Another cyclist got killed by 30 yr old PRC lorry driver

[fukyuman]

A classic picture. Can't do this is digital DSLR unless photoshop the clouds for details.

Anyway the cyclist got himself to blame, riding at 6.55 am when other drivers are still sleepy and probably hogging an entire lane cycling 2 abreast. Even on motorcycle I fear for my own life when going along the same stretch of road the cyclist died on.

In this image, you can actually see a couple of cyclists using the bike paths....

I had this vision that by the 21st century, ALL roads in Singapore would be built this way. I was sadly mistaken.

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[halsey02]

When Nicoll Highway was first built, the designers incorporated a cycle lane and a pedestrian footpath. All of us who cycled in those days (mid 60s) were only too happy to use the bike path as we were safe from the cars and sinkie pedestrians kept to the footpath.

Here's the photographic evidence. I must have cycled along this route more than 3000 times on the way to school and back.

What happened to the pair of Lions, at both end of Merdeka Bridge?? We can deduce that you are either a R.I. or S.J.I. boy right? can't be going to C.H.I.J. !!??

 

[wendychan]

Many of these cyclists use the road, demand equal treatment like all vehicles on road. But when come to red lights, never stop.... i fail to see the logic...

as a cyclist, i do stop at red lights, but i fully agree with you on the above.. most of the voices you hear demanding equal treatment by road users are the ones who have no respect for traffic rules . they feel that traffic rules don't apply to cyclists...

 

[Narong Wongwan]

any photos?
oops .... camera not allowed in military area

From the web

 

[ConyuConhee]

From the web

thanks
monsters-in-white must be shameful of these pair of lions
or too valuable to be on public display
haha

 

[Narong Wongwan]

thanks
monsters-in-white must be shameful of these pair of lions
or too valuable to be on public display
haha

The pair of lions known as merdeka lions...
Merdeka has no meaning within an absolute monarchy.

 

[eatshitndie]

san jose enhanced bike lane project...

 

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[whoami]

Tiongs are replacing the Singaporeans and Malaysians as Drivers.

Tis should be good news to Jah.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

san jose enhanced bike lane project...

Thank you for the reminder that sinkieland is still a third world third rate cuntry....

 

[Charlie258]

cyclist do not need protection, they are a traffic hazard n should bear 100% responsibility for any accidents

I think there is a lot of Truth to what you say. Last year, during Rush Hour, I saw a bicyclist shoot out from a side lane into the big 4-lane road beside Robinson House/Ocean Building on Shenton Way(roughly near where AIA insurance is). The bloody idiot shot perpendicularly through 4 lanes without looking out for traffic.......and you can only imagine how much traffic there is along that Raffles Place main road. About 50 cars had to jam brake and swerve to avoid him. I cannot figure out how they avoided a 50-car pile up. Would've made the Headlines the next morning!

Incidentally, the cyclist was a middle-aged Sinkie chinese. Looked like a janitor or building maintenance man from one of the office buildings.

 

[Charlie258]

im not siding the tiong but if you see the cyclist riding to the changi beach area, they hogging one lane in a 2 lane road as if their grandfather road.
last i worked in cargo complex, i witnessed most cyclist has no regards of the heavy vehicle traffic travelling.

I ride a bicycle, too, but not often since the weather is so hot. When I cycle, I pick a time when few people are out walking on the pedestrian walkways, and I cycle on the walkways. So, you will not find my Next-of-Kin writing sissy Sob Letters to the Ministers.

 

[Agoraphobic]

What a nice picture of Peesai when it was still beautiful. Where you see the sky and the horizon meet, no tall buildings, lots of space, uncongested. In the name of economic progress, we've ruined her tranquil scenic charm.

Cheers!

 

[halsey02]

The pair of lions known as merdeka lions...
Merdeka has no meaning within an absolute monarchy.

Where are they now? in the past people used to take pictures with them lions? I still remember the Municipal logo, the coconut tree with the was it a tiger or lion at the foot, that is on the plaque !! at the foot of the lion statues....SINgapore no longer, have the strength to shout , MERDEKA! ( no more balls). You shout that at National Day , they will clap your mouth & clamp whatever 'balls' one have!! it is now "MALULAH"!!

 

[Debonerman]

Thank you for the reminder that sinkieland is still a third world third rate cuntry....

