Singaporean Drivers Respect E-Bikers For Being Above Road Laws
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Singaporean drivers from all walks of life have come out of the woodwork to express their approval and respect for motorcyclists on the road driving electronic motorbikes.
24-year-old motorcyclist Andy Poon said: “I go up and down to the driving centre for half a year to get my license and finally scrimp and save for my motorbike but these champions are smart enough not to waste their time with all that.”
“These winners are too cool for a motorcycle helmet,” he continued, “When they ride next to us, we deadbeat drivers can only look on in awe of their road-navigating prowess.”
“Have you seen their gorgeous hair streaming in the wind when they course down the road?”
Poon went on to say that regular drivers should learn to give way for these e-bikers as a sign of basic courtesy.
Legal electronic motorbikes have a speed limit of 25km/h but these engineering whiz-kids install modifications that allow their bikes to go beyond the speed cap.
However, these bikers have drawn criticism from paranoid and safety-obsessed drivers claiming that the motorcyclists should at least wear helmets for safety reasons.
Jin Tua Ki, a 17-year-old electronic biker claimed that helmets were an unnecessary hindrance and it would only make things more complicated in the case of an automobile collision.
“Without a helmet, if in an accident, we are making it easier for the traffic police and cameras to identify faces,” said the 17-year-old making use of irrefutable flawless logic.
Jin went out to say that bikers like himself are above road laws and a class above ordinary drivers.
“Since our bikes run on electricity and not petrol, I think it’s obvious we are entitled to certain privileges like not having to pay road taxes and COE.”
The 17-year-old went on to say that safety was a thing of the past and the philosophy of “YOLO” was how everyone should live their lives by.