Motorcycles lane-splitting along PIE leads to an accident

Singapore – Lane-splitting motorcyclists caused an accident after one of the riders failed to notice that vehicles were slowing down and rammed into the rear of a white van. On Saturday (Mar 6), Facebook page ROADS.sg uploaded a video of the accident that happened along the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) towards Changi before the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) exit in front of Toa Payoh on March 5 at about 4.19 pm. Two motorcyclists were lane-splitting and overtaking cars, read the post. The rear-cam footage showed the two riders passing in between the middle and far-right lanes of the PIE. [caption id="attachment_286643" align="aligncenter" width="501"] Photo: FB screengrab/ROADS.sg[/caption] “They did not notice the front vehicles were slowing down, and one of them rammed into the rear of the white van.” [caption id="attachment_286642" align="aligncenter" width="443"] Photo: FB screengrab/ROADS.sg[/caption] “Van was not supposed to be on lane 1 of the expressway,” added ROADS.sg. The motorcyclist was sent to the middle lane after the collision. An incoming red taxi immediately hit the brakes in response. [caption id="attachment_286639" align="aligncenter" width="543"] Photo: FB screengrab/ROADS.sg[/caption] “Fortunately, the trailer driver was alert and moved left to lane 4 to avoid rolling over the rider,” the post noted. [caption id="attachment_286641" align="aligncenter" width="535"] Photo: FB screengrab/ROADS.sg[/caption] Members of the online community commented on the post, wondering when motorcyclists would learn that lane-splitting was a dangerous practice. “Speed and squeeze like an action hero and once down, blank. What did you achieve? Nothing. The only thing that happened was the bike smashed and injured. I don’t call this achievement. Lesson well learnt,” said Facebook user Ramesh Ram. Riders also noted that the motorcyclists in the video should not have been speeding. /TISG Read related: Biker slides across 4 lanes on CTE after being sideswiped by car http://theindependent.sg/biker-slides-across-4-lanes-on-cte-after-being-sideswiped-by-car/