NUS (National University of Singapore)

[C.S]

hmm

issac, i have PM-ed you something, which i think is not appropriate to post big big on this forum

TO ALL OTHERS READING THIS: what i pm-ed is A METHOD of accessing the NUSriders forum

pls dun think otherwise

[hellsfury]

oops pai seh.

btw any1 riding 2-stroke or need a brand new 3m p-plate? i got 300ml of esso 2T gold to give.

[kitty23]

oops pai seh.

btw any1 riding 2-stroke or need a brand new 3m p-plate? i got 300ml of esso 2T gold to give.

 

*raise hands*

me me... lolz...

[kitty23]

as I'm typing this, my left wrist and my shoulders are in pain... (though bearable)... as i was riding into the src carpark (ard 10am) juz after the hump and a small down slope, this female driver was driving her car out of the slot. She said that she couldnt see me because of the car on the left. In another words, she didnt check her blind spot exactly to make sure there's no vehicle after the slope approaching her car.

 

As a result, when i try to siam her, she already drove her car halfway out the slot and bang onto me. Blackout for a moments as the car kena my helmet and right side of shoulder and arm area... got abrasions on right shoulder and hand.

 

Anyway it was settled privately and she actually bargained to pay me lesser.

Hello? she bang onto my head (my helmet got scratches) and hand and want to bargain...luckily my friend and bf were there to help me out as my head still abit giddy after the blackout.

 

It was raining quite heavily too... tmd.

Luckily my laptop in my box is unharmed. if not....$($)*$($(!!!!

 

WEll, a reminder to riders using the src carpark... when u turn in, after the hump and the slope pls look out for smart cars that doesnt check their blind spot properly as some cars beside them are just 'too big' that they cant see wat vehicle is approaching.

 

 

 

 

)*$#*%((@*)#*%)@#(%

 

chicken pie.

[zell_teo]

take care kitty.... btw whr is src carpark??? in nus??

 

btw can anyone help me? cause today the qet result are out.. but from my hse, i cant access the result.. log in but show nth even after installing the prog they prompt me to install.. anyone??

[C.S]

oh

kitty, assume u are ok

take care

wtf sia, claim hor yee si,

if not, go claim insurance

let tt person jialat

[SimplyMe]

Rest well kitty! *hugzz*

[MC28]

as I'm typing this, my left wrist and my shoulders are in pain... (though bearable)... as i was riding into the src carpark (ard 10am) juz after the hump and a small down slope, this female driver was driving her car out of the slot. She said that she couldnt see me because of the car on the left. In another words, she didnt check her blind spot exactly to make sure there's no vehicle after the slope approaching her car.

 

As a result, when i try to siam her, she already drove her car halfway out the slot and bang onto me. Blackout for a moments as the car kena my helmet and right side of shoulder and arm area... got abrasions on right shoulder and hand.

 

Anyway it was settled privately and she actually bargained to pay me lesser.

Hello? she bang onto my head (my helmet got scratches) and hand and want to bargain...luckily my friend and bf were there to help me out as my head still abit giddy after the blackout.

 

It was raining quite heavily too... tmd.

Luckily my laptop in my box is unharmed. if not....$($)*$($(!!!!

 

WEll, a reminder to riders using the src carpark... when u turn in, after the hump and the slope pls look out for smart cars that doesnt check their blind spot properly as some cars beside them are just 'too big' that they cant see wat vehicle is approaching.

 

 

 

 

)*$#*%((@*)#*%)@#(%

 

chicken pie.

 

Speedy recovery..

 

This kind of drivers always like to bargain, think they at wet market buying veggie..If it was me, i will glady ask her to fill up the incident report and claim insurance big time..

[calyban]

kitty23: Good to know that u are ok. speedy recovery!!

 

OT, my vespa oso kena by a lady driver on Sun night 10pm. I was making a U turn along a main road divider, stopped at the stop line cos there was incoming traffic. Just when i was waiting there for the road to clear, this lady driving a small Vios turned in fast behind me (i could see from my side mirrors), didnt brake in time and made a sharp bump on my rear left signal light, causing it to shatter. Heng she was braking, or else with the force of the car at full turning speed i might have been knocked out onto the incoming traffic.

