SINGAPORE – A driver and a personal mobility device (PMD) rider have been arrested after getting into a road argument that was captured on video.

The video clip was uploaded on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page as well as citizenship journalism site Stomp on Thursday (Nov 28), and filmed on Enggor Street in Tanjong Pagar.

The clip, taken from a car’s dashboard camera, shows the motor vehicle overtaking a PMD user riding on the rightmost lane, before a banging sound is heard.

The car then stops and its driver and the PMD rider get into an argument.

In another piece of footage from a different vehicle that is embedded in the clip, the driver is seen pushing the car’s door against the PMD user.

The PMD rider then opens the door further and reaches into the driver’s seat.

In a statement on Sunday, the police said that they were alerted to the traffic incident on Thursday and have since arrested the 43-year-old driver and the 36-year-old PMD rider for their suspected involvement in a case of rash act.

“The driver and PMD rider argued and acted aggressively to each other before parting ways,” said the police.

The driver was arrested on Saturday while the PMD rider was arrested on Sunday by officers from the Central Police Division.

Anyone convicted for the offence of rash act can jailed for up to six months, fined up to $2,500, or both.

The police reminded road users to observe proper traffic rules and not to take the law into their own hands.

Anyone with information regarding an alleged traffic violation can lodge a report at the nearest neighbourhood police centre or provide the information to the Traffic Police Department at www.police.gov.sg/e-services/report/feedback-on-road-users

Since Jan 15, 2018, it is illegal for PMDs – such as e-scooters and hoverboards – to be used on roads. First-time offenders can be fined up to $2,000, jailed up to three months, or both.

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