Perplexed by the series of e-scooter-related accidents and fires in recent years, a team of four final-year university students invented a pedal-powered scooter.
Completely mechanical with a speed limit of 24kmh, the scooter, named ScootMe!, moves when riders pedal on it. According to the Land Transport Authority, the speed limit for e-scooters on footpaths is 10kmh and 25kmh on shared paths. Mr Chan Xinyin, 24, the leader of the team from the Singapore Institute of Technology and University of Glasgow's mechanical design engineering programme, said:"For a human-powered scooter, the speed is regulated and that reduces the chances of accidents. To move faster, you need to put in more effort on the pedals.
The handle and body of the scooter are made of aluminium alloy, while the load-bearing base is made of steel.
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