Reckless Cyclist

[Kb27]

Cyclist, why don't you go find a safer sport, than crowding the roads and holding up traffic ?

The tension is already building up and some day some siao lan will kee siao and just mow you down.

[inlinesix]

Cyclist, why don't you go find a safer sport, than crowding the roads and holding up traffic ?

The tension is already building up and some day some siao lan will kee siao and just mow you down.

 

If it reach that level, it clearly shows that our society lost all social graciousness.

 

1 kenna license suspended.  If he relies on the car to make a living, good luck.

 

1 sleep in hospital.  A lot of time, these diehard cyclist will walk out of the hospital and cycle the next day.

[Kb27]

Clearly, nothing will stop some cyclists, come rain, shine or hell.

Same with motorbikers who like to lane split.

When they get hurt, they blame the drivers.

Oh great, if you get to live to talk about it.

[inlinesix]

Clearly, nothing will stop some cyclists, come rain, shine or hell.

Same with motorbikers who like to lane split.

When they get hurt, they blame the drivers.

Oh great, if you get to live to talk about it.

 

I have a fren who is passionate about cycling. 

 

He was involved in a number of accident and nothing stops him from cycling.

 

He was killed a couple of years ago by drunk driver in the wee hour of saturday morning.

 

While sitting at the back of a van going to Changi Jetty.

[Nzy]

think allow motorcycles on pedestrian walkways would be safer than all the E bikes or scooters

 

at least we can hear them coming esp those who walk with headphones 

 

and motorbikes are registered, have insurance cover and riders wear mandatory helmets

 

Motorbikes are alot heavier. Getting hit by a motorbike at 10km/h will probably be alot worse than getting hit by an e-scooter at the same speed. That is why, the legal e-scooters also have weight limit.

[Enye]

Motorbikes are alot heavier. Getting hit by a motorbike at 10km/h will probably be alot worse than getting hit by an e-scooter at the same speed. That is why, the legal e-scooters also have weight limit.

 

wow you take banter so seriously

 

 

[Weez911]

 

Schadenfreude     

 

[Little_prince]

 

 

Holycrit duo jailed and fined for organising illegal races without police approval and permit

Bike shop owner Eric Khoo Shui Yan (right) and project manager Zulkifli Awab were each jailed for seven days and fined $5,000 on Tuesday (Oct 4) for organising and promoting illegal bicycle races without police approval and permits. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW

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SINGAPORE - Two men who organised and promoted illegal bicycle races without police approval and permits were each jailed for seven days and fined $5,000 on Tuesday (Oct 4).

Former bike shop owner Eric Khoo Shui Yan, 29, and project manager Zulkifli Awab, 40, had pleaded guilty in June to four charges each - two each of promoting the race without approval and conducting it without a permit - with 12 others taken into consideration.

In all, they organised eight editions of the night-time race called HolyCrit at various locations across the island.

The two races which were proceeded in court concerned the race along Stadium Drive on Sept 26, 2014 and Tanglin Halt Road on Nov 29 that year.

Both men had met through their mutual hobby and eventually came up with the idea of organising a series of cycling races for fixed-gear bicycles - bicycles with only one gear and no brakes.

 

 

Each race participant would pay $10 registration fee to the duo, which sum would enter a general pool to be given to the first-placed winner of that day's race.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Yvonne Poon said Khoo and Zulkifli would visit potential race locations, observe the traffic situation at the scene, and plan an estimated route with a start and end point before confirming the use of the location.

Zulkilfli would be in charge of briefing the cyclists on the race route, the rules, basic safety regulation and what to wear, and to have lights fixed on their bicycles .

During the race, participants would have to cycle laps along the stipulated route for 35 minutes . To be declared the winner, there would be two last laps where participants would vie with each other to be the first cyclist to cross the finish line.

The court heard that during the November 2014 race, 32 cyclists took part with a sizeable number of spectators present. There was a construction site nearby. The duo also obtained seven to eight traffic cones from the side of the road to mark out a turning point from Tanglin Halt Road into Tanglin Halt Close.

A 25-year-old man called the police at 11.49pm, stating that he nearly hit the cyclists and did not realise a race was on.

Khoo's lawyers Josephus Tan and Cory Wong said besides creating awareness for fixed-gear cycling, Khoo organised HolyCrit out of his passion, and to build a strong community spirit around it.

Zulkifli's lawyer Shashi Nathan, together with Mr Jeremy Pereira, said his client had only good and genuine intentions when he helped Khoo to organise those races.

The races were aimed solely to provide an avenue for fellow cycling enthusiasts to meet, socialise and compete with one another in a friendly setting, he said.

Both men's counsel had asked that a nominal day's jail be imposed for the promoting of the race charge .

In passing sentence, District Judge Carol Ling said she did not think two days' imprisonment for each of the accused would be an adequate sentence. She said there was a certain level of disregard to the law displayed in holding these HolyCrit races.

