Comments on: About SCTF http://safecycling.org Safety for all road users Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:26:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Vistarian http://safecycling.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Vistarian Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:34:37 +0000 http://safecycling.org/?page_id=2#comment-174 Cyclists only have 1 thing to learn about safe cycling - how to avoid selfish drivers! More than 10 million people are killed in car accidents than cyclists killing anyone on the road. Go and ride a bike instead of spending precious time complaining about cyclists! Cyclists are harmless compared to drivers. Dont you have someone in your family who cycles? I mean are you drivers so unfit and care less about our enviroment? Cyclists only have 1 thing to learn about safe cycling – how to avoid selfish drivers!

More than 10 million people are killed in car accidents than cyclists killing anyone
on the road.

Go and ride a bike instead of spending precious time complaining about cyclists!
Cyclists are harmless compared to drivers.

Dont you have someone in your family who cycles? I mean are you drivers so unfit and care less about our enviroment?

]]> By: Journeymancycilist http://safecycling.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Journeymancycilist Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:26:35 +0000 http://safecycling.org/?page_id=2#comment-149 It is very commendable for you guys to come together to form this group. There is much needed to be done in Sg in regards to cycling. Keep it up! It is very commendable for you guys to come together to form this group. There is much needed to be done in Sg in regards to cycling. Keep it up!

]]> By: hgv training schools http://safecycling.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-147 hgv training schools Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:25:27 +0000 http://safecycling.org/?page_id=2#comment-147 great comment.Thanks for the info. great comment.Thanks for the info.

]]> By: Hannes Hentze http://safecycling.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Hannes Hentze Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:57:04 +0000 http://safecycling.org/?page_id=2#comment-138 Hello! I am an avid cyclist, since 10 years I use my bike for commuting to work, chopping, traveling to Sentosa etc, altogether about 5,000 km per year. I never had an accident, and I think Singapore is a great city to cycle depite many obstacles - mainly because the weather is favorable, and the traffic is in fact quite managable and non-aggressive (compare to other places I have experienced - like Athens, New York, or Tokyo!). This SCTF is a great initiative, but what I am confused about is whether this www is the same as, or related, to the Safe Cycling Committee (SCC) headed by Teo Ser Luck? I wonder how I could help to address or discuss major issues in Singapore related to cycling, such as: - The complete lack of of legal bicycle parking in the Orchard Rd area (my bike was wheel clamped, and when I asked the traffic police, they confirmed that there is NO parking available in Orchard Rd); - The disappearance of cycling lanes to/from Sentosa, and on Sentosa itself- instead I find now deadly dangerous merging 2+2 lanes on exit and entrance; - The question of how to enhance awareness of Singapore car and lorry drivers towards cyclists - many Singapore drivers I asked have a peculiar perception that cyclists do not have priority and can be cut off the road at any time, just because they are cyclists. Are there actually rules governing or protecting cyclists? If there are, then they are not known to the wider public. - The PCN network is a fabulous effort, however it seems to me that the feedback of cyclists is not taken much into consideration (example - the disconnect of the Ulu Pandan Park "Connector" by the old railway bridge, corroded and/or closed since many, many years). I would be really interested to get involved in these topics, provide feedback and help to make Singapore a better, safer place for cycling. Cheers Hannes Hello!

I am an avid cyclist, since 10 years I use my bike for commuting to work, chopping, traveling to Sentosa etc, altogether about 5,000 km per year. I never had an accident, and I think Singapore is a great city to cycle depite many obstacles – mainly because the weather is favorable, and the traffic is in fact quite managable and non-aggressive (compare to other places I have experienced – like Athens, New York, or Tokyo!).

This SCTF is a great initiative, but what I am confused about is whether this www is the same as, or related, to the Safe Cycling Committee (SCC) headed by Teo Ser Luck?