 

The first thing that she blurted out when she stepped out of the vehicle was, "Sorry but I didnt see u!" :giddy:

 

(btw my vespa looks whitish under the yellow street lamps, and i was wearing a bright red t-shirt that night, my right signal lights were flashing and I was at the centre of the u turn lane just before the stop line. And she said didnt see me... I could only conjecture that she was dreaming. hmm... hey but she actually WAS indeed in her pyjamas & cardigan)

 

The matter was concluded privately, but it is similar to kitty23's accident on 3 major counts,

 

a) both were caused by lady drivers.

b) both lady drivers claimed that they couldnt see us.

c) both accident vehicles involved small 2b bikes.

 

I dun want to make any inferences, feel free to make your own personal conclusions if anyone wishes to.

[SimplyMe]

Dates: 14/08/07 (Tues) & 16/08/07 (Thurs)

Venue: NUS campus

Meet up: NUS SRC Carpark (Place of matriculation)

Time: 1800

Move off: 1815

 

Will be riding in slow convoy, probably dinner together after the ride!

You can come any of these 2 days or both days!

Please add in the details in the list below with ur contact number

Hope to see you there!

 

14/08/07 (Tues)

1. Kevin/98324630

2. Charlyn/94233756

3. Kitty/91123356

4. CS/91556265

5. calyban/96251262

6. jkaiser 91847045

7. Isaac/ 97278292 (tentative, if i can smuggle out my helmet from my hse)

8.(?) chiyen

 

 

16/08/07 (Thurs)

1. Kevin/98324630

2. Charlyn/94233756

3. Kitty/91123356

4. CS / 91556265

5. calyban/96251262

6. Isaac/97278292 (tentative, if tues cant smuggle out da helmet, thurs i try again)

7.(?)chiyen/90676362 (Will try to make it on one of the days.. .not both!)

 

 

faster add on to the list!!

[SimplyMe]

kitty23: Good to know that u are ok. speedy recovery!!

 

OT, my vespa oso kena by a lady driver on Sun night 10pm. I was making a U turn along a main road divider, stopped at the stop line cos there was incoming traffic. Just when i was waiting there for the road to clear, this lady driving a small Vios turned in fast behind me (i could see from my side mirrors), didnt brake in time and made a sharp bump on my rear left signal light, causing it to shatter. Heng she was braking, or else with the force of the car at full turning speed i might have been knocked out onto the incoming traffic.

 

The first thing that she blurted out when she stepped out of the vehicle was, "Sorry but I didnt see u!" :giddy:

 

(btw my vespa looks whitish under the yellow street lamps, and i was wearing a bright red t-shirt that night, my right signal lights were flashing and I was at the centre of the u turn lane just before the stop line. And she said didnt see me... I could only conjecture that she was dreaming. hmm... hey but she actually WAS indeed in her pyjamas & cardigan)

 

The matter was concluded privately, but it is similar to kitty23's accident on 3 major counts,

 

a) both were caused by lady drivers.

b) both lady drivers claimed that they couldnt see us.

c) both accident vehicles involved small 2b bikes.

 

I dun want to make any inferences, feel free to make your own personal conclusions if anyone wishes to.

 

OMg..hope u're fine!! Anyway mine happen 2 mths ago, bang by a lorry from the back at filter lane,i flung out and landed on the main road, in shock and... The 1st thing he said also, "aiyah u small la..nv see u."

 

[kitty23]

ya lah, she told me she didnt see ME!!!!!!

all same excuses.

excuses are not accepted.

their mistakes cause us to suffer!!!!!

now i got mani blue blacks on my leg and its v pain when i rub it.... !!

ta ma de.

 

thanks peepz for ya concern.

today is the last day of matric fair, hope response is good for the members sign up!

[kitty23]

What i felt was that some specific drivers always think that being in the car is the most safest and nothing will happen to them, but they excluded the possibility of hitting other road users by their carelessness and assumption.

 

nevertheless to say,bikers are most lugi (in terms of injury) when accidents are involvedd....

 

so drivers pls be more responsible to other's well being even though u are safely protected in d car.

[calyban]

OMg..hope u're fine!! Anyway mine happen 2 mths ago, bang by a lorry from the back at filter lane,i flung out and landed on the main road, in shock and... The 1st thing he said also, "aiyah u small la..nv see u."

 

 

Actually it wasnt anything serious lah, just a bump that shattered my signal lights casing, I'm totally unhurt but with a small pinch on my ego.

 

hmm.. the key is defensive riding. One of the tricks being that since bikes are relatively small vehicles, u have to find ways to make ur road presence felt. This is especially pertinent to 2b small bikes.

