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[Sigh] Singapore again. "Woman's face fractured after e-cyclist ran over her":
http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/e-cyclist-jailed-5-weeks-hitting-woman-68-pavement
... riding on sidewalks again... [sigh]
Story writer declares "he was travelling at an unsafe speed, he could not stop in time"... then immediately notes "The speed was not mentioned in court." ... and then notes "Tan could have been jailed up to four years and fined up to $10,000."
(Singapore stats: "road accidents involving elderly pedestrians rose 8.8 per cent to 211 in 2015, from 194 in 2014.")
http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/e-cyclist-jailed-5-weeks-hitting-woman-68-pavement
Man jailed five weeks after he runs over pedestrian with his e-bike.
... riding on sidewalks again... [sigh]
Completely ignoring the force of energy stored up in a large, heavy, fast moving vehicle like a "car".She (District Judge Lee Poh Choo) also felt that motorised bicycles are more dangerous than cars because, unlike drivers, riders do not need a licence to operate them.
Story writer declares "he was travelling at an unsafe speed, he could not stop in time"... then immediately notes "The speed was not mentioned in court." ... and then notes "Tan could have been jailed up to four years and fined up to $10,000."
(Singapore stats: "road accidents involving elderly pedestrians rose 8.8 per cent to 211 in 2015, from 194 in 2014.")