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Today was my first time going on expressway by myself, and it was peak hour (7.30am). Was entering SLE from Woodlands Ave 12 and it was so packed.

Every bike was lane splitting so I thought I should do the same, but it was difficult to merge when bikes are passing by so quickly, and I almost hit the car infront of me bc I was busy looking at my mirror.

Do you guys have any advice? Bc I don't want to be stuck in traffic but idk how to merge

x|x|x| lot |x|x|x|
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x|x|x|x| drive way |x|x|x|
x|x|x|x| my car |x|x

(Tried my best to describe the situation)

Happened during dinner crowd at Vivocity. Driver was exiting from the above lot.
I had 2 options:

1. Wait in the same position but edge out slightly to show intent of parking with hazard light
2. Park head first

We arrived when there were no cars on the left and right of the lot. I got down first while rest of my family remained in the car.
Because the car took awhile to leave the lot, an expat driver arrived to the left, next to the lot and immediately drove in to park, disregarding the fact we had already waited for the lot to be empty and that out car was already edged out with hazard lights.

I was literally standing at the back of the lot signalling to the driver that we were waiting for the lot but he chose to ignore.

I know it’s a foreigner because they had non-english car decals saying “beginner driver”.

Out walked a family with 3 kids, the adults had no intention to apologise. Didn’t even try to act guilty.

What would you have done in this case?

today was my first time driving without any instructor/parent supervision and i was so nervous. i missed so many exits and turns, as well as driving on expressway was very nerve wrecking.

is it normal to be this scared? anyone have any similar experiences?

hello, 2b bike rider here, im considering on an overhaul with my bike and currently in a dilemma. Here’s my food for thought:

Overhaul at Singapore:

- Prices are expensive (1.8k-2k)
- Sometimes scummy and upsells.
- Good quality service (depends on which ws)
- Convenient based on location. (not a problem for me?

Overhaul at JB:

- Good prices (800-1k): Informed by a friend’s friend.
- Alot of people say not trusted (i’ve read and researched that Lor Bapok have good reputation esp Fairuz’s tyre(?).)
- Good service
- Inconvenient due to the distant (not a problem for me)

idk what i else missed but based on my research and comparisons, both party seemed to be equal haha. but im leaning more on jb workshop as my bike’s coe ending in like 2years (idk if its worth to overhaul but i rlly love this bike as it is my first bike, even tho its a 2nd hand.)

I need opinions though because im really at part where ill just go JB and overhaul with no experience/expectations😵‍💫.

Thank you!