Sam Leong's band of brothers - cyclists

[Hypocrite-The]

The cyclist should switch to using one of these instead.

Actually get them insured and licenced and rider gets licenced and regulate them on pubic roads and add in proper infrastructure for it...why not?

 

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Cyclist hit by bullet in restricted area under investigation for wilful trespass​

The rider had been cycling on June 15 in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve when he was hit. The area was gazetted for SAF live-firing.ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Christine Tan
Jun 18, 2025

SINGAPORE - The cyclist who had a bullet slug removed from his back after he was hit while riding in a restricted area gazetted for live-firing exercises is being investigated for wilful trespass.

Police said on June 18 that investigations are ongoing.

The 42-year-old rider, who was not identified, was cycling on June 15 in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR), between the Upper Seletar and Upper Peirce reservoirs.

The area was gazetted for Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) live firing.

At the time, the SAF was conducting an exercise at its Nee Soon Range, about 2.3km from where the man was injured.

The man suffered a gunshot wound, with a bullet slug lodged in his left lower back. The police said his friends took him to National University Hospital the same day.

His injury was not life-threatening, the police said in an earlier statement. The man was in a stable condition after surgery to remove the bullet.

The Ministry of Defence said that under the Military Manoeuvres Act, unauthorised individuals are not allowed to enter gazetted areas designated for SAF live firing for their own safety.

The area has signs warning against unauthorised entry.


The CCNR is Singapore’s largest nature reserve, with more than 2,000ha of forest land and over 20km of trails, according to the National Parks Board.

The Woodcutter’s Trail is a popular unofficial cycling route in the CCNR, known for its steep slopes and winding track. It is in a restricted area closed off to the public.

Riders typically start at Chestnut Nature Park off Bukit Panjang and cycle about 6km to get to the trail, usually exiting it near Mandai Crematorium or Seletar Reservoir via areas clearly marked as restricted.

The Straits Times found on June 17 that there are prominent signs around the park warning of a live-firing area and for visitors to keep clear. However, some cyclists and hikers chose to ignore these signs.

Under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act, the penalty for wilful trespass is a maximum fine of $1,000.

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Cyclist taken to hospital unconscious after accident with car in Bugis​

In video footage of the accident uploaded on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page, a cyclist is seen flying off his bicycle upon colliding with the car.SCREENGRAB: SG ROAD VIGILANTE/FACEBOOK

Elaine Lee
Jun 19, 2025

SINGAPORE - A 41-year-old male cyclist was taken to the hospital after an accident with a car in Bugis on the morning of June 19.

The police were alerted to the accident along Victoria Street towards Kallang Road at 6.30am.

In video footage of the accident uploaded on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page, a cyclist can be seen riding across one side of the junction. He appears to be going against the traffic light, which is red.

Just as he crosses the middle of the junction, a car comes into the frame and the ensuing collision sends him flying off his bicycle.

The cyclist was taken unconscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

A 44-year-old male car driver is assisting with police investigations.

Cyclist dies after accident with car in Bugis​

A cyclist can be seen riding across one side of the junction, and appears to be going against a red traffic light.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SG ROAD VIGILANTE - SGRV/FACEBOOK

Elaine Lee
Jun 21, 2025

SINGAPORE - A 41-year-old cyclist who was taken to the hospital after an accident with a car in Bugis on the morning of June 19 has died.

The Straits Times first reported about the accident on June 19. The cyclist died the next day, according to the police.

The police said they were alerted to the accident at Victoria Street towards Kallang Road at 6.30am that day.

In video footage of the accident uploaded on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page, a cyclist can be seen riding across one side of the junction. He appears to be going against a red traffic light.

As he crosses the middle of the junction, a car comes into the frame, and the ensuing collision sends him flying off his bicycle.

The cyclist was taken unconscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he later died, said the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

A 44-year-old male car driver is assisting with police investigations.

 

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Cyclist hit by bullet slug in nature reserve may have tried to cover his tracks from authorities​

The cyclist, seen here in an undated photo, did not initially disclose to police and NUH that he had been riding near the Nee Soon live-firing range.PHOTO: SOCIAL MEDIA
Christine Tan, Nadine Chua, Stacey Ngiam, Emerald Lo
Jun 19, 2025

SINGAPORE – New details have emerged to show that the cyclist who suffered a gunshot wound, and his friends, may have taken steps to conceal from the authorities the route they took on June 15.

The Straits Times learnt the 42-year-old did not initially disclose to the police and the National University Hospital (NUH) that he had been riding near the Nee Soon live-firing range when he was hit by a projectile.

The area between Upper Seletar and Upper Peirce reservoirs in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR) is gazetted for live-firing, with clear signs warning hikers and riders against trespassing.

The cyclist, identified as L, often tracks his rides on the hiking and cycling tracking app Strava. Checks by ST showed him entering the cycling trail from Chestnut Nature Park at about 9.50am on June 15, a Sunday.

He was with a group of about 10 cyclists at the time. At least one other cyclist, identified as W, was his regular riding partner.

W deleted details on Strava of his ride on June 15. But the route he took was mapped out on W’s Garmin account, which is accessible to the public.

The apps show the pair hitting the cycling track at around the same time.

After leaving Chestnut Nature Park, they entered Woodcutter’s Trail in the CCNR at about 11am. The trail takes riders and hikers deep into restricted areas.

In an earlier release, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said the man was hit by a bullet slug at about 11.40am. The cyclist L was then taken to NUH by his friends at about 1pm.


