I salute the French authorities for
taking the decision to ban e-scooters from pavements. At least they have
acknowledged this as a hazard to pedestrians’ safety. But it’s not the case
here. Sigh!
All forms of PMD should be banned from
our footpaths till our infrastructure is in place. It is disappointing that our
policy-makers have chosen to close their eyes & ears and view the car-lite
objectives as more important than pedestrian’s safety. In fact, only a few are
using their PMDs for work travel. Most PMD users are from food-delivery crew
who speed and bulldoze their way on footpaths as they are paid by delivery
trip. Why should this policy benefit food-delivery businesses at the expense of
pedestrian’s safety?
Unless and until our “big brothers” feel
the pain of the bloody injured pedestrians, there will be no ban. Perhaps our
voices on this issue are not loud enough as those from Monica Baey (victim of
NUS peeping tom saga) that managed to change our legislations here. 
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