Sam Leong's band of brothers - cyclists

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Two women arrested after cyclist jumps onto moving car’s bonnet in Katong​

Footage on social media showed a grey car driving off with a female cyclist clinging onto it after the cyclist obstructed the driver's path. PHOTOS: SGKAYPOHLAH/FACEBOOK

Ang Qing

June 6, 2023

SINGAPORE – The police have arrested two women – a driver and a cyclist – after an altercation where the latter jumped onto the bonnet of the driver’s car near the i12 Katong shopping mall.
Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the police said they received a call for assistance on June 2 at about 3.20pm at 112 East Coast Road.
No injuries were reported and two women, aged 31 and 49, were arrested.
The police are investigating the matter as a case of rash act.
A 39-second video on Facebook page Beh Chia Lor – Singapore Road shows the female cyclist obstructing a grey car in the three-lane road.
Other cars can be heard honking as the cyclist, wearing a yellow top and blue helmet, speaks on the phone as she blocks the grey car before hopping onto its bonnet as the vehicle tries to go past her.
The car is then seen moving towards i12 Katong mall, with the cyclist clinging to the car as her shouts are heard in the distance.

According to Chinese-language newspaper Lianhe Zaobao, the owner of a nearby massage shop had heard the arguing for more than five minutes amid traffic.
Another shop owner told Zaobao that the car had stopped at the entrance of the shopping mall, and that she and several passers-by stopped to help the cyclistand collect her bicycle from across the road.
The cyclist initially refused to get off the car and continued screaming, the stallholder said, adding that the woman got off only after some persuasion.

 

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Forum: Cyclists pose danger to pedestrians on Orchard Road​

June 7, 2023

I refer to the news report “Probation for teen whose speeding PMD hit jogger, injuring him” (June 1).
The report does not capture fully the dangers posed by an increased use of bicycles on crowded footpaths, especially along Orchard Road.
On any day, and in particular on weekends, cyclists can be seen weaving around pedestrians, and sometimes stopping suddenly to avoid collisions.
It is more hazardous on narrower paths around Tangs, Isetan Scotts and Lucky Plaza. These cyclists also do not dismount when using the congested pedestrian crossing between Paragon and Ngee Ann City.
A check on the Land Transport Authority website reveals some rudimentary rules and conduct about cycling, scooting and riding considerately in shared spaces, and a hyperlink to the Active Mobility Act.
It would appear that all paths are shared spaces. The maximum speed limit for a bicycle on footpaths is 10kmh. Imagine a bicycle travelling at that speed colliding with a child or an elderly person in front of Lucky Plaza. Public safety considerations should take precedence over convenience to cyclists.
LTA should consider explaining the rules more clearly on its website, with the Singapore Tourism Board also advising tourists of cycling rules in Singapore. LTA should also designate certain spaces to be pedestrian-only.

Tan Kah Heng

 

[Leongsam]

Forum: Cyclists pose danger to pedestrians on Orchard Road​

June 7, 2023

I refer to the news report “Probation for teen whose speeding PMD hit jogger, injuring him” (June 1).
The report does not capture fully the dangers posed by an increased use of bicycles on crowded footpaths, especially along Orchard Road.
On any day, and in particular on weekends, cyclists can be seen weaving around pedestrians, and sometimes stopping suddenly to avoid collisions.
It is more hazardous on narrower paths around Tangs, Isetan Scotts and Lucky Plaza. These cyclists also do not dismount when using the congested pedestrian crossing between Paragon and Ngee Ann City.
A check on the Land Transport Authority website reveals some rudimentary rules and conduct about cycling, scooting and riding considerately in shared spaces, and a hyperlink to the Active Mobility Act.
It would appear that all paths are shared spaces. The maximum speed limit for a bicycle on footpaths is 10kmh. Imagine a bicycle travelling at that speed colliding with a child or an elderly person in front of Lucky Plaza. Public safety considerations should take precedence over convenience to cyclists.
LTA should consider explaining the rules more clearly on its website, with the Singapore Tourism Board also advising tourists of cycling rules in Singapore. LTA should also designate certain spaces to be pedestrian-only.

Tan Kah Heng

The dangers posed by cyclists pale in comparison to the carnage that cars can cause.

