Another one involving a cyclist, near my work place. This time the cyclist seems to have been luckier than this one.

Any accident is not pretty. Accidents will happen, thats why they are called accidents. No one plans for it nor does any one want to be involved. But they do happen. And when it does, it is sad and makes one wonder how to make things better.

Education is one.

Respect for another persons life (over your time) is one.

Better infrastructure is another.

I don’t know what was the cause of this accident. Was the cyclist at fault? Or was it the truck? All I know is that the cyclist is in the hospital and the truck driver is no where to be seen.

The problem in this case I think is a combination of bad design and bad driving combined. The ramp up ahead leads to an expressway and as a consequence the left lane is ironically the fastest. Secondly, Drivers do not seem to realize which lane they should be taking and since this is an exit that can save a few additional minutes by avoiding a detour, most people seem to decide to switch lanes in the last minute (The white car revved past to jump lanes as I was taking this picture). With disastrous consequences again.

There is a lot of evidence of impatient driving at this crossing. I work around here but I have no need to ride on this road. Even if I have to, I guess I will have to spend time understanding the traffic conditions or find a way to avoid this route.

There are many a times when drivers do not bother checking the traffic signals. I can count 4 instances of trying to cross this road under Signal when Somebody decides to jump the red and scare you to the bone.

I guess nothing can be done given the ramp cannot be moved out. However, cyclists and pedestrians should exert caution, given that none of the drivers along here seems to care. As a matter of fact, the LTA does not seem to care either. Many serious accidents have happened here and no one wants to re-look at the design of the lanes