LTA impounds 222 PMDs, detects 595 offences in July

SINGAPORE — The crackdown on personal mobility devices (PMD) stepped up a notch in July, with 595 offences detected, of which 90 were for riding unregistered e-scooters, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Friday (Aug 2).

A total of 222 devices were impounded, it said in a video posted on its Facebook page. In June, the LTA detected 327 offences and impounded 214 devices.

In a video posted on Facebook on Friday titled “July’s Active Mobility (AM) Enforcement”, the authority warned errant PMD users that in addition to enforcement officers on the ground, mobile CCTVs were also “on trial across the island”.

These mobile CCTVs will be rotated across different hot spots in locations such as Jurong West, Punggol, Sembawang and Woodlands, as part of an 18-month trial.

LTA also recently included a feature on its MyTransport.SG mobile app, allowing users to report and complain against errant PMD users. It had amassed 30 reports as of 5pm on Wednesday, the day the feature went "live".

After the deadline for users to register their e-scooters lapsed on June 30, it is now illegal for PMD users to ride, cause or allow another person to ride an unregistered e-scooter on public paths.

Retailers and other operators are also barred from selling or leasing any non-UL2272 certified PMDs.

New PMD owners and those who have yet to register their devices can still do so on the OneMotoring website if their e-scooters are compliant with LTA's device criteria.

Those registering must be at least 16 years old and will have to declare that their e-scooters do not exceed 20kg in weight and 70cm in width.

In the video on Friday, LTA said that other than nabbing errant PMD riders, enforcement officers also conducted checks on 10 PMD retailers and impounded 11 non-compliant devices “on the spot”.

First-time offenders who are found riding an unregistered e-scooter on public paths can be fined up to S$2,000 and jailed for up to three months.

Retailers and operators found flouting the UL2272 certification rule can be fined up to S$5,000 and jailed for up to three months for a first offence.