SINGAPORE, Feb. 3 -- Personal mobility scooter users in Singapore will face tougher rules from June, with mandatory medical certification, slower speed limits and new size restrictions set to reshape how the devices are used on public paths, reported AsiaOne.

According to the Singapore-based media organisation, Minister of State for Transport Baey Yam Keng told the Singapore Parliament yesterday that the public have raised growing concerns about safety.

"Many of us have heard from residents who feel increasingly unsafe as larger, faster devices weave through our paths under the guise of being mobility aids," he said.

"We need to restore the original purpose of these devices to serve their intended users."

If the Land Transport and Rel...