She noted that public safety was compromised. She found that the duo had displayed a lack of consideration for other legitimate road users and placed the safety of participants and spectators on these road races at risk.

The maximum penalty for promoting any competition or trial of speed is six months' jail and a $2,000 fine. For conducting an event without a permit, the maximum penalty is a $1,000 fine or three months' jail.

 

 

 

 

good riddance! really hate those bloody idiot cyclists that ride without brakes! 

 

they're a public nuisance and a risk to others and themselves!

Edited October 4, 2016 by Little_prince

[Beregond]

 

another level, dun jun jun tio beh piao, got fire there 

Edited October 4, 2016 by Beregond

[Kb27]

 

another level, dun jun jun tio beh piao, got fire there 

 

I wouldn't worry too much.

Firemen will come with bolt cutters, axe, saws, whatever, remove the chains and throw away the bikes during emergency.

Remember they come with heavy machineries to pry open car doors etc.

They can probably dismantle the bicycles under 1 min.

 

Edited October 4, 2016 by Kb27

[Beregond]

I wouldn't worry too much.

Firemen will come with bolt cutters, axe, saws, whatever, remove the chains and throw away the bikes during emergency.

Remember they come with heavy machineries to pry open car doors etc.

They can probably dismantle the bicycles under 1 min.

 

ya hor, forget they are the pro for these suitation lol

[jcchia]

Just keep within your speed, range and give way to them irregardless of their behaviour. He too got a family waiting for dinner with him..........

[Atrecord]

Not sure how many actually really learnt their lessons...

And I'm sure this is only the tip of the iceberg.

 

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-than-700-reckless-riders-caught-since-may-lta/3180848.htmlhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-than-700-reckless-riders-caught-since-may-lta/3180848.html

 

 

More than 700 reckless riders caught since May: LTA 

• By Leong Wai Kit
•  
• Posted 05 Oct 2016 10:15
•  
• Updated 05 Oct 2016 10:20

LTA's enforcement officers at Taman Jurong advising riders to travel safe. (Photo: Leong Wai Kit)  

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SINGAPORE: More than 700 cyclists, e-bike and e-scooter users have been caught for reckless riding since May, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Wednesday (Oct 5). 

Instances of reckless behaviour include riding power-assisted bicycles (PABs) on footpaths, cycling at night without bike lights and failing to give way to pedestrians.

The checks are part of LTA's efforts in preparing the public for new laws on riding which will kick in later this year.

While the new laws have not been finalised, LTA have introduced a team of enforcement officers since May to carry out outreach efforts at HDB and industrial estates. They have been sent on more than 400 deployments across Singapore, and look out for unsafe behaviours such as riders who speed and fail to give way to pedestrians.

In these instances, officers will advise these riders to be more careful.

But this does not mean that all errant riders will get away with just an advisory. LTA said its enforcement officers have issued summons to riders who use e-bikes on footpaths and to those who modified their e-bikes, which are offences under existing laws. 

On Wednesday, eight LTA enforcement officers and a small team of Traffic Police officers were deployed at Taman Jurong, which was flagged as a hotspot area.

LTA said a hotspot area is usually defined by a place with high volume of cyclists, e-bike and e-scooter users as well pedestrians. These places are also located near bus stops and traffic junctions.

- CNA/am

[Beregond]

Not sure how many actually really learnt their lessons...

And I'm sure this is only the tip of the iceberg.

 

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-than-700-reckless-riders-caught-since-may-lta/3180848.htmlhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-than-700-reckless-riders-caught-since-may-lta/3180848.html

 

 

More than 700 reckless riders caught since May: LTA 

• By Leong Wai Kit
•  
• Posted 05 Oct 2016 10:15
•  
• Updated 05 Oct 2016 10:20

LTA's enforcement officers at Taman Jurong advising riders to travel safe. (Photo: Leong Wai Kit)  

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SINGAPORE: More than 700 cyclists, e-bike and e-scooter users have been caught for reckless riding since May, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Wednesday (Oct 5). 

Instances of reckless behaviour include riding power-assisted bicycles (PABs) on footpaths, cycling at night without bike lights and failing to give way to pedestrians.

The checks are part of LTA's efforts in preparing the public for new laws on riding which will kick in later this year.

While the new laws have not been finalised, LTA have introduced a team of enforcement officers since May to carry out outreach efforts at HDB and industrial estates. They have been sent on more than 400 deployments across Singapore, and look out for unsafe behaviours such as riders who speed and fail to give way to pedestrians.

In these instances, officers will advise these riders to be more careful.

But this does not mean that all errant riders will get away with just an advisory. LTA said its enforcement officers have issued summons to riders who use e-bikes on footpaths and to those who modified their e-bikes, which are offences under existing laws. 

