Yes, it’s 2020 and we’re still talking about PMD offences.
There’s a deadly pandemic, and we’re still talking about PMD offences.
It seems like errant PMD riders, much like the coronavirus, are here to stay, no matter how much we want them to vanish.
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Things are a little different this year, though.
Last year, PMD riders would only get caught if they were spotted on the streets by enforcement officers.
This year, PMD riders are uploading videos of themselves breaking the law, making it trivially easy to catch and prosecute them.
PMD Rider: I swear I didn’t do anything wrong.
Officer: I’m literally watching you race your PMD on the expressway in a video with annoying background music.
It sounds crazy, but it keeps on happening.
10 People Arrested After Video of PMD / E-Bike Riders Speeding on Road Was Posted in FB
10 people between the ages of 16 and 25 were arrested for dangerous driving, after a video showing PMD and power-assisted bicycles (PAB) riders travelling with a motorcyclist along Sheares Avenue was posted online.
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The police said they were alerted to the video on 13 July, reported CNA.
Here’s the video:
Sure, the music isn’t as bad as other videos, but what they did is still inexcusable.
The video, which was posted on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante, shows the riders gliding along Thomson Road, Sungei Road, and later on the East Coast Parkway (ECP).
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Presumably, because they were trying to impress their crush, many of them looked directly at the camera, and one even flashed his middle finger.
But that’s not all they did.
The group also disregarded safe distancing rules, as they gathered in a group of seven at the end of the video to smoke and chat.
It’s excruciatingly hard not to channel your inner uncle and say Kids these days when you watch this video.
Some Devices Seized
The police, presumably because GE2020 was finally over and they weren’t receiving any more reports at the time, managed to catch the group within a few days.
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Eight men and two women were arrested between 17 July and 20 July.
Two PMDs, device parts of a PAB, and mobile phones were also seized, according to CNA.
If convicted of dangerous driving, the 10 individuals could face up to 12 months in jail or up to S$5,000 in fines, or both.
And for riding a personal mobility device on a road, they could be jailed for up to three years or fined up to S$2,000, or both.
Even if we managed to get rid of the coronavirus next year, you can bet your 22 bottles of unused hand sanitiser that we’ll still be talking about PMD offences.
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