2257HRS. grrrr… just returned back to gate because of a technical problem the Airbus A380. The ground crew is assessing the problem before deciding what’s the next step. To give all clear for the flight to continue or transfer all pax to another flight.
This must be the longest route I ever cycled on my Dahon Eco C6. Total distance of 33 kilometers from Sengkang to Ang Mo Kio back to Sengkang and enroute to Punggol Promenade Park.
The most scenic view along this route is the Punggol Waterway, too bad I forget to take a few shots with my camera phone š¦
Thanks to the delay by the EM Services lift techniciansĀ at Connection One, I was trapped in the lift in Tower 5 for a good 1 hour and 20 minutes before I managed to get out the stalled lift.
However, while being trapped in the lift, I was wondering if the scene in the movie, Devil, will happen to me. Eh… but it did not happen… phew!
Cycling is in the hot news for past 1 week due to the death of a cyclist at Loyang Ave. There are also a lot of heated debate on forums and Internet among cyclists and motorists on dangerous cyclists and dangerous motorists. Each parties are blaming each other for accidents and with the cyclists calling for cycling lane to be built while on the other end motorists are urging authorities to get cyclists off the road.
Just last Friday, I bought 2 Dahon foldable bikes for my wife and myself for some outdoor exercise at various Park Connector Network.
Being a cyclist myself, I definitely hate those drivers who are out there being inconsiderate to cyclists as I used to cycle on the road.
But there are also cyclists out there who think they are the king of the road, riding without giving consideration to other road users too. Dashing across traffic junction when the light is red, crossing a junction without observing the road conditions, listening to music on earphone while cycling, etc. I have seen all these inconsiderate behaviours in a cycling group I have joined.
And now being a car owner for the past 3 years, I have my fair share of cyclists who endanger themselves and make me feel frustrated by the way they cycle on the road. Not that I do not have the patience, but it the sudden hogging, sudden lane change or a cyclist riding on the wrong lane that cause such frustration.
Myself having cycled in Penggerang, Malaysia a few times, have noticed drivers there are more patience andĀ tolerableĀ to cyclists on the road. But if you are Kuala Lumpur, the situation is different, it’s just the same as in Singapore. You get to see drivers driving close to cyclist and horning at them to get off the road.
Why you might ask, the reason is because in Penggerang, the road is wide and the traffic on the road is thin to allow cyclist and motorists to co-exist peacefully. But in an urban congested road, motorists are busy driving, changing lane, keeping a space between vehicle in the front, looking out for other vehicles unlike in rural area, where the motorist does not have much distraction to worry about. So the next time when someone tells you that cycling in Malaysia, Europe, Japan, Thailand or other countries is safer than in Singapore, ask them do they cycle in the urban or rural area.
To end this post, I attached 2 videos of errant cyclists from my in-car video recorder.
This cyclist is cycling on the right most lane causing a slow down. In Singapore slow moving vehicles are to keep to the left lane and cyclist are to cycle near to kerb-side which on the left side of the road.
The Traffic Police has make it mandatory for cyclist to be visible at night by using blinker at the front and rear of bicycle, but look at this idiot there is no blinkers. Also there is a pedestrian crossing about 10 meters away, instead of using the pedestrian crossing to cross over to the other side of the road, this idiot tried to change lane on road that is meant for motorists causing a slow down of vehicles on the road and also endangering his own life.
Cycling is in the hot news for past 1 week due to the death of a cyclist at Loyang Ave. There are also a lot of heated debate on forums and Internet among cyclists and motorists on dangerous cyclists and dangerous motorists. Each parties are blaming each other for accidents and with the cyclists calling for cycling lane to be built while on the other end motorists are urging authorities to get cyclists off the road.
Just last Friday, I bought 2 Dahon foldable bikes for my wife and myself for some outdoor exercise at various Park Connector Network.
Being a cyclist myself, I definitely hate those drivers who are out there being inconsiderate to cyclists as I used to cycle on the road.
But there are also cyclists out there who think they are the king of the road, riding without giving consideration to other road users too. Dashing across traffic junction when the light is red, crossing a junction without observing the road conditions, listening to music on earphone while cycling, etc. I have seen all these inconsiderate behaviours in a cycling group I have joined.
And now being a car owner for the past 3 years, I have my fair share of cyclists who endanger themselves and make me feel frustrated by the way they cycle on the road. Not that I do not have the patience, but it the sudden hogging, sudden lane change or a cyclist riding on the wrong lane that cause such frustration.
Myself having cycled in Penggerang, Malaysia a few times, have noticed drivers there are more patience andĀ tolerableĀ to cyclists on the road. But if you are Kuala Lumpur, the situation is different, it’s just the same as in Singapore. You get to see drivers driving close to cyclist and horning at them to get off the road.
Why you might ask, the reason is because in Penggerang, the road is wide and the traffic on the road is thin to allow cyclist and motorists to co-exist peacefully. But in an urban congested road, motorists are busy driving, changing lane, keeping a space between vehicle in the front, looking out for other vehicles unlike in rural area, where the motorist does not have much distraction to worry about. So the next time when someone tells you that cycling in Malaysia, Europe, Japan, Thailand or other countries is safer than in Singapore, ask them do they cycle in the urban or rural area.
To end this post, I attached 2 videos of errant cyclists from my in-car video recorder.
This cyclist is cycling on the right most lane causing a slow down. In Singapore slow moving vehicles are to keep to the left lane and cyclist are to cycle near to kerb-side which on the left side of the road.
The Traffic Police has make it mandatory for cyclist to be visible at night by using blinker at the front and rear of bicycle, but look at this idiot there is no blinkers. Also there is a pedestrian crossing about 10 meters away, instead of using the pedestrian crossing to cross over to the other side of the road, this idiot tried to change lane on road that is meant for motorists causing a slow down of vehicles on the road and also endangering his own life.
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