If anybody knows who this cyclist is, please contact Sengkang NPC at 1800 343 8999. They are also looking for eye witnesses. On 26 March at around 9am, a hearing impaired lady was walking with her husband along the footpath adjacent to Sengkang East Way (beside Sengkang Hospital) when cyclists …
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Group Of >15 Cyclists Seen At Buangkok Blocking Entire Road, LTA Don’t Care
Spotted along Buangkok today morning (13 Feb) at 8am, a huge group of cyclists were seen taking up an entire lane. Moreover, they didn’t even try to hide the fact that they were all from the same group. Other than having very similar outfits, they were also intermingling with one …
Read More »Ho Ching: Register all bicycles and PMDs like we register cars and buses.
In a number of Facebook posts, Ho Ching responded to recent news of errant cyclists on the roads by suggesting that bicycles and PMDs should be registered and insured, whilst riders should obtain a license. She also added that different classes of bicycles and PMDs should be established as we …
Read More »SEA GAMES: CALVIN SIM WINS SINGAPORE’S FIRST MALE CYCLING GOLD SINCE 1997
Cyclist Calvin Sim stepped up with a stunning victory in the SEA Games, in the process becoming Singapore's first ever Gold Medal winner in the male cycling event since the 1997 Jakarta Games, when Bernard Wong won the point race. The last cycling gold in the SEA Games won by a Singaporean was by Dinah Chan who won the individual time trial event at the 2013 edition in Myanmar.
Read More »TODDLER BREAKS LEG, 65 Y.O. GRANDMOTHER FAINTS AFTER CYCLIST RAMS INTO THEM
A 65 year-old woman and her 13 month old grandchild were badly hurt after a teenage cyclist rammed into them outside a condominium in Pasir Ris on 14 May. The elderly woman, Madam Lin Zhenghua, was carrying her grandchild when the accident happened at around 1pm that day. The grandmother fainted from the pain, all while clutching the toddler tightly to prevent her from getting hurt.
Read More »DON’T TARGET US MOUNTAIN BIKERS, GO CATCH THOSE EBIKES INSTEAD
A reader is against the requirement for mountain bikes to have handlebars shorter than 700mm. He thinks having a longer handlebar will provide more stability when cycling and would rather the LTA catch those errant ebikers instead. "Shouldnt LTA be educating pedestrian as well? Most pedestrian are hogging up the entire pavement, walking in all direction, and causing misunderstanding between cyclists and pedestrian. Not all cyclist are dangerous, most of the mountain bikers that ride the local trails respect the pedestrian and care for the safety. Do not let one reckless cyclist give you the idea that the whole cycling community is dangerous!"
Read More »CYCLING GROUP TAVELED 1,000KM TO RAISE FUND FOR KIDNEY PATIENTS
Kudos to the local cycling group who traveled 1,000km from Belum in Perak all the way to Singapore to raise funds for the Kidney Dialysis Foundation (KDF). This epic ride for charity involved 67 cyclists from EpicCyclist. In their efforts to raise funds for KDF's patients, they had to cycle 10 hours a day, and all of them returned home safely to Singapore. The group hoped to achieve the target of $350,000for the KDF patients by June. The cycling event itself, which took place on Friday and ended on Monday, managed to raise $320,000.
Read More »SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE CYCLING MORE VIABLE IN SINGAPORE
AMK Phase 1 and Car Free Sundays are excellent piecemeal initiatives to promote a Car-Lite Singapore but have 1 common shortcoming to overcome: Convince & Convert drivers into cyclists. To achieve a Car-Lite Singapore, the govt agencies will need to have a successful formula in converting people from driver to cyclist/public transport commuter. A Car-Lite Singapore goal would be to keep reducing the % of trips made by car, while simultaneously increasing the % of trips made by bicycle / public transport.
Read More »LTA DOUBLE STANDARDS: LEE HSIEN LOONG NO NEED TO DISMOUNT & PUSH?
From time and tide, LTA has reminded us to DISMOUNT AND PUSH your bicycle across the road. From this video, PM Lee Hsien Loong and his party members has violated LTA's safety standards. Here attached is a screenshot of a video PM Lee and his party members cycling across the road without dismounting, and also a screenshot of LTA's safety standards taken from this link.
Read More »CYCLIST RAMS FULL SPEED INTO 3 Y.O. BOY ON PAVEMENT, SENDS HIM FLYING
While me and my nephew walking, Then came a lady on her bicycle in a very high speed. There is way for cyclists on the opposite road by the way. She came in a High speed and hit my 3 year old nephew on his chest and the small kid flew and fell.
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