Lianhe Zaobao Interview With MOBOT | Understanding Non-Compliant Mobility Devices

MOBOT was featured on Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报) in a segment discussing the growing concern over non-compliant Active Mobility Devices (AMD), including personal mobility aids (PMA), personal mobility devices (PMD), and power-assisted bicycles (PAB).

@mobot.sg 🤔 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐏𝐌𝐀 𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋!? 🚨 With the increasing number of fire cases due to illegal and non-compliant Personal Mobility Aids (PMAs), are you worried about purchasing one too? 😟 On this episode of @zaobaosg's 《现在事》, Bobby from MOBOT shares some of the latest PMA rules and restrictions set by @ltasg to ensure the safety of all road users 🛣️🦺: ✅ PMAs should only be used by 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 ✅ PMAs have a size restriction of 𝟳𝟬𝗰𝗺 (𝗪𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗵), 𝟭𝟮𝟬𝗰𝗺 (𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟱𝟬𝗰𝗺 (𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁) ✅ PMAs have a speed limit of 10km/h now, and 𝟲𝗸𝗺/𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 For the safety of yourself and your loved ones, get yourself a legal and fully LTA-compliant device today! ❤️ #mobotsg #mobotpma #pma #personalmobilityaid #mobilityscooter #electricwheelchair #singapore #elderlymobility #elderly #elderlyscooter #LTA #ltasg #zaobaosg #lta2026 #interview #legal #compliant ♬ original sound - MobotSG

In the interview, Brand Manager of MOBOT, Bobby Lai, shared insights on why some users unknowingly purchase non-compliant or modified mobility devices, and how such devices, especially those powered by improperly modified lithium batteries, can pose serious fire hazards.

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