BIKES VS BUS - Today 17/06/08
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http://www.todayonline.com/articles/260002.asp
SMRT buses again
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the sender made a typo..
since when do we have number plate TIBS777...
anyway. bus wins.
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Originally posted by SBS7484P:
the sender made a typo..
since when do we have number plate TIBS777...
anyway. bus wins.
langa, bus loses... for tis case still bus loses for being a road bully... for nothing go horn... horn for wat?reason: dangerous or reckless driving
so dun think bus wins... even I see SBS drivers siam away from cyclist as far as they can
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Originally posted by sbst275:
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/260002.asp
SMRT buses again
And another common misconception among Singaporeans.
It's not TIBS. -
Originally posted by sbst275:
langa, bus loses...reason: dangerous or reckless driving
so dun think bus wins... even I see SBS drivers siam away from cyclist as far as they can
hmm.. but sometimes cyclist are real annoying >.<
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Originally posted by SBS7484P:
hmm.. but sometimes cyclist are real annoying >.<
it takes everyone's part to keep e road safe...though oftenly I see cyclist cycling on e opp direction and causing into near accident
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Originally posted by sbst275:
it takes everyone's part to keep e road safe...though oftenly I see cyclist cycling on e opp direction and causing into near accident
which is why they are annoying.cyclists cycling on a pathway, since its a pathway, pedestrians have the right of way.
but cyclist on a road, thats a complete;ly different thing,
when on the road, its the responsiblity of both cars and biker;.
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Originally posted by SBS7484P:
which is why they are annoying.cyclists cycling on a pathway, since its a pathway, pedestrians have the right of way.
but cyclist on a road, thats a complete;ly different thing,
when on the road, its the responsiblity of both cars and biker;.
for e bus... I dun understand... if they're in front and bus wanna filter to bus bay, he should jolly well slow down and wait cos they're alrdy in front
this sort of things can siam just siam
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Bicycles should be cycled on the pavements instead. People being knock down by cyclists is better than cyclist being knock down by vehicles. That's my opinion.
Cyclists always hinder the road traffic at times. During morning i see cyclists on the road where there is traffic jam, my bus has to follow the cyclist instead of overtaking since there is no other lanes for overtaking. Throughout the long stretch at Hougang Ave 3, imagine how long i need to travel? Might as well i walk throught the street? -
Originally posted by Simple_boi:
Bicycles should be cycled on the pavements instead. People being knock down by cyclists is better than cyclist being knock down by vehicles. That's my opinion.
Cyclists always hinder the road traffic at times. During morning i see cyclists on the road where there is traffic jam, my bus has to follow the cyclist instead of overtaking since there is no other lanes for overtaking. Throughout the long stretch at Hougang Ave 3, imagine how long i need to travel? Might as well i walk throught the street?
If they are travelling behind one another, to the most left of the road, still OK.Problem is, some of them like to cycle parallel.
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Originally posted by Oceane:
If they are travelling behind one another, to the most left of the road, still OK.Problem is, some of them like to cycle parallel.
Yesh! The thing is most of the time cyclist think they have the right of way on the roads. -
Safety and road courtesy is always a 2-way thing.
If you don't see it this way, then it's always a recipe for disaster.
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Originally posted by Simple_boi:
Bicycles should be cycled on the pavements instead. People being knock down by cyclists is better than cyclist being knock down by vehicles. That's my opinion.
Cyclists always hinder the road traffic at times. During morning i see cyclists on the road where there is traffic jam, my bus has to follow the cyclist instead of overtaking since there is no other lanes for overtaking. Throughout the long stretch at Hougang Ave 3, imagine how long i need to travel? Might as well i walk throught the street?me too, for me, at Bukit Timah area.
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Originally posted by Simple_boi:
Bicycles should be cycled on the pavements instead. People being knock down by cyclists is better than cyclist being knock down by vehicles. That's my opinion.
