A man riding a Personal Mobility Device (PMD) on the road got into an altercation with the driver of a BMW car, where according to the BMW driver, the former allegedly punched the back of his car.
A video published on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante, shows that the incident occurred at about 8.45am on Thursday (Nov 28) along Enggor Street in Tanjong Pagar.
The driver can be seen driving along Enggor Street where as the PMD rider is riding along the rightmost lane.
In the video, as the BMW driver passes the PMD rider, a ‘bang’ can be heard.
“Wake up,” the PMD rider says and asks if the BMW driver was trying to kill him.
The driver replies: “What’s wrong with you? This is a road for motor vehicles, not for e-scooter.”
“I’m serious, behave yourself on the road. I’m serious, I’m gonna bring you to police if you don’t behave yourself all right”, the driver says.
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The video also shows the driver swinging the car door, which slams into the PMD rider’s face. At this point, PMD rider can be seen opening the door and reaching into the driver’s seat.
In the caption accompanying the video, the BMW driver said, “I wanted to open the door and check on my car he immediately grab (sic) my neck and choked me with his right palm. I asked what is he doing and demand him to let go, he let me go after the uncles around the loading and unloading bay came helping (sic) ”.
According to the driver’s account, the PMD rider was a male Caucasian in his 30s.
The ban on riding PMDs on footpaths was announced in Parliament early this month, following public safety concerns surrounding the use of e-scooters. Those caught flouting the rules can be fined up to S$2,000 and/or jailed for up to three months if convicted. /TISG