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This post goes out to all PEV\/PMD enthusiasts who have owned or are going to own a PEV (Portable Electric Vehicle) or PMD (Portable Mobility Device). Read this before you get injured\u00a0like me. This is my personal experience and I hope that none of you will go through what I am going through now.<\/p>\n

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If you know me personally, I will normally not dish out my personal things on social media or on my blog. However, I decided to share my experiences after some thoughts as I believe it will benefit others.<\/p>\n

Story<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

On the 26th June 2016, I attended the car-free Sunday event<\/a> in Singapore. This was my second time (read my first time experience here<\/a>) attending the event with\u00a0my Ninebot Mini Pro. It was really fun, especially with The Wheelies and my friend, DK. Here is a picture of me taken from a drone.<\/p>\n

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The official 5km course is very safe and has volunteers along the way in case you need help. As I have had\u00a0the Ninebot Mini Pro for more than half a year, I got very confident\u00a0riding it. It is a actually a very safe and fun transportation device if you are traveling on flat surface. With many safety enhancements built in, I can say that it has minimum risk as compared to a hoverboard.<\/p>\n

What Happened<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is what happened on that fateful day. After going two rounds on the 5km route, we decided to call it a day and to have our brunch nearby. This is when the accident happened (in split seconds). In my opinion, it is my fault.<\/p>\n

I did not notice a kerb while riding back to the City Hall MRT station and tripped on it. I had a fall (not a bad one) as I\u00a0was quite prepared for it (since it has a slope there). However, after I fell off, the Ninebot Mini Pro dashed forward unassisted instead of stopping (due to the firmware algorithm). I was worried it might hit someone. So I got up and tried to chase after it.<\/p>\n

And maybe because I had been riding on it for some\u00a0time, my balancing on the ground was\u00a0affected (the effect is similar to running on a treadmill for some time and suddenly get off from it and try to walk away. It has the floating effect). I had the second fall but this time, I wasn’t prepared. My shoulder hit the pavement. Ouch!<\/p>\n

Immediately, my right hand became “strange” and once the adrenaline wore off, the pain set in and I could\u00a0not lift up my hand. I thought that it was a shoulder dislocation. I had\u00a0to call off the brunch and went to a Chinese “Tie Da” or “\u8dcc\u6253\u201c physician to have a look.<\/p>\n

They took a look and concluded that I might have a dislocation and started to “put it back”. Two men tried their mightiest strength to pull\/push back my shoulder but there was no “click” sound, according to them. They tried 4 times. It was the most painful experience\u00a0I encountered so far. I was told that I will have blue\/black around the area.<\/p>\n

They advised me to go direct to a hospital or wait for two days and “try again”. I decided to wait. On Monday, I did not feel right and immediately headed to TTSH A&E. After an X-Ray, it was diagnosed that there was a crack on my right shoulder bone. It was not a dislocation. I was put on collar and told to meet a specialist the next day for professional advice. Coincidentally, the doctor that attended to me was, guess what, also a Ninebot Mini Pro user. He totally understand what happened.<\/p>\n

The next day, I returned to the hospital to see a specialist (Orthopaedic Department) to decide if I needed surgery. They provided me two options – Self healing or surgery to insert a rod and some screws. I decided not to be operated. Hence, I was given 40 days hospitalization leave to stay at home and to let the bone “recover”. The blue\/black is the most serious I have seen in my life. It feels like I was being punch over that area. Until today, it is still there. This\u00a0is me with a better looking collar (thanks to Juliana). The one provided by the hospital is made out of sponge and adjusted with cable tie. The picture on the right is the blue\/black area. Haha.<\/p>\n

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What are my\u00a0Takeaways<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here are the takeaways from\u00a0my accident: –<\/p>\n