I am an avid cyclist myself and frequent East Coast Park almost every week to get my weekly dose of exercise. I will like to add on to what Miss Heok mentioned in her earlier post.

I have encountered too many occasions of near misses and collisions from young kids and unreasonable pedestrians either playing, obstructing or travelling in the wrong direction on the cycling track.

Most recently, I was sworn at by an unruly couple when I braked my bike to avoid their young child who suddenly skated into my path from the opposite direction.

Such attitude and behaviour of people visiting the park is becoming a social illness. We read in the papers that cyclists should not be allowed onto pedestrian paths and roads due to safety concerns, but nobody mentioned anything about pedestrians using the cycling tracks and causing a hazard to cyclists who take the sport seriously.

I believe a cyclist's primary concern is to look out cautiously for pedestrians, young kids and 'unstable' novice cyclists on the track.

The last thing we want is to collide and cause injury to someone else.

I appeal to all pedestrians who visit East Coast Park to spare a thought for cyclists and stop condemning us as if we are the scum of the universe.

I believe many cyclists (and even rollerbladers) who frequent East Coast Park will share my sentiments.

Let us not make East Coast Park an unpleasant and unsafe location to visit.

Lau Youjing