SINGAPORE – A 46-year-old male cyclist is assisting with investigations into alleged offences of public nuisance and for remaining longer than necessary at a pedestrian crossing in Sengkang.

       In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police said on Oct 16 that they received a call for assistance at the junction of Anchorvale Crescent and Anchorvale Street at about 7pm on Oct 10.

       The cyclist allegedly blocked a car driver at the pedestrian crossing and refused to move.

       Private-hire vehicle driver Kelvin Neo had just dropped off a passenger and was on his way home when the incident took place at a pedestrian crossing near 87 Anchorvale Cresent at about 6.30pm.

       The 58-year-old said he had slowed down at the crossing to allow two pedestrians to pass and just started accelerating again when a cyclist appeared. Mr Neo added that he quickly stopped his vehicle to allow the cyclist to cross.

       But the cyclist appeared to be upset that the car had not slowed down earlier, Mr Neo explained.

       In a dashcam footage of the incident uploaded onto Facebook, the cyclist can be seen gesturing at Mr Neo, and then towards the road.

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       He steps off his bicycle, parks it in the centre of the pedestrian crossing and tells Mr Neo: “Your car didn’t stop.” He also threatens to call the police and takes a photo of Mr Neo’s car plate licence.

       Mr Neo is heard replying: “What’s the big deal? Why are you looking for trouble?” The cyclist then says he will call the police.

       Mr Neo added that a passer-by and an on-duty bus driver had stepped in to reason with the cyclist. They had tried to convince the cyclist to move aside so traffic flow could resume, but to no avail.

       Mr Neo said he saw several passengers alight from the bus when it became clear the cyclist would not budge.

       In response to ST’s queries, SBS Transit said at about 7.10pm on Oct 10, a service 374 bus was held back during its journey when the road was rendered impassable due to the incident.

       The bus was able to resume its trip some 17 minutes later after the police arrived. No other buses were affected, it added.

       Police investigations are ongoing.