When your passenger acts like this...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
ST title - Fined over fatal accident... what's wrong here?
Like the title says...
What's wrong with the title??
Fined over fatal accident.
IMHO, it gives me the impression...
What's the big deal? So someone died... Juz slap him / her a fine.
What's worse is.......
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http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_328093.html
Fined over fatal accident
By Elena Chong
A VAN driver who caused the death of a pedestrian and injured two of his family members was fined $8,000 and banned from driving for three years on Monday.
Zulkafian Yusoff, 32, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mr Chan Tong Ming through his negligence along the slip road of Lorong 1 into Lorong 6 Toa Payoh on June 29 last year.
He was driving along the slip road of Lorong 1 into Lorong 6 Toa Payoh when he failed to have proper control of the van, causing it to swerve to the right, mount a kerb and hit the 49-year-old logistics assistant who was waiting at the signalised pedestrian crossing on the right of the slip road.
A New Paper report said he used his body to shield his 10-year-old daughter from the impact while the trio were waiting at the traffic light crossing.
Mr Chan suffered serious facial and right foot injuries.
He was taken to hospital where he died of multiple injuries about three hours later.
A second charge of causing hurt to Mr Chan's wife, Madam Chan Kah Noi, 41, and daughter was taken into consideration during sentencing.
Zulkafian has previous convictions for drug-taking, impersonation, promoting gaming and unlawful possession of an identity card.
Pleading for leniency, he said he wished to apologise to the family of Mr Chan for what had happened.
He could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined for causing death by doing any rash or negligent act.
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8k???
Is that all the guy's life was worth?
Was that suffice to ensure that he has learn his lesson?
Is that enough to deter speed demons who will prob think...
"8k, well... Juz have to make do with 1 less mod to the car..."
Sometime, I do hope authorities would do more to "remind" errant and reckless drivers to be more careful while they drive.
What's wrong with the title??
Fined over fatal accident.
IMHO, it gives me the impression...
What's the big deal? So someone died... Juz slap him / her a fine.
What's worse is.......
---------
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_328093.html
Fined over fatal accident
By Elena Chong
A VAN driver who caused the death of a pedestrian and injured two of his family members was fined $8,000 and banned from driving for three years on Monday.
Zulkafian Yusoff, 32, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mr Chan Tong Ming through his negligence along the slip road of Lorong 1 into Lorong 6 Toa Payoh on June 29 last year.
He was driving along the slip road of Lorong 1 into Lorong 6 Toa Payoh when he failed to have proper control of the van, causing it to swerve to the right, mount a kerb and hit the 49-year-old logistics assistant who was waiting at the signalised pedestrian crossing on the right of the slip road.
A New Paper report said he used his body to shield his 10-year-old daughter from the impact while the trio were waiting at the traffic light crossing.
Mr Chan suffered serious facial and right foot injuries.
He was taken to hospital where he died of multiple injuries about three hours later.
A second charge of causing hurt to Mr Chan's wife, Madam Chan Kah Noi, 41, and daughter was taken into consideration during sentencing.
Zulkafian has previous convictions for drug-taking, impersonation, promoting gaming and unlawful possession of an identity card.
Pleading for leniency, he said he wished to apologise to the family of Mr Chan for what had happened.
He could have been jailed for up to two years and/or fined for causing death by doing any rash or negligent act.
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8k???
Is that all the guy's life was worth?
Was that suffice to ensure that he has learn his lesson?
Is that enough to deter speed demons who will prob think...
"8k, well... Juz have to make do with 1 less mod to the car..."
Sometime, I do hope authorities would do more to "remind" errant and reckless drivers to be more careful while they drive.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Honda ST1100 Manoeuvrability
Never knew you could do this with an ST1100.
Impressive Cornering.
ST1100 Burnout
Whoever mentioned that the ST1100 was to heavy to manoeuver has only his / her own lack of skill to blame.
Check out this clip.
ST1100 vs Hayabusa vs another Racing bike. (Near the end.)
Mock Dog Fight.
and what the hell is this????
Impressive Cornering.
ST1100 Burnout
Whoever mentioned that the ST1100 was to heavy to manoeuver has only his / her own lack of skill to blame.
Check out this clip.
ST1100 vs Hayabusa vs another Racing bike. (Near the end.)
Mock Dog Fight.
and what the hell is this????
Friday, January 2, 2009
Bike down bike down!!
My bike was knocked down when it was parked @ Jadyn's school...
Sigh...
Anyway, not sure how... but this lady who parked her car head in reversed her car to get out... some how did not see my BeaST and knocked it down.
The car knocked the left side and the bike landed on the right...
If it was a flat ground, prob the damage would be minimal... but the bike basically "landed" onto a curb...
Here's some picts.
Some dents on the side
Damaged box... I was told that this box cost about 1k....
I'm not even sure how this got there...
Cracked and scratched wind shield...
Leaked petrol... and bit and pieces of here and there...
I replaced this not too long ago... sad....
Somehow the edge of the curb got this black part too... a crack there...
The Mazda (whom hit BeaST) was parked where the Merc was... and this was the driver who was willing to be my witness. Thank God!
The side... smashed....
There she lay...
Bleeding.....
I was glad that
1. The school was a "church" and there were many Christians there.
Coz many of them offered to be my witness.
(One of which was the principal who came to look for me personally)
2. The lady whom I called did not deny the fact that she knocked the bike down.
(I mean, she could right?)
3. Sorry to say this but I recorded the tele-conversation... juz in case.
Best of all, when I called the lady... she mentioned that I should not have parked there...
Trying to keep my composure... I menti0ned... "But did that give her the right to knock my bike over then?"
She went "................"
But I am not taking this as a denial of responsibility but an attempt to clarify some "doubts".
:)
Sigh...
Anyway, not sure how... but this lady who parked her car head in reversed her car to get out... some how did not see my BeaST and knocked it down.
The car knocked the left side and the bike landed on the right...
If it was a flat ground, prob the damage would be minimal... but the bike basically "landed" onto a curb...
Here's some picts.
Some dents on the side
Damaged box... I was told that this box cost about 1k....
I'm not even sure how this got there...
Cracked and scratched wind shield...
Leaked petrol... and bit and pieces of here and there...
I replaced this not too long ago... sad....
Somehow the edge of the curb got this black part too... a crack there...
The Mazda (whom hit BeaST) was parked where the Merc was... and this was the driver who was willing to be my witness. Thank God!
The side... smashed....
There she lay...
Bleeding.....I was glad that
1. The school was a "church" and there were many Christians there.
Coz many of them offered to be my witness.
(One of which was the principal who came to look for me personally)
2. The lady whom I called did not deny the fact that she knocked the bike down.
(I mean, she could right?)
3. Sorry to say this but I recorded the tele-conversation... juz in case.
Best of all, when I called the lady... she mentioned that I should not have parked there...
Trying to keep my composure... I menti0ned... "But did that give her the right to knock my bike over then?"
She went "................"
But I am not taking this as a denial of responsibility but an attempt to clarify some "doubts".
:)
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