Seven weeks jail, ONLY? Poor Hazel Ng~

Driver jailed, banned from driving for knocking scooterist down

Wait, what? Jailed for seven weeks and banned from driving for 5 years, ONLY?

Refer to my previous initial post on my reaction about the video that went viral here:

Ms Hazel Ng knocked down on PIE viral video

I don't understand Singapore's law sometimes. Somehow the law seems to always be in the favour of reckless drivers. How does seven weeks of jail time replace the pain, the trauma that Hazel went through? All her surgery that she has to undergo, physiotherapy sessions that she has to attend, and most importantly, her active lifestyle is stunted just because of an irresponsible driver who decided to side-swipe her even though the other lanes are free for this imbecile to overtake her in a proper manner.

In my opinion, drivers who cause hurt or even death SHOULD and MUST receive the heaviest sentence. That is the price to pay for causing danger to someone's life. Singaporeans should really get rid of the notion that motorcyclists are always RECKLESS and IMPATIENT.

Which reminds me to an incident that happened on 23rd August 1998, the date that took my brother's life away. An incoming cargo lorry exceeded his lane and hit my brother head on, causing him to be flipped off his scrambler, and he came crashing down head first onto a lamp post. Then several years later, that bloody imbecile have the cheeks to re-open the case and fight the case. What more does he want? Does he get the satisfaction if he wins the case? Is the years of suffering, remembering that fateful day not enough to our family that you have to rub salt into our wounds?

Anyway I didn't remember what the sentence was as i was still too young to understand. I was then 9 when he left us all.

But in 2008, my biological father passed away whilst on duty and a drunken trailer truck driver lost control and crashed into the vehicle that was parked by the side of the road, and the impact dragged my late father and his colleague down. His colleague was hit till his face was beyond recognition. And the sentence was just a minor few weeks jail term. FOR CAUSING TWO BLOODY DEATHS HE ONLY HAD FEW WEEKS OF JAIL TERM!!!

So YOU tell me, if the law in Singapore for reckless drivers is fair or not?!

The Traffic Police and Land Transport Authority officers should rethink about their policies, seriously. And take a look into the behaviors of drivers on Singapore roads than to pick on motorbikes with illegal modifications or riders with tinted visors or bikes with illegal exhaust pipes. Like come on!!! I am sure these officers are motorcyclists themselves and I am so fucking sure that they're aware of how reckless, rash and impatient some of these drivers can get!!!

Which reminds me of an incident early September this year when me and my colleagues were on our way to one of our colleagues wedding reception at Sengkang. So there was me & norman with our GSXR600, nurdin with his Busa and omar with his SP. Needless to say, there was an LTA officer parked at the bustop on AYE at NUS, from afar I noticed that somehow, he was targetting us (since well, our exhaust pipes aren't so "silent"), but we slowed down and adhered to the speed limits. Then, this spark rider with pillion came by and TAILGATED EACH AND EVERYONE OF US TO GET THROUGH TO THE FRONT, swerving in and out in the process.

So what happened? I saw the officer get on his bike, BUT, he bypassed us so we were safe. *phew* (anyway there's nothing to be afraid of lah, because our pipes aren't illegal or modified anyway. *winks*). But just before Normanton (or was it Alexandra's exit), the LTA officer was on the road shoulder .. with .. jengjengjeng , the SPARK135 rider!

This is the kind of enforcement that we all need. Singapore's roads ain't so big as compared to other cities elsewhere, and i'm pretty sure that it's easier to clamp down on reckless drivers and riders. It's enough that we are all paying COE for a certificate that we have never seen or touched, and you're hiring officers to stop and summon vehicles with "illegal" or "modified" parts. like how on earth can an aftermarket brake calipers be illegal? it's supposed to give you a better braking system, which is essential in times of emergency when the vehicle in front of you jammed his brakes, isn't it?

So to everyone, ride and drive safe, especially in this unpredictable weather. A taxi driver almost caused me to lose control of my bike because that bugger was speeding and drove right into a puddle which splashed against me, HARD.

haiz~ please lah you all, raining also want to speed. for what? your grandmother want to give birth ah?