While that has an element of truth, how, from an engineering point of view are you going to redesign and modify the present road system to accomodate these 45 kmh kamikaze cyclists born of a trend that started about a decade ago? Pay and Pay will pay? And remember we are not talking about kids cycling on bicycle footpaths.

 

[Leongsam]

What a nice picture of Peesai when it was still beautiful. Where you see the sky and the horizon meet, no tall buildings, lots of space, uncongested. In the name of economic progress, we've ruined her tranquil scenic charm.

Cheers!

I absolutely loved the Singapore I grew up in. It was perfection on earth. The joys of simple, stress free living were better than the so called entertainment derived from the fancy technology of today.

My perfect day consisted of :

1. Cycling to school and stopping off for Teh Tarek and Nasi Lemak/Epok at the serabat stall at the end of Joo Chiat Rd next to the sea.

2. Half a day of chickenshit classes.

3. Cycle to lunch at Waterloo St or Newton Circus or Tiong Bahru or Rex back lane (cycling gave us the freedom to pick and choose)

4. Football or catch fighting fish / guppies in the drains leading into Bukit Timah Canal.

5. Cycle home in time for dinner in order to avoid caning.

 

[Debonerman]

Letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong


Posted on August 19, 2012

by Adriane Lee on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 6:35pm ·



Dear Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,

From

The Gold Plated Elite Citizen Voter Our Fart Do Not Smell Cyling Society.

Adriane Lee.Cyclist,Motorist.Marketing Executive, Age 36 and somebody’s son
Peter Chong,Writer and Photographer, Married with a 18 year son.
Adeline Teo, Cyclist, Motorist, Education Solutions Manager, 31 and, someone’s daughter and sister.
Brandon Lim, Cyclist, Age 17, Student
Natalia Tan, Cyclist, Motorist, Business Director, 33 and someone’s daughter and sister.
Woon Taiwoon, Cyclist, Age 38, Designer, Some one Son, and Some one hubby and Daddy.
Ang Mary , divorced , mother of 2 teenage ( Nigel Khoo , 16yrs old – student and Kennis Khoo , 13yrs old – student )
cyclist and Senior Document Controller with Shell
Michael Khaw. Father, Hubby, Son
Nicholas Tham, Motorist, Cyclist, 27, Aircraft Engine Inspector, Some one son
Lee Oon Teng, Cyclist, Motorist, New media designer, 39, Someone’s son, some one’s husband and dad.
Julien Chiang, Cyclist, Motorist. Age : 36. Senior Training Consultant. Someone’s Son, Brother and Husband.
Derek Leong, Cyclist, Motorist, 43, Manager, Someone’s son, a teenager’s favourite uncle and a worrying wife’s husband
Darren Siow, Cyclist, Motorcyclist, Motorist. Age 41, User Experience Consultant. The only child of my aged parents.
Jeff Seah, cyclist 54, Executive Director
Wong Yun Xiang, Cyclist, Age 16, Student, somebody’s son & brother
Peter Tao, Cyclist, Motorist, 40, Executive Director
LK Tan, married, father of 3 teenage kids and someone’s son, brother, in-law, uncle
Lynten Ong, Avid cyclist, bike store owner, age 45, a son, husband and father of three. and the person who sold your son a bike.
Francis Chu, Cyclist, Motorist, Public Transport commuter. Age 53, Director ISUDA Bike Share. A son, a husband and a father of 2

Thank you. Come to think of it, why are there no PAP MPs among them. Oh! silly me. PAP members have brains and money they would want time to enjoy. Not putting themselves at risk and cry father cry mother to Daddy when shit happened.

 

[Agoraphobic]

I absolutely loved the Singapore I grew up in. It was perfection on earth. The joys of simple, stress free living were better than the so called entertainment derived from the fancy technology of today. ......................

I agree. My childhood days in Sg were the greatest. Carefree is the best word to describe it. Unlike my nephews and nieces, classes, homework, tuition. Even to swim, play soccer or tennis, they attend classes! WTF? School holidays then, it was RTS (Roam The Streets), sharpening our slingshot skills, stayover at cousins' place. Not at all envious of today's kids despite the material wealth, overseas trips, fancy gadgets, etc.

Cheers!

 

[Leongsam]

sharpening our slingshot skills,

Yeah I forgot about "lastics". The Malay kids taught me how to make one of these PLUS they also knew what brand of inner tube was the most stretchy.