How to negotiate a blind spot

[Subutai]

Today I was doing a right turn at junction of Bedok North Road / Bedok Reservoir Road towards PIE at around 810am.

 

Red lights and right turn signal was in my favour and a speeding honda edix (i think) in opposite direction zoomed past fast around 2 secs after red. I was slowly moving off as my view of the oncoming traffic was blocked by a turning big sand truck (on my left) and luckily i didn't rush.

 

I assume my car will be total loss and me + my pregnant wife dead if we had collided. You could have orphaned our little 3 year old gal. KNNBCCB.

 

If you are in this forum, I hope you DON'T REPEAT THIS STUNT AGAIN.

 

Anyway I got video... will review tonight and submit to TP (although i do not think that the license plate can be captured) BUT..... that junction got junction eye.

 

Drive safe guys and gals.

Edited June 10, 2013 by Subutai

[Sp4wn]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:04 AM, Subutai said:

Today I was doing a right turn at junction of Bedok North Road / Bedok Reservoir Road towards PIE at around 810am.

 

Red lights and right turn signal was in my favour and a speeding honda edix (i think) in opposite direction zoomed past fast around 2 secs after red. I was slowly moving off as my view of the oncoming traffic was blocked by a turning big sand truck (on my left) and luckily i didn't rush.

 

I assume my car will be total loss and me + my pregnant wife dead if we had collided. You could have orphaned our little 3 year old gal. KNNBCCB.

 

If you are in this forum, I hope you DON'T REPEAT THIS STUNT AGAIN.

 

Anyway I got video... will review tonight and submit to TP (although i do not think that the license plate can be captured) BUT..... that junction got junction eye.

 

Drive safe guys and gals.

 

these days even when i see turn signal in my favour, i tend to look at incoming traffic in case any moron is about to jump the light. cant be too safe. a lot of kuku drivers on the road.

 

on the flip side thank God you are ok and congrats on #2 bro! drive safe!

[Ooosh]

To be safe, always check that the incoming cars come to a stop/no incoming cars before turning right.

[Mustank]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:04 AM, Subutai said:

Today I was doing a right turn at junction of Bedok North Road / Bedok Reservoir Road towards PIE at around 810am.

 

Red lights and right turn signal was in my favour and a speeding honda edix (i think) in opposite direction zoomed past fast around 2 secs after red. I was slowly moving off as my view of the oncoming traffic was blocked by a turning big sand truck (on my left) and luckily i didn't rush.

 

I assume my car will be total loss and me + my pregnant wife dead if we had collided. You could have orphaned our little 3 year old gal. KNNBCCB.

 

If you are in this forum, I hope you DON'T REPEAT THIS STUNT AGAIN.

 

Anyway I got video... will review tonight and submit to TP (although i do not think that the license plate can be captured) BUT..... that junction got junction eye.

 

Drive safe guys and gals.

 

 

must post video!!!

must have hokkien scold bad words!!!

Must poh mata!!!

[Extremesour]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:04 AM, Subutai said:

Today I was doing a right turn at junction of Bedok North Road / Bedok Reservoir Road towards PIE at around 810am.

 

Red lights and right turn signal was in my favour and a speeding honda edix (i think) in opposite direction zoomed past fast around 2 secs after red. I was slowly moving off as my view of the oncoming traffic was blocked by a turning big sand truck (on my left) and luckily i didn't rush.

 

I assume my car will be total loss and me + my pregnant wife dead if we had collided. You could have orphaned our little 3 year old gal. KNNBCCB.

 

If you are in this forum, I hope you DON'T REPEAT THIS STUNT AGAIN.

 

Anyway I got video... will review tonight and submit to TP (although i do not think that the license plate can be captured) BUT..... that junction got junction eye.

 

Drive safe guys and gals.

 

Glad that you are ok.

I'm not sure if anyone notice this but nowadays it seems to be common rule that the first driver in front will always beat the red lights a second or two after it turned.

I'm seeing this almost on a daily basis now.

I will not move off the line immediately nowadays.

I apologize if the cars behind are unhappy but the lives of my family are more important to me.

[Civic6228]

Since the infamous Machi accident. I am extremely careful when driving off any junctions. There are just such idiots around.

