A netizen shared how his/her 68-year-old father got hit by a cyclist who was speeding on a pavement.
The uncle was on his way to his stall when a female cyclist knocked him down from behind.
He fell and hit his head against the ground, blacking out for a few seconds, when he came to, he was already in a pool of blood.
An eye witness said that the cyclist was using her phone prior to the collision and her bike didn’t have lights.
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“My dad is 68 years old and this accident happened at Yuan Ching Road around 9.30pm on 16/6/21.
He was going to his stall and was carrying 2 big bags of packed chilli sauce.
And on his way there after crossing the road, a bicycle rode by a female biker came at a very high speed and knocked him down from behind. He fall immediately and hit his head against the ground and blacked out for a few seconds.
When he wakes up he was already in a pool of blood. An eye witness informed me that the biker seemed to be using her HP prior to the accident and the bicycle was not installed with lights.
By the injury assessed, the impact was definitely very huge and seems to be hit by a fast object.
I seriously urge all riders riding on pavement shared with pedestrians especially those narrow ones to ride at a safe speed, give yourself ample time to react. If at night do install lights at the front and back of the bicycle.
There are times when a senior citizen suddenly comes out and doesn’t have time to react to you because they are old and their reaction is slow and this is when the rider plays an important part by ensuring they have ample reaction time to prevent such accident.
Most importantly stay focus on the path and do not use your handphone, if you want to use your phone please stop ur bicycle at a side first.
Given the significant rise of riding hobbyist and more food delivery riders around, i urge the authority to create more cycling path if possible.
There’s a saying in Chinese that the road is like the mouth of a tiger but with so many riders on the pavement nowadays, a pedestrian walkway can be a mouth of a tiger too.”
Source: Jovi via ROADS.sg on Facebook