Female Biker knocked by lorry trying to overtake her

[esdee]

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/what-is-buzzing/video-lorry-driver-crashes-road-hogging-motorcyclist-173251416.html

 

Go to the 2 min mark to see what happened.

 

Wonder who are the idiots who said the girl biker was road hogging.

Obviously the car in front of her slow and then she slow also lah!!!

I'm just pissed on how the lorry driver reacted to this (according to the witness who described what happened)

Posting below what the article wrote

 

A three-minute long video of a lorry crashing into a female motorcyclist on a busy expressway has gone viral on local forums and on Facebook.

Uploaded by a driver who witnessed and recorded the entire accident from his in-vehicle camera, the video shows a white lorry tailgating a motorcyclist on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) between Eng Neo Avenue and Stevens Road on Friday afternoon.

At about 2:10 minutes into the video, the lorry tries to overtake from the right but clearly barges into the hapless motorcyclist at high-speed.

The impact of the collision sends the motorcycle crashing, as the female rider is flung onto the road. A loud "waah" can be heard as the shocked witness sees the crash unfold right ibefore his eyes.

As he pulls over to the road shoulder to assist the fallen motorcyclist, the in-camera unit continues to record and shows the lorry pull up in front, as the driver -- a slightly chubby Chinese driver -- get out, first walking and then running backwards, presumably to check on the fallen rider.

"I stayed very neutral and looked at this road accident as a mishap where nobody [wanted] it," said Facebook user Liew Yew Leong, who witnessed the accident and posted the video on behalf of a certain Aaron Ng.

According to Liew, the lorry driver showed little remorse as he went back to check up on the injured motorcyclist.

"While waiting for the ambulance and traffic police to come, I took an umbrella to shade the injured motorist who is still lying on the road. The [lorry driver] took over my umbrella ... to shade himself from the sun!" he wrote.

The video, which has been shared nearly 5,000 likes as of Monday morning, has sparked debate among netizens, many of whom said it looked like the lorry driver almost intentionally hit the motorcylist.

Others said the motorcyclist was also partly at fault and should not have road-hogged.

[Yat-]

Rider's obviously not road hogging.

[MR BIKER]

I really hope rider is ok. i wish police can check if driver was using his handphone. today and yesterday alone i saw many drivers using phones. when i stare at them , its like what my business

[esdee]

Yes a lot of drivers using phone without ear piece.

I will horn such people when I see.

[wait4me]

merge thread leh .

too many ppl open liao

 

horn got use meh ? stare got used meh?

they dun give a shiat ..

[esdee]

OOh this someone else got open?

I didn't see. Paiseh.

Moderator please come here to merge or close.

[bob123]

Looks like the lorry driver did it on purpose to me.

[feelspeed]

if such behaviors keep happening in future, i don't see the point of safeness for riders anymore and eventually we are just approaching accident or even death one day or maybe tomorrow when ever we are on the road. I think the female rider make a right call to give up on bike.

 

well its about passion for bikes for bikers out there who chose to ride bike instead regardless of what happen.

 

Ever since, woodland bike accident where biker ran over a pedestrian and beat the red light which make me triple check whenever I am moving off from green traffic light just in case y'know. Lorry even horn me because I move off too slow and they are the one hitting people.

 

take care and ride safe to all fellow riders out there. be safe and be home alive for family and love ones.

[xevioso]

Looks like lorry driver thought he had the right of way and expected the motorcyclist to siam to the left lane so he can come back into his lane..

[swagman]

it's the asian way.

[humph]

What's the Asian way? The stupid driver should be made an example of. Things are difficult enough for riders in Sg as it is.

[GhostBiker]

might be poor driving skills by the lorry driver. and negligence on the rider's part, if she had been aware of the lorry's overtaking maneuver she most probably would have reduced speed and/or moved slightly to the left, it was clear anyway. This is defensive riding.

 

the lorry driver is a guy, and sees a female rider trying to be naughty, its 95% he won't want to ram her down, even though if he's GAY.

 

let the judge decide

[Mechanic]

Horrifying sight.

 

Clearly its driver did it on purpose. Nobody lane change in this dangerous manner