PMDs: A new source of accidents

Speeding PMD riders: Too fast and too reckless

Speeding PMD riders 'caught' by The Sunday Times deny having exceeded the speed limit

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The Straits Times staked out four locations to see how many PMD users flouted regulations and broke the speed limits while on the same paths as pedestrians.
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Every rider on a personal mobility device (PMD) broke the speed limit on the footpath. Every single one.

This was what The Sunday Times saw at four locations over three days.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on July 07, 2019, with the headline Speeding PMD riders: Too fast and too reckless. Subscribe