Edited June 10, 2013 by Civic6228

[Subutai]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:14 AM, Sp4wn said:

these days even when i see turn signal in my favour, i tend to look at incoming traffic in case any moron is about to jump the light. cant be too safe. a lot of kuku drivers on the road.

 

on the flip side thank God you are ok and congrats on #2 bro! drive safe!

 

Thanks man... Just the thought of what might have happened, sends chills down my spine though. :angry:

[Subutai]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:19 AM, Mustank said:

must post video!!!

must have hokkien scold bad words!!!

Must poh mata!!!

 

I think i got mumbled... haha

But got baby in wife's tummy so anger management a bit.

[KaKiLang]

Rubbish truck (Aveolia) oso beat red light this morning knnbpcb along Gambas towards Admiralty Road, luckily a Van and a learner car did not move from their junction. No camera if not sure poh mata.

[Subutai]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:21 AM, Extremesour said:

Glad that you are ok.

I'm not sure if anyone notice this but nowadays it seems to be common rule that the first driver in front will always beat the red lights a second or two after it turned.

I'm seeing this almost on a daily basis now.

I will not move off the line immediately nowadays.

I apologize if the cars behind are unhappy but the lives of my family are more important to me.

 

Yup... drive safe bros. I also try to brake and stop by the lights.

[VellfireS]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:22 AM, Civic6228 said:

Since the infamous Machi accident. I am extremely careful when driving off any junctions. There are just such idiots around.

I stay quite nearby the accident area.. always.. esp at night.. I check a few times when crossing that JUNCTION..

[Forte3737]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:04 AM, Subutai said:

Today I was doing a right turn at junction of Bedok North Road / Bedok Reservoir Road towards PIE at around 810am.

 

Red lights and right turn signal was in my favour and a speeding honda edix (i think) in opposite direction zoomed past fast around 2 secs after red. I was slowly moving off as my view of the oncoming traffic was blocked by a turning big sand truck (on my left) and luckily i didn't rush.

 

I assume my car will be total loss and me + my pregnant wife dead if we had collided. You could have orphaned our little 3 year old gal. KNNBCCB.

 

If you are in this forum, I hope you DON'T REPEAT THIS STUNT AGAIN.

 

Anyway I got video... will review tonight and submit to TP (although i do not think that the license plate can be captured) BUT..... that junction got junction eye.

 

Drive safe guys and gals.

 

still waiting for your video

[Mustank]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:35 AM, Subutai said:

I think i got mumbled... haha

But got baby in wife's tummy so anger management a bit.

 

tonight we wait for your video

must poh mata

the other thread the lorry chiong ang hey, bang the teksi, kena from tp liao

[Subutai]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:39 AM, Forte3737 said:

still waiting for your video

 

Review tonight... i recalled again and i think its a merc type SUV.

[Toothiewabbit]

Being a parent meself, i am pissed just reading your account. You moving off slower this morning may have made the difference but it is still infuriating to experience this! :angry:

[Yuan]

Red light beaters have become a rather common sight.

 

Is it me or what that I realized that Singaporeans are getting too stressed that they cannot afford to wait for more than a couple of minutes at a junction for the next green? And that they must take the risk to dash past the red? Or they think that accidents like the tragedy at Bugis won't happen to them? Some red light beaters even high beam the traffic opposite when they no longer have the right of way or committing the traffic offence as if telling the opposite traffic that they are dashing across.

 

I am seeing drivers of all walks of life doing such stunts with no due consideration and regard for the safety of others. More so lately when I see lady drivers who look like mothers or parents or guardians fetching their young ones out.

 

When s**t happens, it would probably be too late for a life or to cry and regret.

Edited June 10, 2013 by Yuan

[Mustank]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:43 AM, Subutai said:

Review tonight... i recalled again and i think its a merc type SUV.

 

is it this type

 

 

if this type, kena already, no hope

[Cluboxed]

  On 6/10/2013 at 7:14 AM, Sp4wn said:

these days even when i see turn signal in my favour, i tend to look at incoming traffic in case any moron is about to jump the light. cant be too safe. a lot of kuku drivers on the road.

 

on the flip side thank God you are ok and congrats on #2 bro! drive safe!

 

very true...even if lights are in my favour I also delay moving off..haha

Edited June 10, 2013 by Cluboxed