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IN FOCUS: Why can t cyclists and motorists just get along? With incidents involving cyclists and motorists the subject of regular, intense debates online, CNA explores what it might take for Singapore s road users to be a little more tolerant of one another.
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SINGAPORE: It began on Pasir Ris Drive 4.
In December 2018, an online video of an altercation between a lorry driver and a cyclist along the 4km-long road went viral, getting millions of views within days of being uploaded.
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January 28, 2021
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Accidents happen, even to the best of us.
For one cyclist, it was the carrier bag he had hung on his handlebar that was his undoing when it got caught on his front wheel, causing his bike to veer towards the left and crash into the back of a stationary car parked along Mandai Road, he recounted in two posts on Facebook group Love Cycling SG today (Jan 28).
The force of the impact resulted in dents across the car s roof and boot cover, as well as a broken rear window screen.
The cyclist, who was cycling home from his workplace at the time of the accident, suffered two large gashes across his forehead. The helmet he was wearing at the time also broke as a result.
January 15, 2021
Potholes on the road at Jalan Bahagia on Jan 14, 2021.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Road potholes have proliferated across the island after heavy rains in the last several weeks, raising concern among motorists and cyclists alike.
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng on Friday (Jan 15) told The Straits Times he is aware of the situation: The rains this year have been heavier and more protracted. We re seeing four times more potholes than usual.
He explained that with persistent rain, water seeps into the ground, softens the soil, and the tarmac above gives way when vehicles go over them.
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More potholes appearing on Singapore roads due to wet weather
Potholes along the Pan Island Expressway (left) and Tampines Avenue 5 reported on Jan 10, 2021. (Photos: Facebook/Zuraida Abdul Rahman Gulam)
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SINGAPORE: Ms Zuraida Abdul Rahman Gulam and her family were on the way home from a late dinner last Sunday evening (Jan 10) when they quite literally hit a bump in the road.
While driving in the left-most lane on the Pan Island Expressway towards Tuas, Ms Zuraida s husband ran into a pothole just before the Tampines exit. The thud and loud sound triggered an “intense” shock, Ms Zuraida said.
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