On Wednesday, eight LTA enforcement officers and a small team of Traffic Police officers were deployed at Taman Jurong, which was flagged as a hotspot area.

LTA said a hotspot area is usually defined by a place with high volume of cyclists, e-bike and e-scooter users as well pedestrians. These places are also located near bus stops and traffic junctions.

- CNA/am

these are kachiamputeh nia.

 

its like catching thieves stealing 10 , 20 buks. those stealing millions getting away .

 

hope they get those big cases soon also,  good start at least.

[Ahgong]

there are efforts to form similar to neighbourhood citizens on patrol teams, for educating bikers, ebikers and escooters on the proper usage etiquette.

can't remember the name of the new campaign. but it will be formed soon.

i do hope that will be effective.

[Ktglfc]

Not sure how many actually really learnt their lessons...

And I'm sure this is only the tip of the iceberg.

 

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-than-700-reckless-riders-caught-since-may-lta/3180848.htmlhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-than-700-reckless-riders-caught-since-may-lta/3180848.html

 

 

More than 700 reckless riders caught since May: LTA 

• By Leong Wai Kit
•  
• Posted 05 Oct 2016 10:15
•  
• Updated 05 Oct 2016 10:20

LTA's enforcement officers at Taman Jurong advising riders to travel safe. (Photo: Leong Wai Kit)  

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SINGAPORE: More than 700 cyclists, e-bike and e-scooter users have been caught for reckless riding since May, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Wednesday (Oct 5). 

Instances of reckless behaviour include riding power-assisted bicycles (PABs) on footpaths, cycling at night without bike lights and failing to give way to pedestrians.

The checks are part of LTA's efforts in preparing the public for new laws on riding which will kick in later this year.

While the new laws have not been finalised, LTA have introduced a team of enforcement officers since May to carry out outreach efforts at HDB and industrial estates. They have been sent on more than 400 deployments across Singapore, and look out for unsafe behaviours such as riders who speed and fail to give way to pedestrians.

In these instances, officers will advise these riders to be more careful.

But this does not mean that all errant riders will get away with just an advisory. LTA said its enforcement officers have issued summons to riders who use e-bikes on footpaths and to those who modified their e-bikes, which are offences under existing laws. 

On Wednesday, eight LTA enforcement officers and a small team of Traffic Police officers were deployed at Taman Jurong, which was flagged as a hotspot area.

LTA said a hotspot area is usually defined by a place with high volume of cyclists, e-bike and e-scooter users as well pedestrians. These places are also located near bus stops and traffic junctions.

- CNA/am

 

 

 

Good start... and pls continue ...

Don't stop !

[Mason016]

Not sure how many actually really learnt their lessons...

And I'm sure this is only the tip of the iceberg.

 

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-than-700-reckless-riders-caught-since-may-lta/3180848.htmlhttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-than-700-reckless-riders-caught-since-may-lta/3180848.html

 

 

More than 700 reckless riders caught since May: LTA

• By Leong Wai Kit
• Posted 05 Oct 2016 10:15
• Updated 05 Oct 2016 10:20

 

 

 

 

LTA's enforcement officers at Taman Jurong advising riders to travel safe. (Photo: Leong Wai Kit)

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SINGAPORE: More than 700 cyclists, e-bike and e-scooter users have been caught for reckless riding since May, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Wednesday (Oct 5).

Instances of reckless behaviour include riding power-assisted bicycles (PABs) on footpaths, cycling at night without bike lights and failing to give way to pedestrians.

The checks are part of LTA's efforts in preparing the public for new laws on riding which will kick in later this year.

While the new laws have not been finalised, LTA have introduced a team of enforcement officers since May to carry out outreach efforts at HDB and industrial estates. They have been sent on more than 400 deployments across Singapore, and look out for unsafe behaviours such as riders who speed and fail to give way to pedestrians.

In these instances, officers will advise these riders to be more careful.

But this does not mean that all errant riders will get away with just an advisory. LTA said its enforcement officers have issued summons to riders who use e-bikes on footpaths and to those who modified their e-bikes, which are offences under existing laws.

On Wednesday, eight LTA enforcement officers and a small team of Traffic Police officers were deployed at Taman Jurong, which was flagged as a hotspot area.

LTA said a hotspot area is usually defined by a place with high volume of cyclists, e-bike and e-scooter users as well pedestrians. These places are also located near bus stops and traffic junctions.

- CNA/am

Wah, fast hand fast leg wayang sia.

[Mcf777]

From May to Aug (we dont count September), only 700 cyclist or e-scooter got caught.

Per month average : 175.

Per day average : Less than 6 

 

KNN....so many enforcement officer, only less than 6 caught per day.

they must really buck up and not find a place to jia liao bee.

 

Every morning, my 1hr of walk/jog around my estate, can easily meet 5-10 cyclist/e-scooter speeding or not giving way to passer-by.