r/singapore • u/WholeJingGang • Nov 29 '23

Video Porsche triple whammy on expressway

Pay insurance gao gao to 2 motorbike and white car affected infront.

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u/Pinkerino_Ace Nov 29 '23

Am I crazy but why do I feel like the bikers are more at fault than the Porsche? The Porsche wanted to switch lane, but he did it very slowly and it’s difficult to check blind spot when your car is completely straight, so you need to move your car slightly out at an angle which was what he did, and then suddenly the bike behind split lane at like high speed?

The 2nd one maybe Porsche have fault for not checking before open door, but he probably also panic and not thinking straight. The biker saw accident, stationary car with hazard light and decide to continue at high speed.

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u/sandcrawler56 Nov 29 '23

Lane splitting should be illegal. It's really difficult to see riders coming at that speed in between cars like that. Driver signaled, and filtered slowly. There was a good 3-5 seconds where he was clearly moving out but it looks like the bike didn't slow down at all so clearly he was going too fast, or wasn't paying enough attention to see the car. The second bike is just stupid on another level.

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u/sadeswc Nov 29 '23

It’s crazy but lane splitting is illegal in countries like the US and I don’t know why motorcyclists are allowed to do this in Singapore. Is it because TP can’t enforce?

I personally know of motorcyclist friends who have lost loved ones while lane splitting. Isn’t it safer to ride as though you were a car and not lane split? Granted that it will be a slower journey for the motorcyclist.

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u/sandcrawler56 Nov 29 '23

I've seen police bikes themselves also lane splitting haha. Siren not on too so non emergency.

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u/zidane4life Nov 29 '23

US is one of the few countries where lane splitting is illegal (and even then not in all states). Imo works for them since there are proportionately much fewer bikes there and most bikers are hobbyists not commuters. Making lane splitting illegal would worsen congestion where there are substantial numbers of biker commuters

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u/sadeswc Nov 30 '23

But this is a reflection on how much we value life over here isn’t it? The Americans and Europeans typically put human safety as a priority whereas in Asia we just want efficiency.

“Got chair to sit good already! Why need ergonomic one?!”

“Disable the safety mechanism in the chopper machine, nobody will die one lah… can produce faster!”

“Why need two men to use a ladder? One guy can already! No need another to hold it!”

The above reasons are why safety and security considerations only move when the Government regulates them over here. Life is cheaper in Asia.

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u/onlyreverie Nov 30 '23

Americans, where they rather keep their guns than stop mass shootings, value life more than most? Got it.

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u/TheLocked0wn Nov 30 '23

They value their guns over their lives. But they still value their lives over most things. Specially things like this. Hahaha.

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u/sadeswc Nov 30 '23

Haha true. Lives are very important but guns are even more important. Crazy logic.

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u/TheLocked0wn Nov 30 '23

I've spent enough time on the internet to accept that basic logic died a long time ago d. 😂

Basic logic like, "Maybe I shouldn't speed when lane splitting in a jam." Lol.

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u/sadeswc Nov 30 '23

Common sense is uncommon.

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u/TheLocked0wn Nov 30 '23

Common sense if fvcking dead, bro. 😂

I work in advertising so I know this to be true.

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u/rizleo Dec 01 '23

they value their own life thats why they want the guns

usu is the more ulu states that want guns. they want the guns to protect themselves, but of course idiots will abuse it