[CONSOLIDATED] Errant Cyclists Thread

[durain]

Oh my! Is the van ok?

 

[TopGun]

van never slow down approaching traffic light, gg liao, even bicycle at fault

Slow down how? Step on brakes?

What do you think will happen if every vehicles does that? It will be a sea of red brake lights and traffic will come to a crawl. Might as well get down and push the vehicle past every junction.

 

[GoneNuts]

I have never understood the courage to beat the red light as a cyclist especially when the vehicle lights are green.

At least check the fugging traffic by looking at the left if u insist on beating the red light lah!

I think the tour de sinke adrenaline kick in.. then speed +100 becoming invincible on road...

 

[pwillie]

so early so sleepy

 

[champion09]

I have never understood the courage to beat the red light as a cyclist especially when the vehicle lights are green.

At least check the fugging traffic by looking at the left if u insist on beating the red light lah!

good riddance

 

[Comage]

I have never understood the courage to beat the red light as a cyclist especially when the vehicle lights are green.

At least check the fugging traffic by looking at the left if u insist on beating the red light lah!

Gambler's mentality - the whole lot of them.

Got try, got chance.
Never try, never got chance

 

[niwde7]

I thought cyclist need to get down and push at traffic lights?

 

[cleffa3000]

cyclist getting out of hand

 

[Stroganoff]

Slow down how? Step on brakes?

What do you think will happen if every vehicles does that? It will be a sea of red brake lights and traffic will come to a crawl. Might as well get down and push the vehicle past every junction.

tell that to the judge.

 

[Mystyque]

I thought cyclist need to get down and push at traffic lights?

not required for many years liao

 

[TopGun]

tell that to the judge.

It is still a valid point. What does slowing down means?

 

[jywy2005]

Why can’t LTA mandate cyclists to dismount on crossing the roads?

 

[Eberjey九九]

Feel so sleepy

I today cai png add meat add rice.

 

[kennysme]

Ever saw a boomer uncle ride across a busy junction along AMK ave 6 diagonally like bloody shibuya crossing and didn't care whether red or green, and also never looked for traffic ... just facing forwards and cycle. Don't know whether still alive now.

 

[batman_888]

is the van ok?

what about the road?

is the ants ok also?

 

[zzzzzzz]

i only see 1 cyclist, where are the other 2?

 

[Eberjey九九]

i only see 1 cyclist, where are the other 2?

I think the other 2 ish not friend 2 with dis kanna bang guy. Dis kanna bang cycle share bike. The 2 is just waiting for traffic light only.

 

[DragonFire]

tell that to the judge.

They should. They will not be gg with the video evidence. Stopping is clearly impossible given the distances involved, and the van isn't speeding considering he managed to stop very quickly after contact.
They are gg if they accept the TP charges and fail to challenge. Misplaced guilt is a bad thing. As bad as not understanding due process.

TP's duty is to press charges when the situation meets the minimum threshold for charges to be applied.
- meat on metal
- injury

The bar is exceptionally low.

Allocation of fault is the Judges duty.

The bar here is considerably higher, and this is where mitigatory circumstances are taken into condition.
Maybe the fellow entered the road the instant your paths were about to intersect.
Maybe the fellow was on the phone and disregarded traffic signals
Maybe the fellow was playing ninja and crossing an unlit road at night whilst wearing dark clothing.
Maybe the fellow demonstrated historical erratic behavior and may have been attempting self termination.

If you agree to TP charges you bypass judgement and accept 100% fault by default and head straight to sentencing. There are no more maybes for the impartial judge to evaluate. If they accept TP charges as is, they won't even have the chance to tell that to the judge. And if they have second thoughts at sentencing, sorry no can do. That is not how the law works. You don't recant statements of guilt just like that.

That is GG.

The even more GG part is that accepting charges is ALSO accepting liability. If the injured party sues, it becomes a case of discovery.

 

[jtjt00]

Why can’t LTA mandate cyclists to dismount on crossing the roads?

No manpower to enforce.

 

[trevlim]

quite long time never see this cute monkey gif