Singapore, Dec. 6 -- Since e-scooters were banned from footpaths on Nov 5, a total of 3,444 warnings were issued to riders last month, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday.
It also impounded 111 personal mobility devices (PMDs) in relation to other offences such as illegal modifications of e-scooters.
"Errant e-scooter riders have been charged and sentenced in court," the LTA said in a Facebook post, using the hashtag #WeMeanBusiness.
Until the end of the year, riders caught riding their PMDs on footpaths will be issued with warnings. But from next year, those caught can be fined up to $2,000, jailed up to three months or both.
The stricter regulations came after a series of PMD-related accidents here, in which pedestri...