Showing posts with label Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 7, 2018

Former beauty queen injured in e-scooter accident at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Source Website: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/former-beauty-queen-injured-in-e-scooter-accident-at-bishan-ang-mo-kio-park
By Nathanael Phang, The Straits Times, 06 June 2018 at 5:37 pm SGT


Madam Cassandra Ho, who was crowned Elite Mrs Singapore Asean in 2016 (left), was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital after she was hit by an e-scooter.
PHOTO: Madam Cassandra Ho, who was crowned Elite Mrs Singapore Asean in 2016 (left), was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital after she was hit by an e-scooter. She hurt her head and face (right) in the accident.
PHOTOS: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS, ST READER
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SINGAPORE - A former beauty queen was admitted to hospital on Tuesday (June 5) after being hit by an e-scooter, in the latest accident involving personal mobility devices (PMD).

Housewife Cassandra Ho, 49, a grassroots volunteer, was hit by an e-scooter during lunchtime on Tuesday while making her way to a community garden at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. She was there to pick some herbal leaves for a friend's father who had fallen ill.

A spokesman for the Singapore Civil Defence Force told The Straits Times that it was alerted to the accident at 2pm on Tuesday by members of the public.

A woman was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, he added.

Madam Ho, who is still warded at the hospital for further observation, told The Straits Times over the phone that she could not recall what happened though she was conscious after the accident.



Housewife Cassandra Ho (former beauty queen), 49, a grassroots volunteer, was hit by an e-scooter during lunchtime on Tuesday while making her way to a community garden at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
PHOTO: Housewife Cassandra Ho (former beauty queen), 49, a grassroots volunteer, was hit by an e-scooter during lunchtime on Tuesday while making her way to a community garden at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. She was there to pick some herbal leaves for a friend's father who had fallen ill.
Picture posted by Nathanael Phang, The Straits Times, 06 June 2018 at 5:37 pm SGT

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"I can't remember much... the next thing I knew, I saw my husband and youngest son beside me in the accident and emergency ward," she said.

Madam Ho, who was crowned Elite Mrs Singapore Asean in 2016, said she hurt her head and face as a result of the accident.

She said many residents have given feedback that public parks were no longer safe spaces to walk in, given the presence of e-scooter riders who move at high speeds.

Accidents involving PMDs on public paths have continued to rise, with 128 cases last year.

In March this year, a woman was seriously injured after she was involved in a hit-and-run accident with an e-scooter in Bedok. Similarly, a 65-year-old woman was left with a cut on her nose and multiple bruises on her body after an e-scooter slammed into her in April.

In response, the Land Transport Authority has stepped up enforcement actions by patrolling areas which have a high volume of pedestrians and cyclists.

The Active Mobility Advisory Panel also recently concluded a series of public consultations to gather feedback on the safe use of bicycles and PMDs. The feedback will be taken into account when the panel makes recommendations to the Government on possible amendments to the current regulations regarding the use of bicycles and PMDs.



Madam Ho said many residents have given feedback that public parks were no longer safe spaces to walk in, given the presence of e-scooter riders who move at high speeds.

PHOTO: Madam Ho said many residents have given feedback that public parks were no longer safe spaces to walk in, given the presence of e-scooter riders who move at high speeds.
Accidents involving PMDs on public paths have continued to rise, with 128 cases last year.
Picture posted by Bhaswati Guha Majumder, IBTimes on 07 June 2018 at 14:43 +08

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By Nathanael Phang, The Straits Times, Nathanael Phang, The Straits Times, 06 June 2018 at 5:37 pm SGT



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[1] Nathanael Phang, The Straits Times, Former beauty queen injured in e-scooter accident at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, posted on 06 June 2018 at 5:37 pm SGT, https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/former-beauty-queen-injured-in-e-scooter-accident-at-bishan-ang-mo-kio-park
 
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Your views: Rename Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Source Website: http://www.tnp.sg/news/views/your-views-rename-bishan-ang-mo-kio-park
By Lawrence Seow, 09 May 2017 at 08:29 am


A view of the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park.
PHOTO:  A view of the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park.
It is really two different parks separated by Marymount Road.
PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES

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The Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park is really two different parks separated by Marymount Road.

The two parks are not physically connected by any pathway, and to get from one side to the other you have to take a pedestrian crossing across the road.

I am a regular park user, and I've had people asking for directions to eateries on one side or the other.

I do not blame them for getting lost as it is quite confusing.

It would make more sense to give the two sides separate names.

I suggest that one be named Bishan Park (the one next to Bishan Road) and the other Thomson Park (as it is next to Upper Thomson Road).



Bishan Park 2 is now known as River Plains, and this is where all the past eateries were and still are, with a McDonalds joining in the F&B family.
PHOTO: Bishan Park 2 is now known as River Plains, and this is where all the past eateries were and still are, with a McDonalds joining in the F&B family.
The one on the eastern side of Marymount Road, suggested to be named Bishan Park (the one next to Bishan Road).
Photo courtesy of NParks
Picture posted by cheekiemonkies on 22 April 2012
 

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The former Bishan Park 1 which was now renamed as Pond Gardens.
PHOTO: The former Bishan Park 1 which was now renamed as Pond Gardens.
The one on the western side of Marymount Road, suggested to be named Thomson Park (as it is next to Upper Thomson Road).
Photo courtesy of NParks
Picture posted by cheekiemonkies on 22 April 2012

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This would make it a lot clearer.



Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore where activity can be created from natural condition.
PHOTO: Itabitsugawa Park in Japan where the river border area is developed into a public space without too much infrastructure development and supporting elements.
Picture posted by Atrida.h, PERSATUAN PELAJAR INDONESIA KYOTO & SHIGA on 19 March 2016
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By Lawrence Seow, 09 May 2017 at 08:29 am



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Lawrence Seow, Your views: Rename Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, posted on 09 May 2017 at 08:29 am in The New Paper, http://www.tnp.sg/news/views/your-views-rename-bishan-ang-mo-kio-park