Headlights approach in the distance as a pack of two-wheelers hurtle closer at speed. There are no loud exhausts or roaring engines, only soft whirring. Lacking aural presence, the pack instead makes themselves known with loud music blaring from portable speakers. It’s a bizarre juxtaposition of pounding beats, abrasive synths and sappy power ballad vocals.

They whiz past. It’s not a biker gang — just a bunch of teenagers on their e-scooters cruising on a night out.

In Singapore, e-scooters are treated much like full-fledged personal vehicles and less like quirky rental devices. Popular models like the Fiido and the Dyu more closely resemble miniature motorcycles than disposable toys, and another popular and powerful model, the Dualtron, might be what you get if there were a Need for Speed version of a Razor kick scooter.