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All bicycles on public paths and roads should have brakes installed, says advisory panel
A cyclist seen with a mini Singapore flag affixed to his bicycle at Woodlands Waterfront Park. (Photo: Try Sutrisno Foo)
30 Dec 2020 08:37PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: All bicycles used on public paths and roads should have brakes installed, the Active Mobility Advisory Panel said on Wednesday (Dec 30) in its recommendations submitted to the Transport Minister.
If implemented, the proposed rule will mainly affect fixed-gear bicycles, as well as bicycle motocross (BMX) bicycles used for cycling sports.
December 28, 2020
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Tempting as it may be to gawk at accident scenes, it goes without saying that motorists and cyclists should be keeping their eyes on the road.
Unfortunately for one cyclist, those few seconds spent staring at an accident scene along Yishun Dam on Sunday morning (Dec 27) caused him to get into a crash of his own. He rear-ended a parked car and sent his own bike flying in a viral clip shared on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante.
The cyclist then allegedly fled the scene, according to an update by the page that evening.
In the minute-long clip, the cyclist, who remains unidentified, was seen using his phone as he approached the accident site, where a Shalom Movers lorry had mounted a guardrail and was perched there slanted at an alarming angle.