The police were alerted only at 11.55pm, more than 12 hours after the incident.

In response to ST’s queries, an NUH spokeswoman said he was admitted to the emergency department.

“During triage and initial clinical assessment, the patient did not report that he had been shot,” said the spokeswoman.

“There were no overt signs to indicate a firearm-related injury based on the patient’s account and the circumstances surrounding the patient’s admission.

“Hence, there was no known basis for a police report to be made at that point.”

ST understands L also did not disclose he had been riding in a live-firing area earlier.


NUH said the patient was attended to promptly based on standard trauma protocols and was closely monitored.

He was given appropriate care and assessed to be in a stable condition throughout.

The cyclist underwent emergency surgery and received multidisciplinary care from the team at the NUH National University Centre for Trauma.

ST understands that as his injuries were not life-threatening, and he only went under the knife at about 10pm, when a metal object was removed from his lower left back and later identified as a bullet slug.

It had narrowly missed his kidney.

“Once the cause of the external wound was definitively determined, we notified the police immediately,” said the NUH spokeswoman.

She said the hospital is cooperating fully with the police and is unable to comment further due to patient confidentiality and as the case is under investigation.

The police said NUH alerted them at 11.55pm of the gunshot wound.

After receiving the alert, the police activated their investigators and the Gurkha Contingent, who then combed the CCNR area.

The Gurkha Contingent being deployed at Central Catchment Nature Reserve on June 15.PHOTO: ST READER
The cyclist was interviewed by police investigators, but he again said he was nowhere near restricted areas when he was injured.

The man admitted the next day that he had been riding in a restricted area in the CCNR when he was shot.

It emerged later that SAF was conducting a live-firing exercise at Nee Soon Range, around the time when L was riding in the Woodcutter’s Trail.

Regular rides​

The CCNR is Singapore’s largest nature reserve, with more than 2,000ha of forest land and over 20km of trails, according to the National Parks Board.

The Woodcutter’s Trail is a popular unofficial cycling route in the CCNR, known for its steep slopes and winding track. It is in a restricted area closed off to the public.

Riders typically start at Chestnut Nature Park off Bukit Panjang and cycle about 6km to get to the trail, usually exiting it near Mandai Crematorium or Seletar Reservoir via areas clearly marked as restricted.

L’s Strava account showed he had accessed the unofficial trail from as early as 2014 and cycled there on a battery-powered mountain bike frequently.

Before the incident, he used the trail at least 10 times in 2025, clocking between 14 and 27km each time.

L and W regularly ride with patrons of a bicycle shop near Pasir Panjang.

After ST visited the shop on the morning of June 19, W privatised his Strava and Garmin accounts.

L has also deleted his social media accounts.

Other cyclists, who have frequented the Woodcutter’s Trail, have also started scrubbing videos and pictures of their previous visits to the area.

Mindef said that under the Military Manoeuvres Act, unauthorised individuals are not allowed to enter gazetted areas designated for SAF live-firing for their own safety.

The police said on June 18 that the cyclist who was shot is being investigated for wilful trespass.

Investigations by the police and the SAF are ongoing.

 

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Negligent cyclist jailed after his bicycle collided with runner who fell and fractured skull​

Edmund Kwek Jun Wei was sentenced to a week in jail after pleading guilty to causing grievous hurt to another person.ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

Shaffiq Alkhatib
Jun 20, 2025

SINGAPORE – A man was cycling along a bicycle path at East Coast Park in October 2024 when he failed to keep a proper lookout and his bicycle collided with a runner. The impact caused the runner to fall, resulting in a fractured skull.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Melissa Heng said that Edmund Kwek Jun Wei, 34, was cycling at a “relatively high speed” of 22kmh at the time. However, this was below the 25kmh speed limit for cyclists in the area.

On June 20, Kwek was sentenced to a week in jail after he pleaded guilty to causing grievous hurt to another person by cycling in a negligent manner.

The 48-year-old victim, who had a subdural haematoma – bleeding near the brain – was rushed to Changi General Hospital (CGH) and admitted to a high dependency ward, under neurosurgery.

A medical report dated Feb 21, 2025, stated that after the accident, she could not detect odours, had vertigo when bending forward and could not hear well with her left ear.

Her sense of taste was reduced, and she also had to engage a speech therapist’s services, the court heard.

DPP Heng told the court that shortly before the accident occurred, just after 6.20am on Oct 22, 2024, the cyclist was looking downwards while cycling at the park in an area lit by street lamps.

When he looked up, he saw the back of the woman, who was then running along a straight path, and his bicycle struck her.

“The impact caused the accused to be flung off his bicycle. Meanwhile, the victim fell to the ground. The victim could not respond to the accused’s questions, and the accused called 995,” said DPP Heng.

Kwek was arrested on Oct 24, 2024, and was charged in court two months later.

The victim was discharged from CGH on Nov 6, 2024. She was also given 90 days of hospitalisation leave.

On Jan 17, 2025, she found that she felt less giddy but still had a persistent inability to detect odours.

A medical report two months later stated that her speech had significantly improved, with “no residual motor deficits”.

DPP Heng said that the woman attended some 19 speech therapy sessions from Nov 11, 2024, to March 13, 2025.

For causing grievous hurt to another person by performing a negligent act, an offender can be jailed for up to two years, fined up to $5,000 or both.

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[Leongsam]

Crazy cyclist unable to navigate a straight wide road!!!