 

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Two women arrested after cyclist jumps onto moving car’s bonnet in Katong​

Footage on social media showed a grey car driving off with a female cyclist clinging onto it after the cyclist obstructed the driver's path. PHOTOS: SGKAYPOHLAH/FACEBOOK

Ang Qing

June 6, 2023

SINGAPORE – The police have arrested two women – a driver and a cyclist – after an altercation where the latter jumped onto the bonnet of the driver’s car near the i12 Katong shopping mall.
Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the police said they received a call for assistance on June 2 at about 3.20pm at 112 East Coast Road.
No injuries were reported and two women, aged 31 and 49, were arrested.
The police are investigating the matter as a case of rash act.
A 39-second video on Facebook page Beh Chia Lor – Singapore Road shows the female cyclist obstructing a grey car in the three-lane road.
Other cars can be heard honking as the cyclist, wearing a yellow top and blue helmet, speaks on the phone as she blocks the grey car before hopping onto its bonnet as the vehicle tries to go past her.
The car is then seen moving towards i12 Katong mall, with the cyclist clinging to the car as her shouts are heard in the distance.

According to Chinese-language newspaper Lianhe Zaobao, the owner of a nearby massage shop had heard the arguing for more than five minutes amid traffic.
Another shop owner told Zaobao that the car had stopped at the entrance of the shopping mall, and that she and several passers-by stopped to help the cyclistand collect her bicycle from across the road.
The cyclist initially refused to get off the car and continued screaming, the stallholder said, adding that the woman got off only after some persuasion.

Car driver (Elaine Michele Ow, 49 ) is wrong on the following counts:

No overtaking is allowed at the junction. At the left turn, cam car overtook cyclist at close side clearance and cut her off at the left turn junction. This constitutes a careless driving offence.

The cam car driver drove forward into the cyclist. This is a very dangerous move, deliberately intending to injure the cyclist when it was very unsafe to do so.

By driving into the cyclist deliberately when the cyclist is collecting evidence (taking a photo) and calling the police for assistance, this might constitute an offence of destroying evidence and obstruction the police intervention/ law (despite originally cunningly, as a decoy, agreed to police assistance).

The driver's aggressive, dishonest and impatient mannerism is clearly evident in the way she sets aside the bicycle without the cyclist permission and also drives directly into the cyclist in an inhuman manner.

Together with the first overtaking incident at the earlier left turn junction, this in totality constitutes a reckless/dangerous driving offence; past court records reveal that a custodial sentence is required for drivers who disregard the safety of persons standing in front of their vehicles, for whatever reasons.

The custodial sentence for the driver should be extended for the aggravating reasons that she was both uncooperative with the request for police assistance and deliberately drove forward to prevent the cyclist from collecting photographic evidence (despite prior agreement), a deliberate disregard and insult to the police and the law, despite deceptively originally agreeing to do so- an obvious character flaw.

The cyclist is probably guilty of a rash act as she did escalate the altercation even though the cam car driver did make an apology. However, it was not wrong for her to call the police for assistance, perhaps to assist with obtaining the cam car video footage in the case where the cam car drove dangerously and overtaking at the first junction.


Past sentences on drivers who deliberately inch vehicles into people on foot, blocking their path.
1 month imprisonment, disqualified 12 mths:
https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...-over-pedestrian-crossing-dispute-jurong-west
4 weeks imprisonment, disqualified 12 mths: https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...-who-stopped-him-woodlands-checkpoint-2150086

8 weeks jail, disqualified 12mths: https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...-down-security-officer-at-red-swastika-school

11 weeks jail, disqualification of 2 years: https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...car-with-someone-clinging-to-front-windscreen

4years, 7mths jail, disqualified for life, vehicle forfeited: https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ll-have-luxury-vehicle-forfeited-to-the-state


So I think, ball park, Elaine Michele Ow will probably receive 9 weeks jail, above the 8 weeks threshold for those who only inch vehicles into persons standing in front, but not so aggravated as hitting 70kph for a half hour ride. The careless driving offence at junction being taken into consideration but usually non-custodial with just fines and demerit points issued.

