For safety, cyclist should always ride abreast on left most lane for roads with more than 1 lane.

[bic_cherry]

For safety, cyclist should always ride 2 abreast on left most lane for roads with more than 1 lane.

Even in the case of the lorry in the now infamous blue deliberately knocking down cyclist in the vicinity of Pasir Ris Road on 22 December 2018 https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...ist-arrested-after-pasir-ris-road-altercation where the a screen shot of the lorry attempting to overtake shows the dire danger of having cyclist (especially convoy cyclist) sharing the same lane as vehicular traffic:

https://news.yahoo.com/watch-road-rage-between-cyclist-061347948.html


Many who argue that the cyclist in question should have kept left and simply cycled in single file have probably never cycled on the road before, much less in convoy formation.

The two lanes afford all motorist with the ample and safe opportunity to filter to the right most lane and overtake the convoy before filtering left again, depending on the amount of space there is ahead of the cyclist convoy.

Already, from the Yahoo news video screenshot, there is very little space (much less than standard overtaking clearence of 1.5 metres afforded between cyclist in single file and the overtaking vehicle concerned.

During even heavier traffic, motor vehicles may end up sharing the same lane as cyclist rather than executing a safe and decisive overtake maneuver whilst somewhat sharing the same lane over a prolonged distance, this will be the likely scenario if cyclist were forced into single file riding formation by road bullies or unwise government legislature.

The problem occurs when motorist on the 2nd most left lane refuse to allow vehicles on their left to filter right to overtake the cyclist, but expect the cyclist to squeeze to the side to give way instead. Whilst this option may theoretically possible for motorcycles and really tiny and small cars overtaking single file cyclist, this is most unsatisfactory as the line of cyclist extends longer since this results in the overtaking maneuver becoming more like lane sharing instead, which the left lane is too narrow to permit in Singapore now.

Lane sharing with a lorry the size of the one in the Pasir Ris incident is a very dangerous proposition, much less sharing with the likes of trailers, public buses, which themselves take up almost the entire lane. Lane sharing between motorist and cyclists is a very hazardous form of road use, not worth the risk at all involved.

The safe road sharing procedure is for the large vehicle to overtake by filtering to the right lane and motorist ought to expect them to do so, rather than expect the cyclist to give way.

Heavy trailers and public buses are also likely to provide more than the usual 1.5m side clearence by virtue of their tremendous length and size, as such, even in case the cyclist should lose balance, such an accident will probably not be fatal if the cyclist had sufficient side space and could fall towards an open patch of space without getting run over. This would certainly not be afforded if the cyclist and motor vehicle were actually in close proximity or in fact sharing the same lane to begin with. Cars and motorcyclist also should not be allowed to squeeze between trailer and cyclist just because the heavy, long vehicle gave a more generous 2m side clearence when overtaking: this is extremely reckless driving in practice.

To expect cyclist to cycle in single file on roads with more than one lane is to discourage cycling as a viable form of exercise and to endanger the lives of cyclist needlessly.

In any case, in case of an obstruction like road works, fallen tree branch, accident vehicles unable to leave scene, road cleaning machine, plant pruning or plants watering truck, bus stopping at roadside bus stop, all motorist would have had to avoid the left most lane to get pass the obstruction without and complaint or qualms (or wait for the bus to move forwards as the case may be). Motorist who keep a clear view of the road ahead and have good road sense will filter right early while those not paying attention/ having weaker driving skills, will just have to patiently wait for all traffic to clear or for someone to give way and let them filter right-wards to overcome the obstruction on the left most lane.

Motorist need improve their safe driving awareness, make decisions early, as well as be courteous towards each other so that the roads may be of use to all vehicles that are legally allowed to travel on roads.

Cyclist are also well advised to remain two abreast on all roads (other than single lane roads and bus lanes during operation hours) for their own safety and the smooth, accident free use of roads by all legitimate road users.

LTA should educate cyclist to maintain their two abreast riding formation if they are travelling in 3 cyclist or more convoy formation or traveling at speeds of 30kph upwards.

Encouraging bicycle use as a health conscious and environmentally friendly mode of transportation should be a key pillar in Singapore's war against T2 diabetes mellitus, active mobility, optimization of road space and push for a green economy and greater environmentalism.

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[Leongsam]

As a cyclist I have to agree. When a cyclist rides in the gutter on a busy street chances of them being knocked off their bikes is far higher.

I ride 1.5 metres from the kerb so that cars are forced to perform an overtaking move instead of trying to shave past with millimeters to spare and often misjudging just how close they are.

I've witness numerous incidents where side mirrors have taken out a cyclist. All it takes is a knock to the handlebars.

