SMU Adjunct Lecturer Stephanie Burridge who has been using an e-bicycle for 12 years commented on the use of illegally modified e-bikes by more elderly people.  She said that using an e-bicycle encourages independence in older people and the cutting down of car use. She also hopes that seniors who are still able-bodied can be allowed throttles on two-wheelers instead of being forced to choose four-wheeled mobility devices like a motorised wheelchair.