I think the charge against the cyclist is defendable because her blocking the moving car windscreen is the result of clinging for dear life onto the car. There is no safer position in her situation, which also began because the cam car drove into her- not to cling into the bonnet would risk being run over, so she had absolutely no other option in her situation.
The cam car driver also agreed to get the police down to mitigate the situation, thus the cyclist was just in front (as agreed) collecting essential evidence and alerting the cops. Unfortunately, what the cyclist was worried about materialised, when the driver who originally agreed to the cops attending in person, subsequently grew even more aggressive and evasive when the cyclist brought out her phone, which totally shocked the cyclist at how lawless and criminal the rogue driver actually was.

The subsequent video of cyclist still clinging onto the wiper was because she was totally shell shocked at the driver's lawless and cruel behaviour and achieving justice of some kind bystander to take photos to identify the rogue car driver, so as to seek justice and uphold the law.

As a review of making cycling roads safer in Singapore, LTA senior officials should cycle more often on roads and also engage vocational cyclist, especially food and delivery cyclist on how to make roads safer for them. As it is, poor LTA road design, conflicting laws protecting cyclist make Singapore roads biased against cyclist, thus the misfortune the cyclist in this case experienced at the hands of the rogue driver with zero respect for human safety or the law.
Even Mothership finds laws protecting Singapore road cyclist, conflicting, poorly developed and deficient.

Please note that this essay is NOT intended to be ultra vires in any way (i.e. sway court opinion), because it is just my observation of facts from watching the offending cam car video and news reports of past cases. These unchangeable facts will all have to be comprehensively considered by the court when this case is heard. I am in no way related to any of the parties concerned, nor do I know them.


Reference cam car video:

Ref news report: https://mothership.sg/2023/06/east-coast-hood-jump-charged/


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Interesting snippet of video: those who own COEs are more equal (entitled) than others.
"I have a car, pls don't do this"

 

[LordElrond]

Clearly, the crafty driver needs to be dealt with the maximum penalty. She was bent on causing harm to the cyclist who was clinging on for dear life. She pretended to be "soft" after passers by called out her murderous plot... "pleeeaassseee get off my bonnet I have classss to attend". That is just so moronic, she seriously think she can still go for class? She will have a permanent criminal record to her name. The point is, all women ought to be banned from roads.

 

[LordElrond]

To all you cyclist haters: still dare to challenge cyclist?? If it had been me her windscreen would have been smashed cutting her old tits into pieces!

 

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Forum: Enforcement action taken against errant riders in Orchard area​

JUN 12, 2023

We refer to Mr Tan Kah Heng’s letter, “Cyclists pose danger to pedestrians on Orchard Road” (June 7).
We agree with Mr Tan that public safety is paramount. We have established rules on safe riding practices, including speed limits. Cyclists are required to slow down, stop and look out before riding across the road. They are also encouraged to dismount and push their devices in crowded areas.
The Code of Conduct for Users on Public Paths, published on the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) website, emphasises that device users should give way to pedestrians.
Safe riding practices and gracious path sharing behaviour are highlighted and reinforced in our public education campaigns, and through our “Confidence on Wheels” safe riding programme.
We also work with the Singapore Tourism Board to educate tourists on the rules and guidelines for riding in Singapore.
LTA takes a serious view of those who disregard rules and endanger others. We conduct regular enforcement operations, and Orchard Road is one of the areas we patrol regularly.
Action has been and will continue to be taken against errant riders, including those in Orchard Road.

In land-scarce Singapore, we will not be able to provide dedicated spaces for every path user. In some areas, cyclists and pedestrians will inevitably need to share the same path.
Our public paths are shared spaces, and we urge everyone to play their part to look out for one another to ensure safety for themselves and others.

Chan Boon Fui
Group Director, Active Mobility Group
Land Transport Authority

Enforce cyclists’ code of conduct​

June 16, 2023

Cyclists are advised to dismount and walk with their bicycles in crowded areas, according to the Code of Conduct for Users on Public Paths (Enforcement action taken against errant riders in Orchard area, June 12).

This is not a good enough deterrence, as there is inadequate enforcement action against inconsiderate cyclists.

There must be a better way to make sure cyclists stick to the code of conduct.

Wong Ai Ling

 

[Loofydralb]

I don't know what the fuss is about because more cyclists are killed by motorists than there are motorists killed by cyclists.

And how else are we going to get organs?

