Bruce Lee once said: "Be water my friend."

And be water is what some electric scooter riders in Singapore are doing to overcome the sudden no-warning-given ban slapped on all of them in one fell swoop by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

From Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, all e-scooters are prohibited from riding on public footpaths.

But is that going to deter the highly-mobile in Singapore who cannot afford private transportation such as cars and motorcycles?

No.

Because technically the grass patch is not a public footpath, the same way the floor is lava:

And what happens when you do meet public footpaths?

Be water my friend:

Off-footpath riding.

Off-road riding as well, since e-scooters are not allowed on roads.

Technically not breaking the law.

Still within the confines of your rights as citizens of the moderately free republic of Singapore.

If you've got to eat, you've got to eat.

Background

Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min in Parliament on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, that e-scooters will only be allowed on cycling and park connector network paths from Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 onwards.

LTA is giving an advisory period from Nov. 5 to Dec. 31 to allow e-scooter users time to adjust to said ban.

During this period, people caught riding e-scooters on public footpaths will be issued warnings.

From Jan. 1, 2020, all users caught riding e-scooters on public footpaths will face fines of up to S$2,000 and/ or jail of up to three months.