According to Facebook user Joseph Lee, he had an unfortunate encounter with a Taxi and suffered from broken bones after the accident.
In his post he said that the taxi driver failed to adhere to road marking and he uplaoded a photo of the X-ray, here is his post:
“This was the result of a taxi driver who failed to adhere to road markings. He claimed to have not seen me riding in front of him. “
“I don’t have clout or star power compared to Tay Ping Hui (Zheng Bin Hui) 郑斌辉. But I still do my part by raising awareness of road safety and calling out bad road behavior and attitude, be it pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclist or drivers, in sites such as ROADS.sg. I also give suggestions to related agencies such as Land Transport Authority – We Keep Your World Moving YK Ong and Baey Yam Keng 马炎庆, I do hope that you can look more into road safety for vulnerable road users. Many drivers overlook simple rules such as stopping at stop lines, not giving way at zebra crossings and, in my case, not adhering to road markings. “
Sure, there are errant cyclists and jaywalkers, and I agree these should be dealt with but the level of damage done is way lower than that of motorised vehiclesAll the calls for cyclists to pay road tax, get registered, undergo tests and licensing is just a disguise to hide the hypocrisy that drivers feel the roads only belong to motorised vehicles.
It’s not about making the roads safer. Reducing ignorance of traffic rules in all road users, including licensed ones is the way to make the roads safeI’m lucky to have come off the accident alive. I’ll be going for my operation tomorrow, after which I have 6 to 9 months of recovery. I don’t know if the next person would be as lucky
Image Source: Joseph Lee