Car footage of East Coast Road altercation with cyclist hanging on to bonnet released

The exchange between both parties caught on camera.

Belmont Lay | June 08, 2023, 12:55 PM

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More footage of the bizarre altercation between a female cyclist, 31, and a female driver, 49, has emerged online.

It appears the latest video was from the dashboard camera of the car involved.

The audio in the footage captured the exchange between both parties.

What video revealed

Argument over overtaking

The video started with the car travelling along Still Road South towards East Coast Road.

The cyclist in yellow could be seen riding on the road, keeping to the left.

The car then overtook the cyclist at the slip road.

Caught up at traffic light

After travelling a short distance, the cyclist caught up with the driver at the junction of East Coast Road and Joo Chiat Road near i12 Katong.

The cyclist accused the driver of overtaking at the single lane slip road.

The cyclist said: "Excuse me, what the hell was that?"

"I was on the bend, and you overtook me on the bend."

The driver replied: "But I went on the side."

The cyclist said: "No, you don't overtake on the bend. Single lane. You realise that, right?"

The driver replied: "No."

The video then cut off and appeared edited.

Things got physical

Following the exchange, there was a bang heard coming off-camera, as if there was a knock on the car.

The driver could be heard saying: "But you hit my car. You put your face in front of me. You talk so aggressive. I already said 'I'm sorry', please."

The driver then shouted: "Don't do that. Stop f***ing touch my car."

The cyclist retorted: "I'm gonna call the cops."

The driver replied: "Call."

She then said: "Oh please."

The driver then drove forward and nudged the cyclist.

She added that she had a class to attend.

Driver moves bicycle

The driver then got off from her car to move the cyclist's bicycle to the pedestrian walkway.

The cyclist retorted when the driver came back to the car: "You just rammed your car into me."

The cyclist then continued to stand on the road, with her mouth open.

The driver reversed the car, but got honked at.

Jumped on bonnet

The car then moved forward.

The cyclist said: "What are you?"

She then leapt onto the bonnet and held on as the car moved forward.

The cyclist resorted to banging the windscreen with her right hand, which was holding on to her phone.

All the while she shouted for the driver to stop.

The car then drove about 100m and turned left into i12 Katong's driveway.

The cyclist slipped off the bonnet while holding onto the windshield wiper.

She appeared to stumble and was dragged after she fell off.

The driver, apparently speaking to someone off-camera, said: "You can get off. She doesn't want to get off."

A passer-by could be heard saying: "You cannot drive like that, it's very dangerous."

"Ask her to get off, please," the driver added.

Passers-by then asked the driver to cool down first.

Background

The cyclist and car driver have been charged in court on Jun. 6, 2023.

The 49-year-old car driver, Elaine Michele Ow, faces one charge of rashly endangering the personal safety of others for driving forward while someone lay on the bonnet of her vehicle.

The 31-year-old cyclist Nicolette Tan Shi-en faces a charge of rashly endangering the personal safety of others by laying on the bonnet of a vehicle while in the middle of the road and obstructing the driver’s view.

The judge allowed the adjournment and offered both women bail each at S$10,000.

The duo both said they intend to engage lawyers.

If convicted of rashly endangering the personal safety of others, they each face a jail term of up to six months, a fine of up to S$2,500, or both.

Meanwhile, the penalty for the charge of obstructing others in a public way is a fine of up to S$1,000.