Oral Reply by Senior Minister of State for Transport Dr Lam Pin Min to Parliamentary Question on Shared Personal Mobility Devices Services

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government will consider not allowing commercial shared Personal Mobility Device (PMD) services until the riding culture for PMDs has improved and incidences of unsafe and inconsiderate usage have subsided.

Reply by Senior Minister of State for Transport Dr Lam Pin Min:

1.     To address the unsafe and inconsiderate usage of PMDs, we are strengthening public education and enforcement, including the registration of e-scooters. When implemented in the second half of 2018, all e-scooters, regardless of whether they are privately-owned or shared, must be registered and have identification stickers prominently pasted on them. This will facilitate enforcement and deter reckless riding. Under the Active Mobility Act which commenced on 1 May 2018, errant users of e-scooters are also subject to strict penalties. 

2.     We do not rule out starting a licensing regime for PMD-sharing services at a later phase. More time is required to understand their operational and safety processes as these services are relatively new and rather limited in Singapore.