 

Some minor habits that can be practiced immediately to gain road presence:

 

-Do NOT always keep to the side of the lane, this could easily tempt cars and other larger vehicles to do sudden improper overtaking whereby no safety distance is maintained. Keeping at the centre of the lane will indicate that u are (rightfully) occupying the entire lane, thus (hopefully) force them to fully utilise the overtaking lane.

If ur 2b bike is slow (like my vespa), dun feel paiseh to keep to the CENTRE of the left most lane, u are not road hogging at the left most lane unless u are crawling below 40km/h (normal 2 lane roads).

 

-Keep your movements smooth, constant, and steady. I.e. do not make any sudden lateral movements or speed changes. This would allow other road users (upon spotting u) to adjust their safety distance from you easily, VV. U will not end up in anyone's trajectory unexpectedly oso, so no excuse for them to say that they did not see u.

Sometimes, deliberate and gradual slowing down to an extreme crawl just before filter lanes helps a lot to prep motorists behind u to slow down and watch out for YOU, or else it is easy for them to assume that u have easily gone thru the filter lane especially if u were at relatively high speed.

 

-Dun be afraid to light up the road. Make sure that your headlights, taillights and signals are working, bright and clear (but not overpowering lah). Those sportsbikes usually like to sport aftermarket signal lamps which are tiny, and worse, dim. If u have the unfortunate chance to meet those ah pek who do ride scrape-worthy bikes that have no taillights especially at Night, u would have to agree that they are simply road hazards.

If u have large, working and bright lights, USE them! That 2-3 seconds of thumb flicking shouldnt be too exhausting eh? Passing lights, signal lights, brake lights, dun be conservative about using them.

 

-Add accessories that can increase ur road presence. Highly Reflective stickers are my personal favourites. 3M safety stickers are highly recommended, even keeping your reflective probation triangle plate beyond ur probation period adds that bit to improving ur visibility, esp at night (keep it clean though).

p.s. I will be more than happy to help anyone who wants some DIY stickers job on their bike.

 

 

But the most effective is still to develop a highly sensitive road awareness and 'reading' of other road user's intent (HOV perhaps? hahaha). Although it is not an absolute guarantee of safety, I would say a highly developed traffic sensitivity is still the most efficient fundamentals of defensive riding.

 

Anyone else who has other ideas do kindly share it with us also.

[hellsfury]

hmmm seems most of us here have experiences from the rear( no pun intended) I had a really close shave 2 months ago from the side at marymount road. A big mobile crane was in the middle lane n going above 50, while i was at the extreme right going at 70. Suddenly he cut abruptly into my lane(he did it when my bike was halfway past his truck) n forced me to e-brake n to the side of the kerb till my tyres were touching the kerb. I stopped promptly at the kerb, recuperated for a few seconds then left.

 

Safety tip to prevent tons of steel squashing u: Dont be scared to horn big trucks while passing them. erm gd brake disc, pads, tyres, brakehose also help:)

[SimplyMe]

ROAD SAFETY PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME – ‘RIDE SAFE 2007’

 

1. Traffic Police would like to invite your esteemed company to participate in our event ‘Ride Safe 2007’ which will be held on 1st September 2007. We are requesting for 20 motorcyclists to represent your company to take part in the bike convoy and the ‘Safe and Skilled Riding’ competition. Please refer to the attached list for nomination of motorcyclists for this event. Please fax the form back to 65474688. It would be much appreciated if you could include the name and contact number of the liaison officer so that we can liaise with him/her to mobilize your bikers on the day of event.

 

2. This objective of this programme is to promote safe riding on our roads. The proposed Guest-of-Honour for the event is Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs.

 

3. The bike convoy consists of bikers from different companies and motorcyclist clubs traveling from different locations islandwide to Bukit Batok Driving Centre where they will participate in the ‘Safe and Skilled Riding’ competition. Traffic Police will inform you the location of the starting point for your bikers to gather for the convoy after gathering the response from all participating companies. The convoys will be accompanied by Driving Instructors to guide them and ensure their safety and insurance coverage will be provided throughout the journey.

 

4. Upon moving off to BBDC, the convoy riders are required to put up an indemnity form to acknowledge that insurance will only be covered within the premises of BBDC circuits.

 

5. There will be exciting stage events, attractive goodie bags, comprising of a Windbreaker worth $15, magnetic bag worth $20 and many lucky draws to be won.

