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Real risk of PMD ban, but it will be difficult to enforce, say observers
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A complete ban on personal mobility devices would be difficult to enforce because of their widespread use, say observers. About 90,000 e-scooters have been registered with the Land Transport Authority as of August.
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Toh Ting Wei
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The personal mobility device (PMD) community is taking to heart the possibility of a government ban on the devices becoming a reality if users persist in behaving the way they do now.
Observers, however, said a complete ban would be difficult to enforce because of the widespread use of PMDs.

