SINGAPORE: Six young men filming themselves Weaving and performing bike stunts between vehicles on Orchard Road He admitted to violating cycling rules on Tuesday, November 19.

The court requested that all of them receive probation reports due to their young ages.

Two of the cyclists cannot be named under the Children and Young Persons Act because they were 17 at the time of the offense in May.

The remaining four cyclists are: Ahmad Noordinie Mohamed Noorshah, 19; Muhammad Irfan Muhammad Noor, 19; Muhaidy Marhady, 20; and Muhammad Aliyul Qadry Mohamad Razak, 20.

Following a hotline tip at around 11pm on 10 May 2024, police were informed that a group of cyclists were cycling dangerously on Orchard Road.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Huo Jiongrui told the court that the six teenagers were part of a group of nine men who met on their bikes at Bukit Panjang MRT station earlier that night.

The identities of the other 3 people in the group are unknown.

The group cycled along Bukit Timah Road, Stevens Road, Orchard Road and Lau Pa Sat to Jurong Pitstop, where they dispersed around 4am.

While cycling on Orchard Road, one of the 17-year-olds put his hand on the handlebars to hold his phone and record video of the group. He sent this video to Aliyul, who uploaded it on TikTok.

In court, Mr. Huo described the antics recorded on video. These included Noordinie riding on two wheels (riding the bike with the front wheel off the ground), Aliyul riding with both hands off the handlebars, and various members of the group riding in the second and third lanes of the road.

At one point, Aliyul and a 17-year-old cyclist drove into stopped vehicles. The 17-year-old was still using his phone to record videos at the time.

The video also shows the group standing in a yellow box at traffic lights.

Aliyul, who faced four charges, pleaded guilty to offenses such as failing to ride in an orderly manner, not riding on the left side of the road, not wearing a helmet and cycling without holding the handlebars and between stationary vehicles. There is no working handbrake.

The 17-year-old who shot the video accepted all three of the charges against him. He admitted that he did not ride his bike regularly, holding his phone instead of the handlebars, that he used his phone to record videos while cycling, and that he did not stay on the left side of the road.

The other four cyclists accepted two charges each. They all admitted that they did not cycle on the left side of the road.

Noordinie also admitted that he could not ride regularly on the wheel, that Irfan was cycling with one hand lifted from the handlebars, that the second 17-year-old boy was overtaking other cyclists while riding in the third lane, and that Muhaidy was not cycling. helmet.

District Judge Kok Shu En called each criminal to the bench individually and asked if they and their families were ready to undergo probation evaluation. They all answered yes.

When Muhaidy and the 17-year-old boy who shot the video said their parents were not there, Judge Kok questioned them harshly about whether they knew their parents were in court.

Both said yes and agreed to have their parents present at the next hearing on January 9, 2025. The judge is expected to consider the probation eligibility reports and then sentence them.

For not driving close to the left edge of the road, the offender can be imprisoned for up to three months, fined up to S$1,000, or both.

Repeat offenders will face double prison sentences and fines.

Penalties such as not using a bicycle regularly, using a bicycle with malfunctioning brakes, and not wearing a suitable helmet are the same.

Anyone using a mobile communications device while cycling can be imprisoned for up to six months, fined up to S$1,000, or both. Penalties are doubled for repeat offenses.