Bike Ride 3 - CV to Bedok Town Park

This was one of two dangerous "pits" on the Loyang Park Connector that easily swallowed cyclists, walkers and joggers.

Oh, but the pits weren't that bad as there were railings behind them to prevent such careless people from falling into the deep drain.

This photo was taken during our first Ride in January 2008. A copy of the photo had been forwarded to the National Parks Board.





Happy to see in this shot taken on Ride 3 that NParks had done something.

The shrubs will deter you from getting too close and thus falling into the "pit", and will soften the fall if you must fall in!

Both "pits" had been planted up.



Freddie had a bad fall off his bike here, just after riding up the very steeply inclined ascent along that part of the Loyang Park Connector that was beside the canal. We missed this during Ride 1 as the signage and access were bad, which left us cycling on the roadside footpath which was on level ground and as wide as the PCN here.

From Ride 3 experience, it is better NOT to use the cycle track here, but to KEEP ON USING the footpath.




Caught up with ChoyChim and YewSan having an orange break.




We almost missed this turn again!

Despite our Ride 1 feedback to NParks, it did nothing to make things better.

On the PCN through Bedok Town Park, one has to take a turn to get out of the park and onto the Tampines Connector which would take us to the Sun Plaza Park in Tampines Town.

If you were riding on this wide track which seems more defined as a proper route to somewhere, why on earth would you turn left (which is the obscure turn-off onto the TC) ???


And especially when the bicycle icon is painted on the wide track and across the left turn-off ... ... pointing you to ride on along the wide track, and NOT to turn left!

The sign does not tell you that getting on the little turn-off will put you onto the Tampines Connector. And by the direction it faces, it tells you that you're ON the TC !!

Oh, come on, NParks. Do something.