Netizens furious at cyclists for slowing down public bus
"It's the cyclists' self-entitled mentality," said one netizen.
A video clip of a bus patiently following a group of five cyclists riding at a relaxed pace has drawn angry reactions from netizens.
Comments on the 52-second clip, posted on the public Facebook group Singapore Incidents with the caption "Bus Driver so patient.. If it's me I horn already…", showed very little love from other road users for cyclists in Singapore.
The bus appeared to be travelling in the Yio Chu Kang area when the video was recorded by one of its passengers.
The clip, posted on the morning of July 15, has been viewed more than 58,000 times. At press time, it had garnered about 500 reactions and 350 comments, and was shared 177 times.
'King of the road'
Facebook users were mainly annoyed with the cyclists - who were occupying the entire width of the left lane - for holding up traffic, with many criticising them for being selfish and not keeping to the left edge of the lane.
Several added that there was little the bus driver could do besides following behind patiently because these were "VIPs" who would lodge a complaint against the driver if he dared honk at them.
The driver does manage to pass the cyclists towards the end of the video, but only when the road widens to three lanes.
"It's the cyclists' self-entitled mentality. When they find pedestrians slow, you can hear them ring ring ring from behind, demanding you give way. But when they are slower than cars on the road, you try to horn them lor," said Felicia Chew.
"They are blocking & delaying public transport from operating normally!" was Damien Leong's strident comment.
"The bus horn has no battery," said Rahimah Riz in jest.
Other comments - the milder ones - included "THEY ARE TURLY THE KING OF THE ROAD!!!!" and "They take up the whole lane!"
Anz Hasnul noted that both cyclists and the bus driver had their problems: "If me.. I overtake risky…cyclists also have no choice - only that left lane to keep. Everybody has no choice. Just follow the law."
Kaizoku Hagane summed it up when he said: "We just need more patience," But the cyclists need to be more considerate."