Good Morning Friends. I attempted to ride across the Johor Causeway to Malaysia this morning, and after getting up bright and early and having a nice relaxed breakfast, I duly packed my passport in my camelback and jumped onto the (much abused) bike to ride to Woodlands and go across the causeway.
It was on my arrival in Woodlands and my attempt to head towards the causeway, that I realised that google could have helped me out. I had (and still have) absolutely no Idea how to ride across the causeway. Thinking that I would be able to follow the footpaths was poor logic as the footpaths didn't follow the roads. I managed to find my way to a dodgy footpath-like thing beside the road, but it stopped in a heap of bushes, that were in the middle of where two roads met, and from which I could see a sign that pointed bikes to the far left lane.
Thinking that I'd follow the bike lane road back and get onto it, I found myself 1km back up the road, and beside a 4 freeway of traffic that I was not even willing to try to cross........had I had a little more courage, I would have been crossing two lanes into the third, then trying to ride up a hill in the traffic to get to my precious bike lane.
Perhaps next time I'll utilise the services of google first and hopefully have a more successful ride to Malaysia :)
It was on my arrival in Woodlands and my attempt to head towards the causeway, that I realised that google could have helped me out. I had (and still have) absolutely no Idea how to ride across the causeway. Thinking that I would be able to follow the footpaths was poor logic as the footpaths didn't follow the roads. I managed to find my way to a dodgy footpath-like thing beside the road, but it stopped in a heap of bushes, that were in the middle of where two roads met, and from which I could see a sign that pointed bikes to the far left lane.
Thinking that I'd follow the bike lane road back and get onto it, I found myself 1km back up the road, and beside a 4 freeway of traffic that I was not even willing to try to cross........had I had a little more courage, I would have been crossing two lanes into the third, then trying to ride up a hill in the traffic to get to my precious bike lane.
Perhaps next time I'll utilise the services of google first and hopefully have a more successful ride to Malaysia :)
The line in the background is Jahor Causeway between Singapore and Malaysia
Just a picture of Jahor in Malaysia - across the water
The road that should have led me to the Causeway, but I couldn't quite work it all out!
On a total tangent, while I was riding around Woodlands trying to find a sign to the causeway, I noticed that the Singaporean people really are polite. Little things, like I'd be trying to cross a side street while riding along the footpaths, and cars coming around the corners would stop and let me pass in front of them. I had about 4 drivers do it to me this morning. If only people could be that courteous at home in Sydney. Not that I drive at home, but I'm going to make a concerted effort to be even more courteous to people, maybe something good can spread like a virus too :)
Have a great day friends
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