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Right to ride
By Sumita Sreedharan and Tan Dawn Wei
May 22, 2010
IT WAS a ride to remember cyclists who had died on the roads.
Which was why the rain did not deter 450 cyclists from showing up for the Ride of Silence on Saturday morning. Not when the cycling community had only recently lost two of its avid and seasoned riders.
One and a half weeks ago, Ms Evelyn Toh, 39, died on her routine ride along Sembawang Road after she was hit by a van.
Her death followed that of another experienced cyclist, Mr Benjamin Mok, 35, two months ago. He was hit by a suspected drunk driver.
The latest victim was Madam Chia Yeng Meng, 74, who died on Thursday after being hit by a car at the junction of Hougang Avenue 5 and Upper Serangoon Road at 9am.
On Saturday, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and guest of honour at the event, said the government's task to ensure the safety of cyclists will always be urgent as every single death is one too many.
By Sumita Sreedharan and Tan Dawn Wei
May 22, 2010
IT WAS a ride to remember cyclists who had died on the roads.
Which was why the rain did not deter 450 cyclists from showing up for the Ride of Silence on Saturday morning. Not when the cycling community had only recently lost two of its avid and seasoned riders.
One and a half weeks ago, Ms Evelyn Toh, 39, died on her routine ride along Sembawang Road after she was hit by a van.
Her death followed that of another experienced cyclist, Mr Benjamin Mok, 35, two months ago. He was hit by a suspected drunk driver.
The latest victim was Madam Chia Yeng Meng, 74, who died on Thursday after being hit by a car at the junction of Hougang Avenue 5 and Upper Serangoon Road at 9am.
On Saturday, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and guest of honour at the event, said the government's task to ensure the safety of cyclists will always be urgent as every single death is one too many.
