A driver was caught on video knocking over a cyclist at a pedestrian crossing.
The video was posted on ROADS.sg's Facebook page on Friday (Oct 5). According to the contributor, the incident happened near VivoCity about "two weeks ago".
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In the video, the driver of a red Honda is seen turning left.She appears to press on her brakes as she approaches the pedestrian crossing but moves forward as a cyclist starts crossing the road.
The car hits the front of the bicycle, causing the cyclist to lose his balance and roll onto the ground.
The woman then exits the vehicle and talks to the man before helping him to pick up his bike and moving it to the side of the road.Although some netizens said the driver should have given way to the cyclist, others said that the cyclist should have seen her at the crossing before going ahead.
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The video was posted on ROADS.sg's Facebook page on Friday (Oct 5). According to the contributor, the incident happened near VivoCity about "two weeks ago".
(Story continues after video)
In the video, the driver of a red Honda is seen turning left.She appears to press on her brakes as she approaches the pedestrian crossing but moves forward as a cyclist starts crossing the road.
The car hits the front of the bicycle, causing the cyclist to lose his balance and roll onto the ground.
The woman then exits the vehicle and talks to the man before helping him to pick up his bike and moving it to the side of the road.Although some netizens said the driver should have given way to the cyclist, others said that the cyclist should have seen her at the crossing before going ahead.
Neither car nor bicycle stopped
A dashboard camera filmed the footage, which showed the Malaysia-registered car driving into the slip road with a zebra crossing without stopping.At the same time, a cyclist who was riding onto the zebra crossing from the right, continued moving forward without coming to halt.This resulted in both car and cyclist colliding, with the cyclist falling to the ground
Driver helps cyclist to recover his bicycle
Subsequently, the cyclist got up while the driver stepped out of her car.ey spke briefly before the driver helped the cyclist to raise his bicycle.The cyclist then pushed his bicycle across the remainder of the zebra crossing while the driver returned to her car..