SINGAPORE – More than 100 active mobility devices (AMDs) and motor vehicles were seized over nine days in June during an enforcement operation by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the police.
It targeted errant riders in hot spots such as key congregation areas, town centres and selected residential locations in Sengkang, Punggol and Yishun, said LTA in a Facebook post on June 27.
More than 200 offences were uncovered, and LTA seized 111 AMDs and motor vehicles, including modified power-assisted bicycles (PABs) and personal mobility devices (PMDs), over the nine separate days in June.
AMDs governed under the Active Mobility Act include PABs, PMDs such as kick-scooters and electric scooters, and personal mobility aids (PMAs) like motorised wheelchairs and mobility scooters for people with walking difficulties.
Common offences detected during the operation included keeping non-compliant PABs and using improper, obscured or tampered number plates.
Additionally, e-scooters that did not comply with the UL2272 fire safety standard were impounded under new regulations that took effect on June 1, which prohibit the keeping of such devices even when they are not in use.
Since January, LTA has seized more than 600 non-compliant AMDs. Additionally, 11 offences involving retailers who displayed or sold non-compliant devices were also recorded.
Read Full Article At Source
