Tragic accident at Tampinese - pls wear cycling helmets!
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It is never safe to ride a bicycle on Singapore’s roads! Cars do not give way to motorcyclists, much less cyclists. Yet I see people do this everyday, some even riding against the flow of traffic.
It is time for the LTA to seriously consider building bicycle paths, at least from HDB flats to schools. This can come in the form of widening of pedestrian foot-walks to include a lane for bicycles. -
Tampines accident: Bodies of two brothers arrive at wake
The bodies of brothers Nigel Yap, 13, and Donovan Yap, 7, who were killed in an accident in Tampines on Monday, arrived at the wake set up by their family at about 3.35pm on Tuesday.
Their mother, Suliani Ang, 38 and father Frances Yap, 39, received the bodies alongside relatives and church friends.
The two boys were hit by a cement mixer at about 5.40pm Monday at the junction of Tampines Avenue 9 and Tampines Street 45. The Singaporean driver has been arrested.
The younger boy was riding pillion on the bicycle. One boy died instantly and the other died soon after. Photographs of the accident scene have been circulating online but Members of Parliament and netizens have appealed to the online community to be sensitive and respect the family's privacy.
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...-wake-20130129 -
The evening tabloids, Shin Min and Wan Bao, are going to have a field digging every piece of information about the 2 boys.
I seriously hope that the media will just leave the family alone in this time of grief and pain. Surely the parents and family members do not want to see details of the 2 boys splashed all over the papers, invoking more sadness and heartache. -
Read in Sin Ming Evening Papers , the Driver was devastated and crying
at the scene when he realized that he has caused a fatal accident to 2 young boys.... :gloomy:
I pity the Driver , who will live with guilt about this horrible incident.
It will definitely caused him to have sleepless night....
I know now a lot of people will pin point at the Driver.....
I feel sad for the family of the 2 boys and also pity the Driver......
Hope all affected parties will pull over this difficult time..... -
ChiefKiasu:
Nowadays, I am seeing more and more cyclists, some in a group and bunching together taking up the whole lane. Sometimes only 1 or 2 cyclists, but never see them cycling close to the roadside. In fact, I am seeing these cyclists every morning when I drops my DS off at MRT station for him to take the train to school. Its about time the govt enforce some safety rules before we see more mishaps!It is never safe to ride a bicycle on Singapore's roads! Cars do not give way to motorcyclists, much less cyclists. Yet I see people do this everyday, some even riding against the flow of traffic.
It is time for the LTA to seriously consider building bicycle paths, at least from HDB flats to schools. This can come in the form of widening of pedestrian foot-walks to include a lane for bicycles. -
kwcllf:
.....cycling abreast and against the traffic flow :slapshead:
Nowadays, I am seeing more and more cyclists, some in a group and bunching together taking up the whole lane. Sometimes only 1 or 2 cyclists, but never see them cycling close to the roadside. In fact, I am seeing these cyclists every morning when I drops my DS off at MRT station for him to take the train to school. Its about time the govt enforce some safety rules before we see more mishaps!ChiefKiasu:
It is never safe to ride a bicycle on Singapore's roads! Cars do not give way to motorcyclists, much less cyclists. Yet I see people do this everyday, some even riding against the flow of traffic.
It is time for the LTA to seriously consider building bicycle paths, at least from HDB flats to schools. This can come in the form of widening of pedestrian foot-walks to include a lane for bicycles. -
dolphinsiah:
Yes, I pity the driver too. It is an accident that nobody would have wanted.Read in Sin Ming Evening Papers , the Driver was devastated and crying
at the scene when he realized that he has caused a fatal accident to 2 young boys.... :gloomy:
I pity the Driver , who will live with guilt about this horrible incident.
It will definitely caused him to have sleepless night....
I know now a lot of people will pin point at the Driver.....
I feel sad for the family of the 2 boys and also pity the Driver......
Hope all affected parties will pull over this difficult time..... -
I am soooooo sad! :gloomy:
My condolence to the family. It is so sad to loose 2 children at one go. I am damn sad. Couldn't sleep the whole night after hearing the news. :gloomy: -
It's time the Government listen to the people. Bicycles are a necessity if the distance one needs to travel warrants it. Walking a 2 bus stop distance is tiring yet doesn't make sense to take a bus esp when public transport is not feasible. Excuses about lack of space, feasibility etc were made before when the public called for bicycle lanes. If these lanes are built, I'm sure the no of cars will drop as more people choose to cycle instead of driving. If pavements are widened, I'm sure cyclists and pedestrians will co-exist peacefully. Is it because it's too painful to kill the COE cash cow? :siam:
Why not build humps at every junctions and increase the stopping distance between the vehicles? The poor boys were obviously knocked down when the truck was trying to turn, irregardless the lights was in his favour. Does gaining that extra cm makes any difference? I saw many drivers do that and I always shoot them that dirty look which said \"Back Off and don't you come nearer\" while I was crossing the road. :rant:
How about giving cash vouchers to those who catch drivers flouting traffic rules? These errant drivers should be made to pay heavy fines to fund this project. Better still, if drivers are found reckless, they should be punished by caning or jail term with their licences suspended for life. No point suspending their licences for 1 year or 2 and release them back to endanger others again. Our authorities should act tough with these offenders cos we can't bring back innocent lives and no amount of regrets/remorse will help. Fatal accidents should be treated as murder or manslaughter. :mad: :mad:
Sorry that I'm ranting cos I've so many bad experiences involving reckless drivers especially when I cycle not to mention when I was using the road as a pedestrian. One has to be very defensive when cycling on our roads and I only allow my boys to cycle for pleasure - away from the roads. They are not allow to ride motorcycles.
Children should be taught to stand as far away from the road as possible while waiting at the junctions and cross only when all vehicles have stopped. One cannot afford not to be too kiasu here. If I didn't impressed on my boys on road safety, I would have lost 1 or 2 of them. :nailbite:
Last night, I prayed for the mother of these poor boys esp cos I'm a mother myself and my heart goes out to her. This accident sent alarm bells in me to pray for journey mercy for my boys (something that I seldom do as I take it for granted). Today, I prayed for road safety for all the children cos this accident keeps coming to my mind the whole day. Just pray that this accident should be the last. :sad: :sad: -
laughingcat:
Same here, laughingcat.. :gloomy:I am soooooo sad! :gloomy:
My condolence to the family. It is so sad to loose 2 children at one go. I am damn sad. Couldn't sleep the whole night after hearing the news. :gloomy:
Each time I tried to close my eyes to sleep, images of the 2 boys (from the pictures i saw) would flash in front of me.. Didn't sleep a wink last night.. Was crying the whole night..
CNY is around the corner.. How is the family going to cope with the grief, while everyone else is celebrating CNY.. :sad:
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