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Phluvcat

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Phluvcat

Phluvcat

6th Gear

you probably stay in the private apartment, condo or landed in West Coast. This happened at about 8pm this evening on a wet road, after I had made a right and then left turn into the smaller Pasir Panjang Road, about to go past the 2 buses which had stopped in the bus bay.

 

Your daughter was happily skipping out in front of the first bus when I was barely two metre away from the front of the bus. I took about 3m to totally stop the car at about 40km/h, 1.5m of my reaction time and 1.5m of skidding distance. I do not have ABS, BBK and super grippy tires on my old ride. I am not driving an F1 car that can come to a stop in 2m from about 70km/h. Nor can I foresee a kid in a supposedly good school (well at least we always touted our educational system is world class) can be so stupid and reckless, and inconsiderate.

 

The fortunate thing is that she stopped and retraced back her steps in time cos I only managed to stop about 1.5m after the bus. Kudos to her agility. At that kind of speed and probable impact, most likely she will survive, maybe live with some scars or disability. Good thing also that the lorry behind did not rear-end me as lorries generally accelerate slower.

 

Please, apart from academic excellence, please teach your kid the other part of surviving in the city. The world is not her playground, the road is not her playground.

 

In the event something happened, I have a lot of witnesses on my side. When I skidded to a stop, a lot of them were looking in the direction of your daughter (yes that kind of jury look), who happily just walked away and continued crossing the road as if nothing happened.

 

Please, next time she might be not be so lucky. Dun wait for next time, teach your daughter how to look out for herself and cross the road safely.

 

I took some time to cool down before I pen this else I can guarantee you the length of expletives that will make the Titanic look more like a short commercial. I already had a rough day on the road, in the jam, giving way to people and end up others do not give way to me. I should stop being a nice guy so often.

 

Best part is, who caused the huge jam from Tiong Bahru to Outram Road? One police scooter parked on the slow lane of the road for no apparent reason...to the officer...F*** U!!!

 

God bless all and to your daughter especially.

 

* expletive count: 02 *

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Vinceng

Vinceng

Turbocharged

What you experienced is just part and parcel of driving.

 

Have you considered public transport (taxi, bus or mrt) since you find driving fustrating.

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Heartbreakid

Heartbreakid

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Something needs to be done to our education system. To me, it is a total failure. Kids these days, don't know how to cross the road fast, taking their own sweet time, kicking ball while crossing the road... Don't know how to give away seat to the needy... Don't know how to behave themselves on public buses... And more... So much for our "everything aims to be first class" Singapore...

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Phluvcat

Phluvcat

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Thank goodness you were alert [thumbsup] and also did not get rear-ended [sweatdrop]

 

Don't know what's wrong with people nowadays. [smash]

 

Drive safe MCF brudders! [thumbsup]

 

Sigh, even if my reaction time is 0.1s, I would still have banged into her if she had not retrace her steps in time, cos I need another 1.5m to stop, maybe my skill not good enough. For such short distance and wet surface, I believe ABS will increase the stopping distance. Thank goodness the lorry driver behind me is also alert.

 

Its the attitude of the gal that pisses me off....non-apologetic and just continued to skip away, well more like quickly run away before kanna scolding...

 

Even in the carpark if my son play a fool or dun walk properly, I will reprimand him, such things has to be inculcated since young. He is less than 3 years old... I do that to my wife too and people I know who cross road machiam they some divine being.

 

[:p]

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themagi

themagi

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Sigh, even if my reaction time is 0.1s, I would still have banged into her if she had not retrace her steps in time, cos I need another 1.5m to stop, maybe my skill not good enough. For such short distance and wet surface, I believe ABS will increase the stopping distance. Thank goodness the lorry driver behind me is also alert.

 

Its the attitude of the gal that pisses me off....non-apologetic and just continued to skip away, well more like quickly run away before kanna scolding...

 

Even in the carpark if my son play a fool or dun walk properly, I will reprimand him, such things has to be inculcated since young. He is less than 3 years old... I do that to my wife too and people I know who cross road machiam they some divine being.

 

[:p]

 

Lucky for all since if you hit the girl, even if you are not at fault, the driver is always "wrong" in such cases.

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Joseph22

Joseph22

Turbocharged

Another close shave to make you a better driver...

 

 

agree. good thing the girl is okay.

 

for road, we must instill fear to our children.

 

and parents with childern. please reframe from Jay Walking when you are bringing your children out.

 

I for one will rather do a big detour to the nearest traffice light or pedestrian closing to cross the road.

 

Our children will follow what we do. and being children, they will do it lousier.

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Joseph22

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certain things have to be learnt the hard way....like it or not....

 

This is for ppl who are either cannot learn or refuse to learn.

 

you dont have to learn thing the hard way if you are willing to be humble and have a teachable spirit.

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Joseph22

Joseph22

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nope....

 

especially for kids,

 

you gotta teach them the hard way....

 

they have to know fear, authority, etc....

 

 

All i can say, it is not always true.

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Zuoom

Zuoom

1st Gear

something i learn from classes in SAF driving school. (it's not a time waster sometimes.)

 

Classic Defensive driving 101.

 

Assume the worst in all.

be it drivers, pedestrian, surrounding, situation.

 

Taxi drivers will always jam brake to pick up passengers or let them alight.

There will always be a jaywalker after that bus waiting to dash across the road.

Something or someone will jump out from behind the signboard that's blocking your view (blindspot).

The road will be slippery (due to sand, water, oil etc.)

Brakes will not be effective, tyres not grippy.

 

more "Safe Driving Tips" at CSG

http://www.celicasg.org/index.php/topic,216.0.html

 

 

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i ever got into an accident when i was riding my bicycle on the road, and this boy boy dashed into my path to cross to the other side.

man, did i slam on the brakes. then slight contact with him before momentum took over and cartwheel the bicycle and me over the boy boy.

end up i had this massive road rash on the thigh, and him? nothing. he bolted away like a happy bunny.

 

till this day, dun know what was going thru his mind when he made that dash. figure it's the mentality of many pedestrians as outline in the link.

 

Assume for the worst.

Prepare to the best.

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