PMD retailers, users appeal against 'rigid criteria' of new standard
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Personal mobility device retailers such as Falcon PEV are concerned that the new safety standard for PMDs could drive up costs and cause sales to drop.
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Retailers and enthusiasts of personal mobility devices (PMDs) have sent a letter to the Government appealing for it not to implement new rules which are aimed at reducing the number of fires involving these machines.
The "rigid criteria" of the new standard will render most existing PMDs, especially e-scooters, redundant by 2020, when they take effect, said the Big Wheel Scooters Singapore (BWSS) and PMD Retailers Association of Singapore.
