Sunday, 26th February 2006 (Week 9)
Pavement menace?
ARE those who cycle on pavements a menace to pedestrians?
micah4 thinks so. He has, on occasion, 'narrowly escaped being
injured when, out of nowhere, a cyclist zooms past me at high speed
on the pavement'. He especially fears for the elderly, who may not
respond fast enough and be injured.
Meanwhile, wai feels that those who cycle on the road are a menace
to motorists, as bicycles cannot keep pace with cars, are too
fragile and hard to spot at night.
Finally, RallyRally says: 'As a cyclist, I'd rather cycle on the
pavement and risk hitting a pedestrian, than cycle on the road and
risk a car hitting me.
'Ultimately, it's about etiquette. Perhaps cycling bells should be
made mandatory and pedestrians should learn that they do not own
the pavement.'
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Buzz over space port
NEWS that Singapore will have an integrated space port in Changi
offering flights into space by 2009 has sparked off a lively
thread.
tankee531 is impressed. 'Wow,' he says.
SuperOrange thinks it will definitely boost tourism, although Dj
Skye asks: 'Do we really need such a thing?'
Fatfool, too, doubts the viability of the enterprise.
Singapore does not have a lot of land, he says, and he doubts that
'they can use the runways here to land'.
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