Cyclist blocks car at Sengkang zebra crossing, traffic reportedly held up for about 20 mins

Cyclist blocks car at Sengkang zebra crossing, netizen says police were called

UPDATE (16 Oct, 10.57pm): In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it received a call for assistance at the junction of Anchorvale Crescent and Anchorvale Street at about 7pm on 10 Oct.

“A 46-year-old male cyclist is assisting with investigations into alleged offences of public nuisance and for remaining longer than necessary at a pedestrian crossing under Rule 12 of Road Traffic (Pedestrian Crossings) Rules,” SPF said, adding that police investigations are ongoing.

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During a dispute with a car driver, a cyclist stopped his bicycle in the middle of a zebra crossing in Sengkang, blocking it.

Videos of the incident were posted by a netizen named Ronn Teo in the Complaint Singapore Facebook group on Friday (11 Oct).

Taken by an in-car camera, it showed a male cyclist gesturing agitatedly to the driver while on his bicycle in the middle of a zebra crossing.

The zebra crossing is located at a filter lane in front of The Vales condominium, at the junction of Anchorvale Crescent and Anchorvale Street.

Cyclist leaves bicycle to confront car driver in Sengkang

After gesturing, the cyclist dismounted, leaving his bicycle in front of the camcar to confront the driver.

At this point, the driver tells the cyclist that he can let him cross if he wants to, but the cyclist is intent on questioning him.

After a short back-and-forth, which involved the driver asking the cyclist why he is “looking for trouble”, the cyclist said he could call the police.

This prompts the driver to tell him to go ahead.

Cyclist appears to call the police

The cyclist then proceeds to take a photo of the driver’s licence plate and make a phone call.

The pair continued to argue, with the driver saying he could give way but the cyclist didn’t stop, proclaiming that the cyclist “must stop”, adding:

You want to cross, you need to stop, before you cross.

Queue of vehicles seen waiting behind cyclist & car in Sengkang

In another video posted by Mr Teo, the sky is noticeably darker and a queue of vehicles can be seen waiting to turn into the filter lane, including an SBS bus.

As the camera panned, it revealed that they were waiting behind the car, which was still being blocked by the bicycle.

The cyclist stood on the side of the road, seemingly waiting for the police to arrive.

Police came & issued warning, says netizen

In his caption, Mr Teo said the car belonged to his friend, a Grab driver, on Thursday (10 Oct).

He was delayed by the cyclist “from afternoon all the way till night”, he added, causing a “huge traffic jam”.

The police eventually came but “no action was taken towards the cyclist” besides a warning, he claimed.

Video of what happened before also posted

After netizens asked to see what happened before the argument, Mr Teo posted a minute-long video of what happened as the camcar approached the filter lane.

It showed the car slowing down for two pedestrians to cross the zebra crossing before the cyclist approached.

The car was about to move off when the cyclist decided to cross as well, without dismounting from his bike.

The driver stopped to let the cyclist pass, but it was at this point that the cyclist began gesturing at him.

Netizen claims incident caused friend to miss seeing mother for the last time

After the first two videos were posted by SG Road Vigilante on Facebook, a netizen claimed that the traffic delay caused her friend to miss out on seeing her mother for the last time, saying:

She passed away right in front of the hospital after a delay of more than 30 minutes.

The junction where the incident occurred is opposite Sengkang General Hospital.

Traffic reportedly held up for about 20 mins

Traffic was held up for about 20 minutes due to the incident, according to Shin Min Daily News’ understanding.

However, many netizens on SG Road Vigilante’s post, which has since gained 84,000 views and 426 comments, blamed the cyclist for blocking the road.

They said no matter who was in the wrong, he shouldn’t have blocked the road, especially since there was no contact at all.

However, some netizens — including those who didn’t see the video of the car approaching the filter lane — suggested that the driver could’ve done something wrong that prompted the cyclist to stop and confront him.

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Featured image adapted from Ronn Teo via Complaint Singapore on Facebook and Facebook.