 

[Leongsam]

It would be a great idea if Singapore introduced what is known as the Idaho Stop rule for cyclists. This allows cyclists to treat red lights as stop signs and stop signs as give way signs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop

While motorists love to rant about cyclists running red lights they would soon change their minds if cyclists actually followed all the road rules when it came to stop signs and red lights it would be a lot worse.

https://www.bicycling.com/rides/a20042135/what-happens-when-bicyclists-obey-the-law/

What Happens When Bicyclists Obey The Law?
PROTESTERS SHOW JUST HOW BAD TRAFFIC WOULD BE IF THEY APPROACHED INTERSECTIONS LIKE CARS

BY DANIELLE MUELLER
AUG 6, 2015

Richard Masoner/Flicker
Be careful what you ask for. On July 29, San Franciscan drivers—who often complain about cyclists flouting regulation—got a taste of what happens when cyclists strictly comply with traffic laws.

Across America, the law stipulates that cyclists and drivers follow the same traffic regulations, like following all street signs, signals, and markings. However, it’s no secret that some cyclists ignore road signs by yielding at stop signs or traffic lights instead of coming to complete stops. Captain John Sanford of the San Francisco Police Department gained notoriety last month after calling for a crackdown on cyclists who ignore these rules and, in doing so, endanger others. In response, protestors took to the streets to show just how bad traffic gets when bicyclists comply.

RELATED: The Case for Bike Lanes



At 5:30 p.m. in the heart of popular urban bike route “The Wiggle,” dozens of cyclists organized via a Facebook page rode single-file into the street. They proceeded to stop at every intersection along the mile-long route and wait patiently for their turns—one-by-one. Traffic slowed immediately. Not too long after, a parade of cyclists rode up from Duboce Park, filling the streets with hundreds of law-abiding protestors. According to SF Weekly, frustrated drivers caught in the traffic had to wait at least 10 minutes to clear the city block and—in a damning twist—were caught breaking the law themselves, weaving into oncoming traffic and dangerously gunning straight through intersections.

“The thing you say you want—every cyclist to stop at every stop sign—you really don't want that,” protest organizer Morgan Fitzgibbons told SF Weekly. “You’re going to destroy traffic in every neighborhood that has a heavy dose of cyclists.”

What people should want, the protestors say, is adoption of the progressive “Idaho Stop Law.” In 1982, the State of Idaho enacted a law permitting cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs, and red lights as stop signs. The Idaho Stop Law allows cyclists to get in front of traffic and become more visible, thereby improving their safety. There has been debate over whether the law negatively impacts safety, but statistics show no increase in cyclist injuries or fatalities in places with this law.

 

[eatshitndie]

city of san jose in sillycon valley has gone three steps further by designating a dedicated lane for cyclists, painting it green, and recently protecting the lane by installing green cones along each route.

one of the first set of (permanent) green cones installed at a bike lane in sj.

 

[zhihau]

city of san jose in sillycon valley has gone three steps further by designating a dedicated lane for cyclists, painting it green, and recently protecting the lane by installing green cones along each route.

You mean the bicycle lanes and bicycle traffic lights aren't working well for the residents in Tampines?

KNN... then Heng must quickly be PM and spruce up Tampines at once!

 

[eatshitndie]

You mean the bicycle lanes and bicycle traffic lights aren't working well for the residents in Tampines?

KNN... then Heng must quickly be PM and spruce up Tampines at once!

atas cyclists in sg prefer to ride on the road while e-scooter riders ply the bicycle lanes in tampines and bedok. those lanes are part of the pcn, thus they are truly not part of the roadway system. in sj, bike lanes are integral to the roadway system.

 

[eatshitndie]

new bike lane and instructions and rules for drivers in sj.

 

[ToaPehGong]

Many who argue that the cyclist in question should have kept left and simply cycled in single file have probably never cycled on the road before, much less in convoy formation.

We don't seem to have any videos showing PRCs on bicycles riding abreast and behaving aggressively against drivers. I noticed all these videos are the Tour de France wannabes who ironically are rich assholes who own a car themselves. That's pathetic

 

[Leongsam]

I noticed all these videos are the Tour de France wannabes who ironically are rich assholes who own a car themselves. That's pathetic

If that's the case they have already paid their road taxes so they are entitled to use their bikes on the roads they have paid for.

In fact if they are rich assholes chances are they have paid MORE road tax, GST, COE, ERP, ARF etc than most other road users and are therefore more than entitled to take up as many lanes as they want.

 

[ToaPehGong]

If that's the case they have already paid their road taxes so they are entitled to use their bikes on the roads they have paid for.

In fact if they are rich assholes chances are they have paid MORE road tax, GST, COE, ERP, ARF etc than most other road users and are therefore more than entitled to take up as many lanes as they want.

