Pictures of an accident were recently uploaded on the Facebook page ROADS.sg which shows a cyclist in a severe accident due to his bicycle wheel getting caught on a roadside drain cover which left him flying.
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A cyclist was hospitalised when the front wheel of his bicycle was caught on a roadside drain cover and he flew forward.
Drain gratings can be dangerous for all cyclists using our roads. LTA should review and change all our current drain covers that are NOT perpendicular to the cement kerb. Those gratings with metal bars that are parallel to the cement kerb are dangerous to all cyclist and will cause a fall by ‘catching’ the slim wheels of bicycles.
Wishing cyclist a speedy and full recovery.
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