 

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Cyclist crashes into mum, toddler at East Coast Park, and now, he’s not contactable​

What was a leisurely stroll on a path used by both cyclists and pedestrians ended terribly when a fast-moving bicycle crashed into them. PHOTOS: ANDREW FOO, SG PCN CYCLIST/FACEBOOK

Amanda Lee
Correspondent

June 28, 2023

SINGAPORE - After finishing lunch at East Coast Lagoon Food Village on Sunday, Ms Jodi Lai and her family made their way home, walking towards the Singapore Wake Park.
But what was a leisurely stroll on a path used by both cyclists and pedestrians ended terribly when a fast-moving bicycle crashed into them.
Ms Lai, 36, recalled that she was walking in front of her four-year-old son, with her 36-year-old husband, Mr Andrew Foo, and two-year-old daughter trailing behind them at East Coast Park.
“There is only one lane, where the paths for bicycles and pedestrians merge. We were careful, keeping to the left... My kids were not running about,” Ms Lai, a school counsellor, told The Straits Times on Wednesday.
Turning to her son to take a cup off his hand, she saw the oncoming cyclist.
“He was so fast... he was looking at the side of his bicycle, and by the time he looked up, it was too late. I couldn’t even grab my girl in time to avoid the collision,” said Ms Lai of the accident that left her and her daughter injured.
Ms Lai fell and hit her head and tailbone; her daughter fell forward, hurting her face, arms and legs.

Mr Foo and his son were unscathed.
In a Facebook post about the accident on Tuesday night, Mr Foo said the cyclist was a male Caucasian with blond hair, 1.75m to 1.80m in height, who said he was British and that his name was George.
“The (cyclist) apologised profusely and said that the injuries wouldn’t be too serious. I requested his contact number and told him he needed to be responsible for the matter,” wrote Mr Foo in the post, sharing the contact numbers the man gave him.

“He gave me two numbers... I trusted him (which was a mistake) as my focus back then was to quickly rush my family to hospital for medical attention,” said Mr Foo, a product manager, adding that he was unable to contact the cyclist after the accident.
ST also attempted to contact the cyclist but without success.
Ms Lai told ST that the man who crashed into them was with another cyclist riding ahead of him, but she did not ask this second cyclist for his contact details.
“The friend was pretty much observing what was happening, he didn’t do anything for us,” said Ms Lai.
After the accident, the family returned to their home in Siglap, and Mr Foo drove them to Parkway East Hospital for medical attention.

Ms Lai, who was admitted to the hospital for a night, was given 10 days of hospitalisation leave.
“My tailbone hurts... I cannot bend down, wear my pants properly, carry my child or sit properly,” Ms Lai told ST.
Her daughter was discharged after being admitted for two nights and headed back to nursery on Wednesday.
“My daughter is okay to go back to school, but we have to look out for any behaviour out of the ordinary – such as prolonged sleeping and vomiting – and keep her wounds clean and dry,” said Ms Lai.
She added that she thought about keeping her daughter at home but decided to let her go to nursery, to help her move on from the accident.
“I want her to socialise and get over the incident, because she is a bit traumatised. I want her to be out there, so she can distract herself.”
Mr Foo said in the Facebook post that he had reported the incident to the police and was appealing for eyewitnesses.
The police confirmed that a report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.
ST has also contacted the National Parks Board about the accident.

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Cyclist crashes into mum, toddler at East Coast Park, and now, he’s not contactable​

What was a leisurely stroll on a path used by both cyclists and pedestrians ended terribly when a fast-moving bicycle crashed into them. PHOTOS: ANDREW FOO, SG PCN CYCLIST/FACEBOOK

Amanda Lee
Correspondent

June 28, 2023

SINGAPORE - After finishing lunch at East Coast Lagoon Food Village on Sunday, Ms Jodi Lai and her family made their way home, walking towards the Singapore Wake Park.
But what was a leisurely stroll on a path used by both cyclists and pedestrians ended terribly when a fast-moving bicycle crashed into them.
Ms Lai, 36, recalled that she was walking in front of her four-year-old son, with her 36-year-old husband, Mr Andrew Foo, and two-year-old daughter trailing behind them at East Coast Park.
“There is only one lane, where the paths for bicycles and pedestrians merge. We were careful, keeping to the left... My kids were not running about,” Ms Lai, a school counsellor, told The Straits Times on Wednesday.
Turning to her son to take a cup off his hand, she saw the oncoming cyclist.
“He was so fast... he was looking at the side of his bicycle, and by the time he looked up, it was too late. I couldn’t even grab my girl in time to avoid the collision,” said Ms Lai of the accident that left her and her daughter injured.
Ms Lai fell and hit her head and tailbone; her daughter fell forward, hurting her face, arms and legs.

