Annotated Summary

According to the article titled “Ministerial Statement by Senior Minister of State for Transport Dr Lam Pin Min on Personal Mobility Devices”, states the risks and benefits of having a Personal Mobility Devices (PMD). With the increasing amount of PMD users, there have been many accidents that had occurred over these past few years. The causes of these accidents are mostly by irresponsible PMD users who speed with their PMD and breaking the law. Some cases were PMD catching up on fire which causes residents to be concerned about their neighbours who own PMDs. To counter this, LTA concluded that it is required to have a UL2272 certified PMD for PMD users. To reduce the number of accidents, some key areas have been implemented. Such as town councils have banned using PMD under the block and along corridors. By enforcing the law on the usage of PMDs, there will be a reduction in the offence committed as penalties are given to those that break the law.

However, PMD also benefitted society and the elderly in many ways. For example, it is easier for the elderly to travel using PMD instead of a bicycle as they will have difficulty riding it. Also, for those trying to earn an income to support their family, they are able to work as food delivery using their PMD as it is a convenient way to travel from one place to another.

In conclusion, this article regarding the risks and benefits of PMDs will support our research project as our group goal is to improvise the current safety measures for PMD and spread safety awareness for the usage of PMD. With the current situation, many people find the use of PMD to be beneficial to them. Hence, with the information obtained in this article, we can support our group objective.

Reference

Ministerial Statement by Senior Minister of State for Transport Dr Lam Pin Min on Personal Mobility Devices. (2019). Retrieved 18 October 2019, from https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-centre/news/detail/ministerial-statement-by-senior-minister-of-state-for-transport-dr-lam-pin-min-on-personal-mobility-devices

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  1. Fazilah4 November 2019 at 22:24

    This is a good effort and good job in linking the contents of the article to your group project.

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