roadside drainage-cover
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I was lucky not being kill after dropping my bicycle front wheelTRANSCRIPT
Road side drainage cover issues and improvement
by Francis Chumember of SafeCyclingTaskForceEmail: [email protected]: 2011-02-26
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February 26, 2011Lucky I was not killed!
Flew off my bicycle and landed on the road ahead, just next to a bus.
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Wilson Chua : happened to me :( too many cars speeding
Sandip Mahapatra Sheesh.... It happened to my fren and myself too.
Hassanudin Hashim it happen my last last month , his face badly smash and broken nose brigde
Sglim Sg O.O This happen very near my house. The extreme left of the road is always dangerous if you are not experience/confidence enough hitting the curb can cause death.
Danny Pek Teck Wee Happened to me, i flew off my bike and fractured my wrist :(
Matt Chia i suggest you sent a email to LTA. it happens to me but saved by my BA tyres
Diane Flaviano i try and cycle a little to the right of the 2nd yellow line but sometimes you really can’t avoid the drain grills especially when other cars try and cram you to the curb. :(
.. post the picture on Facebook,many share similar experience ..
Sometimes it’s just unavoidable!
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Same grill, somtimes good, sometimes bad
loose hinge
big gap
everytime when the drainage cover open and closed by the cleaner. the gap change, some-times good, other times bad.
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Geylang East Centralmany drainge covers havethe same problem
loose hingebig gap
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uneven surface
big gap
Fast moving bus
Cyclist squeezed be-tween life-threatening options, making cycling on some Singapore roads very stressful and dangerous!
Sims Avenuesame problem in some area
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Geylang East Central & Sims Avenue
problematic drainage covers
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even surface
small gap
Even surface level with the rest of the road.Drainage grill is tightly fitted to the drainage hole.
It can be done!
Sims Avenuegood example in some area
How should it be?
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Questions:When can the problematic drainage covers along Geyland East Central and Sims Avenue be fixed?
How can the drainage cover design be improved to prevent same problem in the future?
How can the construction workers be trained to do a quality job?(e.g. even road surface)
How to engage cyclists to spot problem of other area?