Mr Foo and his son were unscathed.
In a Facebook post about the accident on Tuesday night, Mr Foo said the cyclist was a male Caucasian with blond hair, 1.75m to 1.80m in height, who said he was British and that his name was George.
“The (cyclist) apologised profusely and said that the injuries wouldn’t be too serious. I requested his contact number and told him he needed to be responsible for the matter,” wrote Mr Foo in the post, sharing the contact numbers the man gave him.

“He gave me two numbers... I trusted him (which was a mistake) as my focus back then was to quickly rush my family to hospital for medical attention,” said Mr Foo, a product manager, adding that he was unable to contact the cyclist after the accident.
ST also attempted to contact the cyclist but without success.
Ms Lai told ST that the man who crashed into them was with another cyclist riding ahead of him, but she did not ask this second cyclist for his contact details.
“The friend was pretty much observing what was happening, he didn’t do anything for us,” said Ms Lai.
After the accident, the family returned to their home in Siglap, and Mr Foo drove them to Parkway East Hospital for medical attention.

Ms Lai, who was admitted to the hospital for a night, was given 10 days of hospitalisation leave.
“My tailbone hurts... I cannot bend down, wear my pants properly, carry my child or sit properly,” Ms Lai told ST.
Her daughter was discharged after being admitted for two nights and headed back to nursery on Wednesday.
“My daughter is okay to go back to school, but we have to look out for any behaviour out of the ordinary – such as prolonged sleeping and vomiting – and keep her wounds clean and dry,” said Ms Lai.
She added that she thought about keeping her daughter at home but decided to let her go to nursery, to help her move on from the accident.
“I want her to socialise and get over the incident, because she is a bit traumatised. I want her to be out there, so she can distract herself.”
Mr Foo said in the Facebook post that he had reported the incident to the police and was appealing for eyewitnesses.
The police confirmed that a report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.
ST has also contacted the National Parks Board about the accident.

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Parents should look after their toddlers.

 

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Forum: Time to do more to rein in reckless cyclists​

After finishing lunch at East Coast Lagoon Food Village on Sunday, Ms Jodi Lai and her family made their way home, walking first towards the Singapore Wake Park. But what was a leisurely stroll on a path used by both cyclists and pedestrians ended terribly when a fast-moving bicycle crashed on them photo: Jodi Lai/Facebook

July 3, 2023

I refer to the article “Mum and toddler hurt after cyclist crashes into them at East Coast Park” (June 29). I have written about reckless cyclists and the near-collisions I witnessed there (Accident waiting to happen at East Coast Park, Feb 24, 2021).
The recent accident at East Coast Park is probably only the tip of the iceberg, with countless other incidents going unreported.
The family’s description of what happened is consistent with what I have observed of similar incidents, where some cyclists insist on treating shared paths as their own little race track.
The recent accident has highlighted two issues.
First, there is a lack of accountability on the part of the cyclist. Due to difficulties in licensing and registering bicycles, cyclists are able to get away with bad behaviour and dangerous actions without facing any consequences.
This incident is akin to a hit-and-run accident. In this case, the cyclist hurt two people and gave the family two phone numbers, but is uncontactable.
I would suggest to anyone involved in such incidents to establish the cyclist’s identity against his identity documents, or to at least take photos of the cyclist and bicycle to aid police investigations. This is what motorists would do in a traffic accident.