Cyclists always hinder the road traffic at times. During morning i see cyclists on the road where there is traffic jam, my bus has to follow the cyclist instead of overtaking since there is no other lanes for overtaking. Throughout the long stretch at Hougang Ave 3, imagine how long i need to travel? Might as well i walk throught the street?
it's an offence for bikes to be cycled on pavement -
Originally posted by sbst275:
it's an offence for bikes to be cycled on pavement
That's why i said it is better to cycle on pavement. -
cyclists shouldn't cycle on pavement. the careless ones can cause injury to those who walk.
i cycle on a regular basis. i must say most sbs drivers are cool. perhaps they are trained. most actually filter out to pass me and my group of cyclists. on our part, we keep to our line as much as possible. we do not weave in and out but be as predictible as possible. of course, we keep ourselves well `lighted' up. we cycle mostly at night weekdays, doing the mandai - new tee loop.
16/f/lonely is correct. there has to be mutual respect for all road users, regardless of vehicle type one uses. when i drive, i try to give way to cyclists/motorcyclists as much as possible when the situation calls.
for a life to be lost due to an impatient driver would be tragic.
having said that, singapore has a long way to go to being a cycle friendly nation. perhaps it is the humid weather....
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i cycle on the roads too.
it's impossible to cycle on the pathways.
just look at the park connector, bicycle track, under the MRT viaduct between Tampines & Simei stations, pedestrians are on the bicycle track just so they are away from the Sun. granted they want shade, who will be at fault for "causing the inconvenience"?
i cycle up loyang ave towards changi village. at the uphill part when the bus driver filters out from bus stop, they give way to me but i'll always check behind to see if it's clear for him. if it is, i'll rather wave and let him go ahead. slow me cant accelerate up the steep loyang avenue. :)
cycling in CBD is also not a problem. my experience, bus drivers will give a bit of leeway.. but i havent done much cycling along shenton way since the full day bus lanes kicked in...
i'm more towards thinking that the cyclists in the article are those "professional" cyclists with racing bikes that take up the entire lane when they cycle, especially so with their friends in tow. -
maybe goverment can buit bicycle lanes lyk those in china.
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Hmm, when is this article written before sending to Today, 10 years ago, and since when there is a rego starting with TIBS.
Anyway, it would be good in major roads having a road shoulder for cyclist to use to siam buses.
Maybe the 61 late, so the sl very impatient and wanted to catch schedule by choinging, but he can wait till 2nd lane to have no traffic and overtake, not a need for horn, maybe sl thinking of the habit in YCK road accident so do not dare to filter, later another K230 bang into it.
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Originally posted by SBS n SMRT:
Hmm, when is this article written before sending to Today, 10 years ago, and since when there is a rego starting with TIBS.
Anyway, it would be good in major roads having a road shoulder for cyclist to use to siam buses.
Maybe the 61 late, so the sl very impatient and wanted to catch schedule by choinging, but he can wait till 2nd lane to have no traffic and overtake, not a need for horn, maybe sl thinking of the habit in YCK road accident so do not dare to filter, later another K230 bang into it.
it's filter to bus stop dun wanna wait
road shoulder? there will always be ppl would go drive at road shoulder during traffic jam
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Originally posted by sbst275:
it's filter to bus stop dun wanna wait
road shoulder? there will always be ppl would go drive at road shoulder during traffic jam
road shoulder small enough for just a bike to pass lah.
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Originally posted by SBS n SMRT:
road shoulder small enough for just a bike to pass lah.
still if bus wanna filter to bus stop, there will still be such cases one... -
Originally posted by sbst275:
still if bus wanna filter to bus stop, there will still be such cases one...so maybe the part no shoulder lo
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In my opinion, drivers horn cyclists is to alert them that there is a bus behind. It's better than you quietly follow the bicycle. I still think that it's safer to cycle on pavement.
Lastly, bicycles never pay road tax.
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Originally posted by SBS 233 X:
In my opinion, drivers horn cyclists is to alert them that there is a bus behind. It's better than you quietly follow the bicycle. I still think that it's safer to cycle on pavement.
Lastly, bicycles never pay road tax.
you horn at them is there of any use if they're alrdy in front of e bus and it's e filter into bus bay issuepavement? it's an offence to do so except Tampines New Town
no pay road tax cannot use road la? tat means M'bike dun pay PLUS toll so cannot use PLUS la?