LTA to review end-2020 deadline for PMD safety certification after recent fire incidents

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LTA to review end-2020 deadline for PMD safety certification after recent fire incidents
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Conforming with the safety standard would require a PMD to pass a set of tests which would significantly improve safety against fire and electrical hazards.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - The Land Transport Authority is reviewing whether to bring forward its end-2020 deadline that bans all personal mobility devices without a certification from public paths, in the light of recent fire incidents.

On Monday afternoon , two brothers fled from their fourth-storey Ang Mo Kio flat when their electric scooter exploded while being charged. The flat was destroyed and two neighbouring units damaged. Conforming with the UL2272 standard would require a PMD to pass a set of tests which would significantly improve safety against fire and electrical hazards.

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