Simon Diong rides his e-scooter 16km each way on his work commute and shared his e-tale with WestCycle…

“My commute’s mostly on the PSP, even before the fuel crisis. I’d imagine this wouldn’t be possible without the dedicated PSP path. I’ve also tried to get around the neighbourhood at other times but felt the existing suburban roads are not that ‘bike/e-scooter’ friendly. I don’t feel comfortable using an e-scooter with cars on the same road, especially when eRideable speeds are limited to 25km/h and all other users on bicycles (30-40 km/h) and cars are guaranteed to catch up and either tailgate behind or overtake.

“I feel a good, well-built e-scooter with effective braking, turn and brake lights and suspensions could replace a lot of short car trips and ease parking and road congestion, provided they have dedicated paths. The majority of current infrastructure only caters for pedestrians on foot paths or cars on roads and bicycle/e-scooter riders are not wanted in either and viewed as a nuisance (i.e. doesn’t feel like belonging to either). The painted bicycle paths on the road today are scattered and disjointed and require riders to mix with vehicles on the road most of the times.

“I think e-scooters are the best transport invention after many decades with either cars (congestion) or push bikes (laborious, need to change attire).”

Thanks for your time Simon! 🤓

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