The issue of personal mobility

'We just want to get home safely': Part-time delivery rider

Above: Ms Er Y.M., 29, uses her e-scooter for food deliveries, but is uncertain of the future in the wake of the e-scooter footpath ban.
Ms Er Y.M., 29, uses her e-scooter for food deliveries, but is uncertain of the future in the wake of the e-scooter footpath ban. ST PHOTO: WONG KAI YI
Above: Ms Er Y.M., 29, uses her e-scooter for food deliveries, but is uncertain of the future in the wake of the e-scooter footpath ban. Left: A group of food delivery riders in Ang Mo Kio on Thursday. They were there to hand a petition to community
Above: A group of food delivery riders in Ang Mo Kio on Thursday. They were there to hand a petition to community leaders. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
An e-scooter rider in Chinatown last Tuesday, the first day of the ban on e-scooters on public footpaths.
An e-scooter rider in Chinatown last Tuesday, the first day of the ban on e-scooters on public footpaths. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Wong Kai Yi
Updated
Nov 24, 2019, 11:23 PM
Published
Nov 10, 2019, 05:00 AM
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At 29, part-time food delivery rider Er Y.M. has more responsibilities than most people her age.

In addition to being her family's sole breadwinner, she takes care of her 69-year-old mother who has high blood pressure and is diabetic, and takes her for regular check-ups.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 10, 2019, with the headline 'We just want to get home safely': Part-time delivery rider. Subscribe

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