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Cyclist fined, gets 5-year ban for causing biker's death
Published on Feb 21, 2012
Shohel Abdul Bayes, 35, a Bangladeshi marine trades worker, was cycling along Admiralty Road West towards Sembawang Road on Jan 4, 2011, when he failed to keep a proper lookout while filtering to the right. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
By Elena Chong
A cyclist who caused the death of a motorcyclist in a road traffic accident was fined $6,000 and banned from driving all vehicles for five years on Tuesday.
Shohel Abdul Bayes, 35, a Bangladeshi marine trades worker, was cycling along Admiralty Road West towards Sembawang Road on Jan 4, 2011, when he failed to keep a proper lookout while filtering to the right. It resulted in a collision with motorcyclist Toh Eng Huat, 57, a delivery driver. Mr Toh died about seven hours later in hospital of his injuries.
The court heard that Mr Toh was travelling along the road in the same direction as Shohel when the latter filtered abruptly to the right lane, causing the motorcycle to hit the back of the bicycle. Upon impact, the motorcycle skidded before coming to a halt 28m away. Shohel was also flung off his bicycle and landed on the grass verge beside the road.
Pleading for leniency, Shohel's lawyer, Mr Harpal Singh Bajaj, said his client, a sole breadwinner, committed an error of judgment and ought to have been more careful before filtering to the right. He has been working in Singapore since 1999 and was promoted to supervisor in 2009.
Shohel Abdul Bayes, 35, a Bangladeshi marine trades worker, was cycling along Admiralty Road West towards Sembawang Road on Jan 4, 2011, when he failed to keep a proper lookout while filtering to the right. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
By Elena Chong
A cyclist who caused the death of a motorcyclist in a road traffic accident was fined $6,000 and banned from driving all vehicles for five years on Tuesday.
Shohel Abdul Bayes, 35, a Bangladeshi marine trades worker, was cycling along Admiralty Road West towards Sembawang Road on Jan 4, 2011, when he failed to keep a proper lookout while filtering to the right. It resulted in a collision with motorcyclist Toh Eng Huat, 57, a delivery driver. Mr Toh died about seven hours later in hospital of his injuries.
The court heard that Mr Toh was travelling along the road in the same direction as Shohel when the latter filtered abruptly to the right lane, causing the motorcycle to hit the back of the bicycle. Upon impact, the motorcycle skidded before coming to a halt 28m away. Shohel was also flung off his bicycle and landed on the grass verge beside the road.
Pleading for leniency, Shohel's lawyer, Mr Harpal Singh Bajaj, said his client, a sole breadwinner, committed an error of judgment and ought to have been more careful before filtering to the right. He has been working in Singapore since 1999 and was promoted to supervisor in 2009.
