riders
Almost got hit multiple times, please ban them.
It is a joke that we now have to fear for our lives when we walk on walkways meant for pedastrians. And I worry for the safety of my aged parents as well. The govt allowed escooters on walkways in the name of last mile connectivity, but a lot of incidents were caused by young reckless riders which do not appear to riding as part of last mile connectivity. If we can ban chewing gum, I don’t see why we shouldn’t ban escooters which are a threat to life! I have written into the Straits Times Forum to appeal to the authorities before to ban power assisted devices like escooters. I feel it is a reasonable compromise, such that the non power assisted devices can still be retained. I simcerely hope the govt listens to us. This is getting too life threatening to be ignored.
They are too dangerous to share paths with pedestrians. They ought to be banned!
There have already been enough accidents and incidents regarding PMD's. It's time to enforce before it all gets out of hand. So many accidents can be avoided if stricter rules were enforced in the first place.
e scooters and pedestrians should not share the same footpaths. It is inevitable that collisions will happen, and pedestrians will almost always come out worse off.
It is true that E-Scooters can be considered another transportation device, just like bicycles, for example. It is also true that there will always be responsible and irresponsible riders. However, when an accident does happen, an E-Scooter is capable of dealing more damage than a bicycle. Simply in terms of weight alone, many of the E-Scooters I've seen people riding are heavier than the common types of bicycles that people ride. Perhaps my biggest concern more so than the device's weight is the ease of accelerating and maintaining high speeds for E-Scooter riders. I have heard supporters of E-Scooters mentioning that the maximum speed of bicycles is on par with that of E-Scooters, and maybe even exceeding that of an E-Scooters in certain situations like a downhill ride. I would like to post a question to this point: does it really take the same amount of effort for the E-Scooter rider to attain such speeds? If you are now considering the point about E-Bikes being as easy to attain high speeds as E-Scooters, think about it: how many E-Bikes do you see on the pedestrian's path and roads for traffic as compared to E-Scooters? Also, even while heavier than bicycles without the battery fitted, they do not exceed E-Scooters in weight. Back to my original question: the answer is that bicycles require the rider to put in more physical effort in order for the device to move. Without pedalling, the bicycle will not move. On the other hand, E-Scooter riders merely need to start up their scooter and control the speed and direction of the scooter without even moving their legs. Even if a bicyclist hits maximum speed, they will not be able to sustain it for longer than an E-Scooter rider because the bicyclist will lose the speed gradually while their physical stamina decreases. Therefore, bicycle-riders are far less likely to reach maximum speed and sustain it for long as compared to E-Scooter riders. The convenience of speed on E-Scooters concerns me greatly b
I too have been almost hit by a reckless rider riding past the entrance of jurong point. These few bad apples have been a threat to our safety.
Ban cyclists on the road too.
This is getting out of hand
Escooter riders are a despicable lot.
Ban escooters on pedestrian paths
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Yes my ding dong is 12 inch long
the e bikes are nuisance on the road! they should not be given to youngsters to ride.. they are zipping around with no regards to traffic rules and the pedestrian! many e scooters are so powerful and are often speeding on the walkways endangering the pedestrian..
A few black sheeps are one too many. It endangered the general public and the risk outweighs the benefits.