The second issue is safety. I would suggest that bicycle speed-limit signs be displayed prominently in areas where cyclists share the path with pedestrians. Cycling is allowed on footpaths up to a maximum speed of 10kmh. Although it is hard to gauge a cyclist’s speed, such signs would at least serve as a reference point for pedestrians to confront cyclists who appear to be riding too fast.
I have also often seen cyclists on the road going way too fast for their own good, darting recklessly in between vehicles. Bicycles are smaller, vulnerable and often not so easily visible to motorists, so cyclists’ speed limits should be lowered to safeguard themselves and motorists.
The current measures in place regulating cyclists seem grossly inadequate. It is high time the authorities took more definitive measures.
Kevin Sng

 

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Cyclist, 64, beats up bus driver, 73, in Chinatown for driving too close to him​

The cyclist was arrested.
Daniel Seow |

July 05, 2023, 02:04 AM

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A 64-year-old male cyclist, displeased that a tour bus was travelling too close to him on the road, dismounted from his bicycle and went up the bus to beat up the driver.





The 73-year-old male bus driver was sent to the hospital in a conscious state.
Police confirmed that the incident took place on June 29 at around 5:30pm, along Eu Tong Sen Street in front of People’s Park Centre.

Elderly cyclist arrested​

The man's arrest was captured in a video posted by user "dockongss2" on TikTok on Jun. 30.

@dockongss2Infront of People's park centre 珍珠大厦前面♬ original sound - dockongssg

In the video, captioned, "In front of People's Park Centre", a police car was by the road, in front of a white tour bus, with two other police vehicles parked behind the bus.

Two police officers handcuffed an elderly man in a white t-shirt and escorted him to the first police car, while other officers were speaking to a woman and a man standing on the pavement beside the tour bus.
The video then panned to a shot of the bus's windscreen, which had a spiderweb of cracks.

Items strewn everywhere on the bus stairs​

An eyewitness told Shin Min Daily News that not long after passengers alighted from the tour bus, they saw the police detaining an elderly man for questioning.

They also observed that a mess had been made on the stairs of the bus, with items strewn everywhere.
The cyclist was apparently cycling along the road when he felt that the driver of the tour bus was steering too close to him.
Dissatisfied, the man dismounted and confronted the bus driver.
In response to Mothership's queries, the police said a 64-year-old man was arrested for public nuisance.
Police investigations are ongoing.
All images and videos from dockongss2 on TikTok.

 

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26 errant cyclists fined for flouting rule on group size​

The operation was conducted from June 24 till July 8, TP and LTA said in a statement on Friday. PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Wallace Woon

July 14, 2023

SINGAPORE - A total of 26 cyclists were fined for breaching the rule on cycling group size during an enforcement operation by officers from the Traffic Police (TP) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
The operation was conducted from June 24 till July 8, TP and LTA said in a statement on Friday.
A fine of $150 is meted out for cyclists who flout the rule on group size, which limits cyclists to a group of 10 if riding in two rows, or five if riding in a single file.
The fine is also issued for cyclists who beat the red light, ride on expressways, or ride abreast of another cyclist along single-lane roads and bus lanes during the bus lane operational hours.
The higher fine amount, which came into effect on Jan 1, 2022, is double the previous amount of $75.
Besides issuing the fines, the officers also conducted education outreach to raise awareness on cycling rules and guidelines.
The commander of TP, Senior Assistant Commissioner Daniel Tan, said: “This enforcement operation is part of TP’s ongoing efforts to clamp down on errant cyclists. Cycling rules are put in place to ensure the safety of all cyclists and road users.”

TP said that they will continue to conduct enforcement operations against errant cyclists.

TP said that they will continue to conduct enforcement operations against errant cyclists. PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
They also advised cyclists to abide by the rules and guidelines for their own safety and the safety of other road users:

• Obey all traffic signals and travel in the same direction as the flow of traffic.
• Wear a helmet when cycling on roads.
• Ride close to the far left edge of the road and allow traffic to overtake you safely.
• Cycle in a single file on single-lane roads and on bus lanes during operational hours.
• When riding in the dark, a front-white light and rear red light should be switched on.
• When bicycle lanes are available, they should be used and not other parts of the road way.
• Do not use mobile devices while cycling.
• Do not cycle on expressways, road tunnels or selected viaducts such as the Tuas viaduct.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

26 errant cyclists fined for flouting rule on group size​

The operation was conducted from June 24 till July 8, TP and LTA said in a statement on Friday. PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE

