Errant users of PMDs will face more severe punishment, with bigger fines and longer jail terms for several offences.
Alvin Kek, 51, was chief operating officer of SMRT Trains when he was caught for driving while intoxicated in April. In June, he was convicted, and jailed.
With effect from 1st May, Tuesday, reckless riders of personal mobility devices will be slapped with stiff fines, and may even face jail time.
A parallel car importer was jailed for eight weeks for giving incorrect information on the open market value of cars imported.
The prosecution urges the High Court that jail terms ought to be the norm in cases where serious damage or injuries occur as a result of dangerous driving.
An Uber driver who exchanged blows with a Land Transport Authority traffic warden gets a night in jail and a fine of $2,000.
Alvin Phua Lai Soon was drink driving while under a 10-year driving ban when he caused an accident that injured four people in March.
A man driving a minibus without a license has been given a two-week jail sentence, and banned from driving for three years after knocking down an elderly woman.
A 40-year old man was riding a power-assisted bike on the pavement in an HDB estate at an unsafe speed, when he collided with a 69-year old woman.
The duo was caught speeding along a stretch of road along Seletar in the wee hours of the morning, with one of them travelling as fast as 146km/h.
A former Warrant Officer was jailed for lying to the police that his wife had been driving when he was suspected of drink driving.
The two Germans who vandalised an SMRT train at the Bishan Depot have been sentenced to nine months' jail and three strokes of the cane each.
An unemployed man, who took part in a scam to cheat a motor insurance company, was sentenced to three months in jail on Thursday.
A TransCab taxi driver who molested a 16 year old student in his vehicle was given the minimum sentence of two years' jail on Thursday.
A driver of a lorry was jailed for two weeks and banned from driving for five years for causing a pedestrian's death in a road traffic accident.
Two Malaysian delivery drivers were jailed for stealing fuel by siphoning from other heavy vehicles to save on allowance.
A motorist who caused the death of a rider by negligence was sentenced to two weeks' jail and barred from driving for three years.
A motorist who consumed some wine at a birthday party before causing a fatal accident at a signalised cross junction was jailed for four weeks yesterday.
The Managing Director of a consultancy firm was banned and jailed for driving recklessly and causing the death of a motorcyclist.
The video of the road rage incident which a Briton motorcyclist punched through the window of a Volkswagen car has surfaced on Stomp.