I agree. They should walk in the middle of the road too since they paid more road tax than others

 

[Leongsam]

I agree. They should walk in the middle of the road too since they paid more road tax than others

If the right to use the roads is determined by $$$ then the answer is yes they should be allowed to walk on the roads as they have paid their dues.

BTW please keep off this road. I own it. Cyclists who ride DuraAce or Super Record or SRAM Red can use it too. All those with lower grade groupsets please stay away. You don't qualify.

 

[ToaPehGong]

If the right to use the roads is determined by $$$ then the answer is yes they should be allowed to walk on the roads as they have paid their dues.

BTW please keep off this road. I own it. Cyclists who ride DuraAce or Super Record or SRAM Red can use it too. All those with lower grade groupsets please stay away. You don't qualify.

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I am Toa Peh Gong. I ride the clouds don't need any bicycles

 

[bic_cherry]

If that's the case they have already paid their road taxes so they are entitled to use their bikes on the roads they have paid for.

In fact if they are rich assholes chances are they have paid MORE road tax, GST, COE, ERP, ARF etc than most other road users and are therefore more than entitled to take up as many lanes as they want.

Mostly agree with u except to say "more than entitled to take up as many lanes as they want." is going a bit too far although I realize that u are probably trying to be sarcastic towards those who associate right to road use with the amounts of road tax etc that they had paid for.

 

[no_faith]

Is sg road legally for cyclist to cycle?
Road are for motor vehicles
Pathway for pedestrian
Simple
Yes cyclist can cycle on pathway but you dont focus on safety even on pathway can hurt a pedestrian, there are case study.
Cyclist shd pay attention and give way necessary to vehicles and not want ppl to pamper them and let them have their way on the road.
When trying to dodge them might cause a accident with another vehicle.
When experience such incident esp loyang to coastal rd, some cyclist assumed it is their ah gong road.

 

[bic_cherry]

I encountered quite a number of times liao. Narrow path and the cyclist’s way is blocked. Logically he should wait for chance to overtake the slow walkers. These arsewipes i encounter simply speed up and cut people off. Elderly also no give chance

This is EXACTLY why motorist should always ENCOURAGE real cyclist to cycle 2 abreast on roads which allow so.

(Real meaning actually commuting/ exercising and with clear lookout and not like chit chatting, cycle with ear phones just coasting which should be done at park, pavement or in coffee shop.)

The SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS like keeping clear look out, early signalling and defensive driving (change lanes early), respect for SAFETY and giving way to others is paramount. (People who treat cyclist as invisible, tail gait cyclist should be fined $150 upwards with at least 6 demerit points for inconsiderate or dangerous driving).

Probably, how cyclist TREAT pedestrians is LEARNED from how motorist treat cyclist.

If motorist insists on SHOVING cyclist off the road, then it's only LOGICAL for cyclist to do LIKEWISE to the pedestrians by shoving them off the pathway and into the ditch, or in your own words "Elderly also no give chance".

Therefore, I conclude that it's the LEADERSHIP in Singapore (/simply motorist for those who cannot understand my metaphors) that is the source of the PROBLEM.

Because they govern Singapore according to JUNGLE LAWS and not Human/ humane society laws.

Bigger vehicles bully smaller ones and thus it all leads to the old and elderly being shoved into the ditch.

Hopefully, these motorist who are the source of the bad behaviour down the size ladder never grow old or become pedestrians themselves because the ditch will be their end; simply because they are the ones responsible for starting the chain reaction of bullying, SACRIFICING SAFETY at the feet of self-serving speed and ego to begin with.

What goes around, comes around.

People have only themselves to blame for their own fate.

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it:

PS: Pedestrian must also be safety conscious. Some old people, balance is not good, so purposely DON'T allow cyclist to overtake at narrow points is okay, or walk 2 abreast because need somebody to hold their hand because wobbly knees or eyes cannot see, just keep left when they are comfortable to be over taken, without malice and with due consideration for others. People with earphones must also make sure that they can hear cyclist bell, or else, they must make extra effort to keep left (although this would require more concentration not to fall off the path) because they want to enjoy loud music in their earphones.

 

[glockman]

There should be no cycling on public roads. The public transport system is so efficient if one cannot afford a car. And there's also the PCN if folks want to cycle for recreation.

 

[bobby]

Why make things so difficult for many others for so few to benefit?

 

[eatshitndie]

Why make things so difficult for many others for so few to benefit?

sg infrastructure is planned, designed and built for elites. low ses sinkies can suck on rotten eggs.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

For safety sake ...don't cycle on the road..roads are designed for cars...but due to a lack of commonsense and selfishness...the laws is not keeping up with such BS . Cyclists are protected by the law...but I doubt the law and any form of compensation is worth it if the cyclists end up Invalids.

 

[rushifa666]

Riding two breasts is normal. One breast is for perverts