Wallace Woon

July 14, 2023

SINGAPORE - A total of 26 cyclists were fined for breaching the rule on cycling group size during an enforcement operation by officers from the Traffic Police (TP) and the Land Transport Authority (LTA).
The operation was conducted from June 24 till July 8, TP and LTA said in a statement on Friday.
A fine of $150 is meted out for cyclists who flout the rule on group size, which limits cyclists to a group of 10 if riding in two rows, or five if riding in a single file.
The fine is also issued for cyclists who beat the red light, ride on expressways, or ride abreast of another cyclist along single-lane roads and bus lanes during the bus lane operational hours.
The higher fine amount, which came into effect on Jan 1, 2022, is double the previous amount of $75.
Besides issuing the fines, the officers also conducted education outreach to raise awareness on cycling rules and guidelines.
The commander of TP, Senior Assistant Commissioner Daniel Tan, said: “This enforcement operation is part of TP’s ongoing efforts to clamp down on errant cyclists. Cycling rules are put in place to ensure the safety of all cyclists and road users.”

TP said that they will continue to conduct enforcement operations against errant cyclists.

TP said that they will continue to conduct enforcement operations against errant cyclists. PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
They also advised cyclists to abide by the rules and guidelines for their own safety and the safety of other road users:

• Obey all traffic signals and travel in the same direction as the flow of traffic.
• Wear a helmet when cycling on roads.
• Ride close to the far left edge of the road and allow traffic to overtake you safely.
• Cycle in a single file on single-lane roads and on bus lanes during operational hours.
• When riding in the dark, a front-white light and rear red light should be switched on.
• When bicycle lanes are available, they should be used and not other parts of the road way.
• Do not use mobile devices while cycling.
• Do not cycle on expressways, road tunnels or selected viaducts such as the Tuas viaduct.

Mata will only come out once a year at best to catch errant cyclists

 

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Police appeal for information on cyclist who crashed into woman and toddler in East Coast Park​

The cyclist (left) is described as a male Caucasian with blond hair. The man crashed into Ms Jodi Lai and her two-year-old daughter in East Coast Park on June 25. PHOTOS: SPF, JODI LAI/FACEBOOK

Sarah Koh

July 20, 2023

SINGAPORE - The police are looking for a man to assist with investigations into a case of committing a rash act causing hurt, after he crashed into a woman and her toddler while cycling in East Coast Park on June 25.
In a release on Thursday, the police said anyone with information can call the police hotline on 1800-255-0000, or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness.
All information received will be kept strictly confidential.
Ms Jodi Lai told The Straits Times in June that she and her family were making their way home after eating lunch at East Coast Lagoon Food Village, when a cyclist crashed into them.
She fell and hit her head and tailbone, while her two-year-old daughter fell forward, hurting her face, arms and legs.
Her husband, Mr Andrew Foo, and her son escaped unscathed.
Ms Lai was hospitalised for a night and given 10 days of hospitalisation leave.

In a follow-up interview with ST on Thursday, the 36-year-old school counsellor said her daughter still has very visible facial scars and is still afraid of taking showers even though her wounds should no longer hurt.
She added that though her daughter is adapting well to being back in school after her facial bandage was removed, it had earlier attracted unwanted attention, which gave her an inferiority complex.
“I have taken her to see a child psychiatrist and she was crying the entire 45 minutes we were in there,” said Ms Lai.
“To determine whether she is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, we will have to bring her back to the park, which I am not ready to do yet. I have attempted to show her photos of the park on the day of the incident my husband posted on his Facebook, and she became progressively more scared as I scrolled through them.”
Ms Lai added that she had been getting sporadic splitting headaches since the incident, which she had never suffered from before.
“On Monday, it was so bad I even threw up,” she said.
“I’m unsure if my recent headaches have anything to do with the incident, but I am going back to my neurosurgeon for review this Saturday to be safe.”
In a Facebook post about the accident, Mr Foo said the cyclist was a male Caucasian with blond hair, 1.75m to 1.8m tall, who said he was British and gave his name as George.
Even though the cyclist gave his contact number to Mr Foo, he has been uncontactable since the incident.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

What is the penalties for cyclists hitting pedestrians?

 

[bigozt]

I rem holding my two toddlers hands and stuff back from market, the farker cyclist behind me goes keling keling! I am expected to give way on foot path!?. Cyclists dun pay a cent of COE but demand 1.5m clearance on road.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]