PMD tries to beat red light in Yishun, causes 3-car collision

No one was seriously hurt.

Joshua Lee | June 13, 2018, 02:33 PM

Another day, another reckless personal mobility device (PMD) user on the road.

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3-car collision

In the video, an electric scooter tries to cross the traffic junction pedestrian crossing when the red man was still on.

An oncoming grey car screeches to a halt to avoid hitting the PMD.

A red car could not brake in time and crashes into the the grey car.

Another dark red hatchback then crashes into the red car.

The accident did not appear to have resulted in any serious injuries.

The incident happened at a traffic junction just outside Yishun MRT station.

It is unclear when the accident happened but the video was posted in a Facebook group Beh Chia Lor on June 12 2018. The video was credited to one Steve Tan.

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Angry comments lashed out at the PMD rider for irresponsible riding:

PMD-related accidents on the rise

The number of PMD-related accidents tripled in 2017 from the previous year, spiking to 128 cases from 2016's 42 cases.

On June 5, a former beauty queen turned member of the Active Mobility Patrol, which advocates for safer riding habits, was hit by an e-scooter and suffered a 3cm long cut to the back of her head.

Aside from that, pedestrians who were crossing the road in the video did not flinch at the accident, as if such collisions happen all the time.

Well, only in Yishun.

Top image via video screenshot