 

6. I look forward to your continuous support to promote road safety. The closing date for submission is 7th August 2007.

 

Limited to 20 spaces only. Sign up now to avoid disappointment. I need to submit this by 7 Aug.

 

Cheers,

Charlyn

[SimplyMe]

ROAD SAFETY PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME – ‘RIDE SAFE 2007’

 

1. Kevin

2. Charlyn

3. Kitty

4. Hongwei

5. Stanley

6. Weiquan(auto-add)

7. Derek

8. CS(auto-add)

9. Chiehui

10. Michael

[hellsfury]

ROAD SAFETY PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME – ‘RIDE SAFE 2007’

 

1. Kevin

2. Charlyn

3. Kitty

4. Hongwei

5. Stanley

6. Weiquan(auto-add)

7. Derek

8. CS(auto-add)

9. Chiehui

10. Michael

11.Isaac

[LinW]

as I'm typing this, my left wrist and my shoulders are in pain... (though bearable)... as i was riding into the src carpark (ard 10am) juz after the hump and a small down slope, this female driver was driving her car out of the slot. She said that she couldnt see me because of the car on the left. In another words, she didnt check her blind spot exactly to make sure there's no vehicle after the slope approaching her car.

 

As a result, when i try to siam her, she already drove her car halfway out the slot and bang onto me. Blackout for a moments as the car kena my helmet and right side of shoulder and arm area... got abrasions on right shoulder and hand.

 

Anyway it was settled privately and she actually bargained to pay me lesser.

Hello? she bang onto my head (my helmet got scratches) and hand and want to bargain...luckily my friend and bf were there to help me out as my head still abit giddy after the blackout.

 

It was raining quite heavily too... tmd.

Luckily my laptop in my box is unharmed. if not....$($)*$($(!!!!

 

WEll, a reminder to riders using the src carpark... when u turn in, after the hump and the slope pls look out for smart cars that doesnt check their blind spot properly as some cars beside them are just 'too big' that they cant see wat vehicle is approaching.

 

 

 

 

)*$#*%((@*)#*%)@#(%

 

chicken pie.

 

GET WELL SOON!

[LinW]

Dates: 14/08/07 (Tues) & 16/08/07 (Thurs)

Venue: NUS campus

Meet up: NUS SRC Carpark (Place of matriculation)

Time: 1800

Move off: 1815

 

Will be riding in slow convoy, probably dinner together after the ride!

You can come any of these 2 days or both days!

Please add in the details in the list below with ur contact number

Hope to see you there!

 

14/08/07 (Tues)

1. Kevin/98324630

2. Charlyn/94233756

3. Kitty/91123356

4. CS/91556265

5. calyban/96251262

6. jkaiser 91847045

7. Isaac/ 97278292 (tentative, if i can smuggle out my helmet from my hse)

8.(?) chiyen

9. Lin W

 

16/08/07 (Thurs)

1. Kevin/98324630

2. Charlyn/94233756

3. Kitty/91123356

4. CS / 91556265

5. calyban/96251262

6. Isaac/97278292 (tentative, if tues cant smuggle out da helmet, thurs i try again)

7.(?)chiyen/90676362 (Will try to make it on one of the days.. .not both!)

8. Lin W

 

 

faster add on to the list!!

[LinW]

ROAD SAFETY PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME – ‘RIDE SAFE 2007’ --> quick order ur NUSRiders Polo-Tee if u haven't, then we can all wear it there!

 

 

heh heh heh.

[AsHaRiE]

ROAD SAFETY PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMME – ‘RIDE SAFE 2007’

 

1. Kevin

2. Charlyn

3. Kitty

4. Hongwei

5. Stanley

6. Weiquan(auto-add)

7. Derek

8. CS(auto-add)

9. Chiehui

10. Michael

11.Isaac

12. Asharie (Woohooo!!)

[hellsfury]

err any stipulated gear requirement?? i lost my glove n my full face is unusable:giddy:

[roseonfire]

Is it only for Nus students?? Hw abt those who was aimin to nus but coudnt make it ? haha.. OK la jokes aside.. any1 can take part?

[C.S]

YES!!!!!!!!

although we are run by students

we are open to everyone related directly or in directly or very indirectly to NUSriders

eg: alumni/staff/frens of NUS / frens of NUSriders/ fren of fren of NUS

 

 

hehe

 

WELCOME, and bring in all ur riding pals along too