Dooring

Dooring with Mr Brown....Another important tip on safe cycling in Singapore

Just wanna ride tee

Came across this in a mall in Malacca.

Fold-able bikes allowed on Public Transport in Singapore

Not all bikes are allowed on board public transportation in Singapore. Only foldable bikes are, leading to their recent popularity, with even many people bringing them overseas for a ride.
These are the times allowed on SMRT Trains and Buses for our foldable bikes on public transport in Singapore.

For the comfort of all passengers, your foldable bicycle can be carried onboard during the following times when our trains and buses are less crowded:

Mondays to Fridays, 9.30am - 4.00pm

Mondays to Fridays, 8.00pm to the end of passenger service, and

Weekends and Public Holidays: all day.

So now, many can cycle their bikes to train stations and carry them along. Too bad based on the above timings, noone can still cycle to work during office hours.

Really? Singapore?

Expert: Reasonably safe to cycle here
Cycling in Singapore is reasonably safe as drivers here are more courteous towards cyclists as compared to drivers in the United States, said urban-planning expert Earl Bossard yesterday.

Dr Bossard, from the San Jose State University in California, was invited to speak here by the Singapore Institute of Planners on how bicycle paths can be effective infrastructure in urban settings.

He has been in Singapore since last Friday and cycled at locations including East Coast, Changi, Tampines and Punggol.

He told My Paper in a phone interview that in the US, drivers tend to be less tolerant and aware of cyclists than in Singapore, "maybe because the drivers here are more used to congested conditions".

Cycling and the safety issues surrounding it have been in the spotlight following an accident at a Tampines junction last Monday, in which two boys were killed after a cement-mixer truck collided with the bicycle they were on.

Dr Bossard suggested that Singapore learn from the Netherlands, which has cars parked between moving cars and cycling tracks, so that cyclists have a "safe channel" along which to get around.

He also suggested building cycling tracks under above-ground train lines, which would protect cyclists from the elements.

Dr Bossard praised Singapore's park-connector network, saying that they offer safer paths for cycling.

Catch them all!

Four youths arrested for series of bicycle thefts
Four youths aged between 19 and 21 have been arrested for a series of bicycle thefts in the housing estates around Pasir Ris, Simei and Sengkang.... Good job for one of the owners who spotted them pushing his bike!