[CONSOLIDATED] Errant Cyclists Thread

[Lafiel]

The man who ate bak kut teh in public while on a Stay-Home Notice (SHN) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore was identified as Alan Tham Xiang Sheng.

He was sentenced to six weeks in jail for breaching his 14-day SHN.

Tham had returned to Singapore from Myanmar on March 23, 2020, and was served with the SHN requiring him to stay home at all times until April 6. Instead of going straight home, he visited several public places, including a food court, a money changer, and another hawker centre where he had his bak kut teh dinner, before buying groceries and returning home late that night. He also posted about his meal on social media, which drew public attention and led to an investigation.

 

[Lafiel]

The man who tapped a bus driver's face with an EZ-Link card was sentenced to five weeks in jail and fined S$1,500. The man, Wilson Loh, 53, was also charged with public nuisance and using criminal force on a passenger who tried to intervene, according to CNA and Malay Mail.

 

[PapaWith3Kids]

2 months too little. He’s lucky. Old man is possibly someone’s father. Cyclists …

 

[cybertech]

Seriously 2 months jail !!! no wonder all reckless cyclists see the punishment no up just continue to beat red light.

 

[Lafiel]

Forklift driver Chen Ziliang was sentenced to two months in jail for accepting bribes that amounted to a total of approximately S$4,872.50 (nearly S$5,000) over a period of about two years.

The individual bribes collected were small sums, ranging from 10 cents to S$1 per transaction, from truck drivers at the Cogent Container Depot. The drivers paid him to jump the queue for loading and unloading containers; those who did not pay had to wait longer. Chen collected an estimated S$7 to S$10 daily through this scheme.

 

[thyler_koh]

The cyclist should be jailed, just as a driver who killed someone in a similar situation would be jailed.

But the penalty is too light.

Yes too light . Really piece of thrash

 

[Lafiel]

A former SPH (Singapore Press Holdings) staff member, Chan Wai Kong, who reversed a Lexus and killed a 67-year-old grandmother, was sentenced to six months' jail and a driving ban of five years.

 

[Dr Stephen Strange]

He is kena jailed, read the article. My question is, road bike or ebike? No matter what bike, if the cyclist failed to keep a lookout for pedestrian, then the pedestrian should also keep a lookout (look left and right to check clear) and not assume green man means safe to cross.

Road bike. He is cycling to meet his friend for round island Tour de France.

 

[Toiletpaper80]

Hope the next victim is related to who give the verdict or set the law..

 

[kozmik]

old man's life only worth 2 months jail


Sent from Aniki Studio

 

[kennysme]

This is the mandai loop sometimes they race to see who's alpha

 

[AuraKUPO]

Road bike. He is cycling to meet his friend for round island Tour de France.

Next time if got TDF event, better go out after the event end. It's a big group of professional cyclists competing for world titles.

 

[Travis_Touchdown]

caused someone to uplorry only jail 2 months?? really emperor of the road...

 

[begintoend]

I'm disgusted the scum level integrity of the illogical shameless that tries so fugking hard to give an excuse for the cyclist reckless fault.

Already with the posted longer jail term given for ludicrous examples....
2 months for this fella... imagine it was really an amdk TDF cyclist... Lagi joke news i bet

 

[Techno Pride]

No photo, no occupation listed.

 

[Wstc333]

Sentence too light la.

 

[Joseph12]

SINGAPORE – Even though the traffic lights at a T-junction in Upper Bukit Timah Road had already turned red for five seconds, a man cycled through the junction and rammed into a 70-year-old pedestrian crossing the road.

The pedestrian, who had the green man in his favour, was flung onto the road and died in hospital on the same day.

The cyclist, Lester Lu Su Min, 49, was sentenced to two months’ jail on Oct 31 after pleading guilty to causing death by performing a rash act not amounting to culpable homicide.

Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Ng Jun Kai said that at around 5.30am on March 6, 2024, Lu left his home to meet his friend at Upper Thomson Road to go cycling.

From the meeting point, Lu and his friend cycled along Upper Thomson Road, Mandai Road, and Upper Bukit Timah Road.

As Lu was approaching a T-junction along Upper Bukit Timah Road towards Jalan Anak Bukit, the traffic lights turned red, but Lu did not stop his bicycle.

“Instead, after the traffic lights at the T-junction had turned red for approximately five seconds, the accused cycled across the T-junction at a considerable speed and collided directly into the deceased, who was crossing the T-junction which was showing the green man for pedestrians,” said DPP Ng.

The speed at which Lu was cycling at was not mentioned in court.

The force of the collision propelled the elderly pedestrian onto the road where he landed on his back.

The victim was taken to National University Hospital, where he died.

Seeking a jail term of 2½ to 3½ months’ jail, DPP Ng highlighted how Lu had deliberately beat the red light before colliding with the victim, who was crossing on the green man.

In sentencing, District Judge John Ng told Lu: “It is an unfortunate situation you have for yourself. It is also very sad for the family of the deceased. Nobody intends to be in such situations.”

According to the mid-year traffic figures released in August, more people were killed or injured in road traffic accidents in the first half of 2025, compared with the same period a year ago.

There were 78 fatal accidents from January to June, up from 70 in the first half of 2024, with the number of deaths rising from 72 to 79.

In 2024, the number of people killed and injured in traffic accidents hit a five-year high.

2 months way too light
Really clown for racing when traffic light isn't in his favour

 

[Maihiam]

Should be permanently banned from cycling as well.

 

[oOsiMm]

2mths jailfor 1live, 1 family bonding destroyed...someone's grandpa,father.....

SG judicial system is a joke

 

[Nickypigu]

He is kena jailed, read the article. My question is, road bike or ebike? No matter what bike, if the cyclist failed to keep a lookout for pedestrian, then the pedestrian should also keep a lookout (look left and right to check clear) and not assume green man means safe to cross.

Then forever no need to cross. What nonsense is this. Then cyclists should be made to cycle on the road and not share pavement with pedestrians. They can keep a lookout to knock get run down by vehicles.