Man and young cyclists clash over alleged collision at Punggol bridge

A video of the confrontation between a man and some young cyclists at Lorong Halus bridge has gone viral, making many netizens questioning why both parties were being difficult.

The argument had occurred due to an alleged collision between both parties.

In the clip posted to Facebook group SG Daily Update on Monday (Sept 28), the man appears to be making a phone call as the youths record a video of him.

He can be heard telling the other party on the phone that there was "a whole lot of them".

"They're still here. They're trying to take video of me," he said, adding that the group of cyclists comprised Malays, Chinese and Indians.

Behind the camera, the group in question can be heard mocking the man for calling the police.

AsiaOne is unable to verify how many youths were involved from the video.

One of the cyclist warned the group that anyone without brakes should leave quickly.

Since 2021, the Land Transport Authority requires all bicycles on public paths and roads to have at least one functioning handbrake.

While filming the exchange, one of the cyclists appears to be sharing some videos of the incident.

"He's the one who started it first," a youth yelled, angering the man.

The man walks over to the cyclists, telling them: "Your friend tried to overtake me and crashed into me”.

“He said excuse me, bro,” one of the cyclists retorted.

The man then challenged the youths, emphasising that their friend had almost knocked into him.

When one of the cyclists pointed out CCTV cameras on the bridge, the man told them it likely captured footage of their friend colliding into his bike as well.

The youths began taunting the man, alleging that he had thrown their friend's bike to the ground instead.

"You think you're so tough," one of them said, while another added: “I feel so heartbroken.”

The man then told them: “You bunch of kids are pathetic”.

The boys laugh as the man retreats to the other side of the bridge and glared at them.

'Just give and take'

Netizens criticised the behaviour of both parties, saying that they were fighting over a trivial matter.

The Facebook post, which did not clarify how the issue was resolved, has amassed almost 80,000 views, over 200 likes and more than 50 comments.

Several comments highlighted how both parties were being stubborn and escalating the issue unnecessarily.

“During my time, we just casually apologised and ask about each other’s well-being and then moved on... Where got all this nonsense?” one Facebook user commented.

Another user said: "Just give and take, la. All come out to enjoy and exercise. Why want to make matters big? Right or wrong, does it matter so much? Society nowadays is so toxic and petty. Instead of spending the extra time arguing, go back and accompany your families. Let the police handle more important stuff.”

AsiaOne has reached out to the police for more information.

laili.abdeen@asiaone.com

一段男子与几名年轻骑自行车者在罗弄哈鲁斯桥发生冲突的视频在网上疯传，引发许多网友质疑双方为何如此针锋相对。

双方发生争执的起因据称是一起交通事故。

在周一（9 月 28 日）发布到 Facebook 群组 SG Daily Update 的视频片段中，这名男子似乎正在打电话，而几名年轻人则在拍摄他的视频。

可以听到他在电话里告诉对方，那里“有很多这样的人”。

“他们还在这里。他们想拍我的视频，”他说，并补充说，这群骑自行车的人包括马来人、华人和印度人。

在镜头后面，可以听到这群人嘲笑这名男子报警。

AsiaOne无法核实视频中涉及的青少年人数。

其中一名骑车人警告大家，没有刹车的车应该尽快离开。

自 2021 年起，陆路交通管理局要求所有在公共道路和小径上行驶的自行车至少配备一个可正常使用的手刹。

在拍摄过程中，其中一名骑车人似乎在分享一些事件视频。

“是他先挑起的！”一个年轻人喊道，激怒了那名男子。

那人走到骑自行车的人面前，告诉他们：“你们的朋友想超我，结果撞到我了。”

“他说‘不好意思，兄弟’，”其中一名骑车人反驳道。

随后，该男子质问这些年轻人，强调他们的朋友差点撞到他。

当其中一名骑自行车的人指出桥上的监控摄像头时，那名男子告诉他们，摄像头很可能也拍到了他们的朋友撞到他自行车的画面。

年轻人开始嘲弄这名男子，声称他反而把他们朋友的自行车扔到了地上。

“你以为你很坚强吗？”其中一人说道，另一人补充道：“我感到非常心碎。”

然后那人对他们说：“你们这群孩子真可怜。”

男孩们看着那人退到桥的另一边，怒视着他们，都笑了起来。

“有来有往”

网友批评了双方的行为，称他们为一件小事争吵不休。

这条 Facebook 帖子没有说明问题是如何解决的，但已经获得了近 8 万次浏览、200 多个赞和 50 多条评论。

一些评论指出，双方都固执己见，不必要地激化了矛盾。

一位 Facebook 用户评论道：“在我交往期间，我们只是简单地道个歉，问候一下彼此的近况，然后就过去了……这些无稽之谈是从哪里来的？”

另一位用户说：“有来有往嘛，大家出来都是为了享受和锻炼，何必小题大做呢？对错真的那么重要吗？现在的社会风气太差，太斤斤计较了。与其浪费时间争论，不如回去陪陪家人，让警察去处理更重要的事。”

AsiaOne已联系警方以获取更多信息。

laili.abdeen@asiaone.com