I wonder how I could help to address or discuss major issues in Singapore related to cycling, such as:

- The complete lack of of legal bicycle parking in the Orchard Rd area (my bike was wheel clamped, and when I asked the traffic police, they confirmed that there is NO parking available in Orchard Rd);
- The disappearance of cycling lanes to/from Sentosa, and on Sentosa itself- instead I find now deadly dangerous merging 2+2 lanes on exit and entrance;
- The question of how to enhance awareness of Singapore car and lorry drivers towards cyclists – many Singapore drivers I asked have a peculiar perception that cyclists do not have priority and can be cut off the road at any time, just because they are cyclists. Are there actually rules governing or protecting cyclists? If there are, then they are not known to the wider public.
- The PCN network is a fabulous effort, however it seems to me that the feedback of cyclists is not taken much into consideration (example – the disconnect of the Ulu Pandan Park “Connector” by the old railway bridge, corroded and/or closed since many, many years).

I would be really interested to get involved in these topics, provide feedback and help to make Singapore a better, safer place for cycling.

Cheers Hannes

]]> By: Paul Koh B. T. http://safecycling.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Paul Koh B. T. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:02:43 +0000 http://safecycling.org/?page_id=2#comment-123 Hi, I am a Certified Effective Cycling Instructor, USA (LAW - League of American Wheelmen). instructor #176 since 1988. I notice that there is a growing need for cycling instructions for adults who are new to cycling. I have stopped giving 'Cycling on Singapore Roads' courses to adults for many years, but now I am back to cycling and hoping to help and instruct adults and teenagers on 'Effective Cycling' on Singapore roads. Effective Cycling in base on the principle that 'a bicycle is a vehicle, concept is that bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights and responsibilities that motorists have. If anyone needs help, I may be contacted by email - unclepaul.effectivecycling.com. Thanks. Paul Koh Hi, I am a Certified Effective Cycling Instructor, USA (LAW – League of American Wheelmen). instructor #176 since 1988. I notice that there is a growing need for cycling instructions for adults who are new to cycling.
I have stopped giving ‘Cycling on Singapore Roads’ courses to adults for many years, but now I am back to cycling and hoping to help and instruct adults and teenagers on ‘Effective Cycling’ on Singapore roads. Effective Cycling in base on the principle that ‘a bicycle is a vehicle, concept is that bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights and responsibilities that motorists have.
If anyone needs help, I may be contacted by email – unclepaul.effectivecycling.com. Thanks. Paul Koh

]]> By: Back2Nature http://safecycling.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Back2Nature Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:00:48 +0000 http://safecycling.org/?page_id=2#comment-102 Ms Chia, may be you can test out my not tested theory on how to learn to ride a bicycle (at your own risk). Click on my link. Ms Chia, may be you can test out my not tested theory on how to learn to ride a bicycle (at your own risk). Click on my link.

]]> By: Wernie http://safecycling.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Wernie Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:16:48 +0000 http://safecycling.org/?page_id=2#comment-101 Hello! What you guys are doing is great-- Would you have any defensive cycling courses cyclists could sign up for? I'm new to cycling as way of getting around in Singapore, and I'll probably stick to the pavements (not ready for roads yet). It'd be great to have a course for newbies like myself to get some techniques with dealing with pedestrians and other motorists. (: Keep up the good work! :D Hello! What you guys are doing is great– Would you have any defensive cycling courses cyclists could sign up for?

I’m new to cycling as way of getting around in Singapore, and I’ll probably stick to the pavements (not ready for roads yet). It’d be great to have a course for newbies like myself to get some techniques with dealing with pedestrians and other motorists. (:

Keep up the good work!

:D

]]> By: Ms Chia http://safecycling.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Ms Chia Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:52:33 +0000 http://safecycling.org/?page_id=2#comment-100 Perhaps a strange question but is there any training for older adults who want to learn how to cycle from scratch? Perhaps a strange question but is there any training for older adults who want to learn how to cycle from scratch?

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