Singapore legislation
Section 16
Section 16
No riding of PABs, etc., on footpaths
(1)
Subject to this Act, an individual must not —
ride a PAB or a motorised personal mobility device on a footpath; or (b)drive on a footpath a motor vehicle that is not a motorised wheelchair or mobility scooter.
(2)
However, subsection (1) does not apply to an individual who is riding a PAB or a motorised personal mobility device on a footpath —
if the individual —
is crossing the footpath by the shortest safe route; and
does not stay on the footpath longer than necessary to cross it safely; or
if —
there is an obstruction on a road or shared path adjacent to the footpath (called an adjacent area);
it is impracticable to travel on the adjacent area; and
the individual travels no more than reasonably necessary along the footpath to avoid the obstruction.
(3)
Subsection (1) also does not apply to an individual who is driving a mechanised sweeper on a footpath in the course of his or her employment, which is to sweep or otherwise clean sidewalks or paths.
(4)
An individual who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; but(b)where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(5)
In relation to an offence under subsection (4), “repeat offender” extends to include an individual who —
is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and
has been convicted or found guilty, on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the individual is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of —
the same offence; or
an offence under subsection (4) as in force immediately before 3 April 2020.