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  • Traffic Police Station Inspector Went Beyond Call Of Duty To Ensure The Safety Of A Stranded Malaysian Motorcyclist And I

    Traffic Police Station Inspector Went Beyond Call Of Duty To Ensure The Safety Of A Stranded Malaysian Motorcyclist And I

    On 23 June, about 1830hrs,I was coming home from work via PIE towards Tuas on my scooter.

    Just after Bukit Batok East exit, I saw a Malaysian rider struggling to start his bike on the road shoulder, as his throttle cable had snapped.

    As another rider, it is quite sad to see him stranded by the road shoulder as Hari Raya is coming this weekend and he is on his way home to JB from his workplace at Changi

    I rendered my assistance to bring him over to the nearest workshop around that area to buy the parts.

    We got back to his bike and start fixing his cable, I decide company him as afraid he might not able to converse in English.
    Shortly saw an expressway patrol car (QX889A) slowed down and stop behind us, a station inspector greeted with a smile, asking whether is everything alright, and do we need any EMAS towing.

    Soon after, another patrol car arrived at the scene tries to assist us both in the situation. As soon it’s about 7.14pm, the 2nd car officers remind me to break-fast 1st and they need to leave as to attend a case.

    The station inspector still stay throughout with us till the skies are quite dark, he told me at least the blinkers which is on the police car will warn away the rest of the motorist in case they might crash to both of us bikers.

    Such a simple care and gesture using his patrol car to protect us from the rear in case of any mishaps.

    Finally as the rider has completed fixing his cable, he escorted out back to the expressway safely as traffic is quite heavy.

    Kudos to that TP Station Inspector whom I forgot to take his name down.

    But I managed to take down the patrol car plate number, hopefully you guys could able to find out who was the helpful Hero

     

    Source: Muhammad Fithri

  • This Kakak Liyana Is The Hero-Motorcyclist We All Need

    This Kakak Liyana Is The Hero-Motorcyclist We All Need

    Remember the video of a kind motorcyclist who braved the pouring rain to push barricades that could have been blown out of their positions by strong winds to prevent a traffic jam at Shenton Way that went viral? We managed to track the person down with help from our Motoworld fans on facebook. Turns out that the “bro” that you guys have been thanking is a lady called Miss Liyana!

    As a form of appreciation for her kindness and civic-mindedness, our team at Motoworld presented her with a brand new RS Taichi raincoat to replace her worn out raincoat! She was so sheepish about collecting her gift and kept saying that she didn’t expect her small gesture to become so viral.

    Looks like not all heroes wear capes, some wear motorcycle helmets too!

     

    Source: Hodaka Motorworld

  • Ah Pek Parks BMW In Motorcycle Lots, Chides Motoryclist, Claims To Be Civil Servant

    Ah Pek Parks BMW In Motorcycle Lots, Chides Motoryclist, Claims To Be Civil Servant

    **Update: Errant parking offence has been reported via onemotoring. It’s over to LTA now. Thanks everyone who pm-ed me with suggestions and information! **

    So this just happened at the carpark opposite Ghim Moh market, 20 Ghim Moh Road.

    I walked back to my bike and saw a BMW parked next to my ride. Which was weird because I thought I remembered that space was marked out for motorcycles. So I looked again to double check, true enough, the car had parked in the space meant for not one, not two, but three motorcycle lots.

    At this point, the driver (a skinny bespectacled Chinese man in his late fifties?) alighted. He saw me looking at the markings on the ground, and asked if there’s a problem. Thinking that he might have been mistaken, I asked him if he knew he was parking over the motorcycle lots.

    Guess what? He retorted in a challenging tone that I had my own parking space, and that I shouldn’t care. Said he ‘wasn’t parking’, then proceeded to lock his car and walk away.

    I don’t know why, I took a photo of his beautifully parked car.
    He came back and asked if I took his photo (he must have been lurking around), looking half worried and half frustrated.

    (No Uncle, you are not Brad Pitt, why would I want to take your photo?)

    I told him since he didn’t do anything wrong, he has nothing to worry about.

    His retaliation? He pompously announced that since I took ‘his photo’, he would take mine as well. I gladly obliged.
    (Sure, be my guest. My lovely Vespa is parked perfectly within my bike lot).

    You know, under normal circumstances, I might have just let it go. I’ve never reported errant drivers, I don’t know which authority is in charge, and it’s really just too much trouble. But what this uncle said next really made me want to do something about it.

    If he weren’t so obnoxiously rude, I might have let it go. He threatened me.

    ‘DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I’M A CIVIL SERVANT YOU KNOW!’

    (Wrong threat. I used to be a civil servant and some part of me still feels like I’m part of the service; so this only made my blood boil. What a disgrace you are to the rest of the responsible, hardworking civil servants I know!)

    ‘YOU DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE MESSING WITH! YOU ARE PLAYING WITH YOUR ARSE!’

    (Hmm, what kind of a metaphor is that?)

    All the while ranting that he’s ‘not parking’, ‘not parking’. At which point I pointed out the red painted words on the ground to him – ‘NO PARKING’.

    Mr All-Important-Civil-Servant, if you didn’t do anything wrong, why did you hastily drive away then? All the while reminding me loudly that I’m ‘playing with my arse’.

    Mr All-Important-Civil-Servant, you are a disgrace to the public administration. I humbly suggest you use your Skillsfuture credits for a parking refresher course. Or basic etiquette. Or language improvement.

    This would have been wonderful material for a teachable moment. What a waste!

    Just for you, I’m going to educate myself on the procedures of reporting errant parking offenders. And don’t worry, it’s no trouble at all.

    ‪#‎civilservantsbehavingbadly‬ ‪#‎bmwparkingftw‬ ‪#‎dotherightthing‬

     

    Source: Carrine Yeo

  • 5 Things Motorcyclists In Singapore Hate

    5 Things Motorcyclists In Singapore Hate

    Singapore has 144,934 registered motorcycles in 2013. This number is rising despite the cost of COE. The increased costs to ride can be overlooked as riders get to enjoy the breeze, convenience and the occasional hot chicks wrapped behind their backs.

    Despite the cool outlook (except on rainy days!), motorcyclists have to bear with non-weather issues regularly. Here is a rundown of five issues that most motorcyclist hate.

    1. Jokers flicked the engine-kill switch while you were away. For a brief moment you thought your engine has died.

    2. Pranksters turn off the fuel-cock while you were away cutting off the fuel supply to the engine. And you remember you still have one liter of petrol left.

    3. Bird shit. Life sucks when you park in a non-sheltered HDB carpark. You pray hard every morning that you do not have to wipe away the hardened bird droppings on your beloved ride.

    4. Stationary drop. How often have you reached your destination, kicked the gear to neutral, turned off the engine and your phone rings? After you hanged up and dismount, your motorcycle drops because you forgot to engage your side stand? Whoops. Heartpain.

    5. Carpark gantry unable to read your IU. This has to be the most frustrating occurrence every rider encounters. For some strange reasons, exit gantries located at some carparks are unable to read your IU despite that the device is new and it has no problems with other carparks. This issue always cause a jam behind you and irritated drivers assumed that another cheapo motorcyclist did not top up their cashcard again. This is quite common in some shopping mall carparks.

    Riders, what are the other issues you face when you ride? Share it with us!

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com