I enjoy cycling and thoroughly understand the benefits of the activity
However, there was an explosion of bicycle population in Singapore proportion with the significant growth in human population in the island state over the last three years. Some due to the increasing popularity of riding as a sport while others felt this is a more carbon friendly way to travel but many ride because it is the cheapest way to get around.
They were cycling enthusiasts, leisure cyclists, the green enthusiasts as well as the many who used bicycles as a mode of convenient transport and cheaper alternative to other forms of public transport especially with Certificate of Entitlement (COE) at the price of more than a cost of a car or in the range of many tens of thousand of dollars.
I encountered different kinds of cyclists during my runs around my estate. Some were considerate road users while the others were not.The cycling and green enthusiasts would usually put on their gear and use the road. They would follow the requirements of the road and ride in groups. They would stop at the red light and were usually not a problem to other road users.
Then there were those who rode on the pedestrian pavement ringing their bells as they sped. They were those who usually used bicycle as a cheaper alternative to public transport. I believed they were not restricted to foreign workers around the estate but locals as well. They deprived the others user of the pedestrian of their use of the pavement, caused danger to elderly, the underprivileged and women with prams who cannot reacted so quickly to the speeding vehicle. They were a source of irritation to runners in the narrow pavement.
Unlike drivers and motorcycle riders, cyclists would not get their licence suspended if they used their mobile phone while riding. This happened really often especially with the foreign workers (of various nationalities). On so many occasions, they were screaming into their mobile phone (holding with one hand) and trying to balance their bicycle with the other. They also cannot see other road users especially on-coming vehicles as they get onto the roads from the pavement. On some occasions, I witnessed cyclists riding across the road using pedestrian crossing but against the direction of normal traffic flow. This could pose danger to themselves from vehicles turning in the road.
However, living in where I am and having to endure inconsiderate cyclists make me feel that there should be tighter regulations to govern their use of the road or pedestrian pavement. I was not expecting the same rigor as licences for vehicle and motorcycles but some form of awareness campaigns and classes. These cyclists need to be educated to use proper safety gears, if they are to use bicycle outside designated area such as parks and private compound, and follow traffic regulations.This will benefit all road users and improve road safety.
However, there was an explosion of bicycle population in Singapore proportion with the significant growth in human population in the island state over the last three years. Some due to the increasing popularity of riding as a sport while others felt this is a more carbon friendly way to travel but many ride because it is the cheapest way to get around.
They were cycling enthusiasts, leisure cyclists, the green enthusiasts as well as the many who used bicycles as a mode of convenient transport and cheaper alternative to other forms of public transport especially with Certificate of Entitlement (COE) at the price of more than a cost of a car or in the range of many tens of thousand of dollars.
I encountered different kinds of cyclists during my runs around my estate. Some were considerate road users while the others were not.The cycling and green enthusiasts would usually put on their gear and use the road. They would follow the requirements of the road and ride in groups. They would stop at the red light and were usually not a problem to other road users.
Then there were those who rode on the pedestrian pavement ringing their bells as they sped. They were those who usually used bicycle as a cheaper alternative to public transport. I believed they were not restricted to foreign workers around the estate but locals as well. They deprived the others user of the pedestrian of their use of the pavement, caused danger to elderly, the underprivileged and women with prams who cannot reacted so quickly to the speeding vehicle. They were a source of irritation to runners in the narrow pavement.
Unlike drivers and motorcycle riders, cyclists would not get their licence suspended if they used their mobile phone while riding. This happened really often especially with the foreign workers (of various nationalities). On so many occasions, they were screaming into their mobile phone (holding with one hand) and trying to balance their bicycle with the other. They also cannot see other road users especially on-coming vehicles as they get onto the roads from the pavement. On some occasions, I witnessed cyclists riding across the road using pedestrian crossing but against the direction of normal traffic flow. This could pose danger to themselves from vehicles turning in the road.
However, living in where I am and having to endure inconsiderate cyclists make me feel that there should be tighter regulations to govern their use of the road or pedestrian pavement. I was not expecting the same rigor as licences for vehicle and motorcycles but some form of awareness campaigns and classes. These cyclists need to be educated to use proper safety gears, if they are to use bicycle outside designated area such as parks and private compound, and follow traffic regulations.This will benefit all road users and improve road safety.
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