Road Safety Park

Those born in the 1980s will remember the Road Safety Park located within East Coast Park. It was a popular attraction for school excursions, and the last time I was there was when I was in Primary 5 some 20 years back.

Several months back, I brought Nathan cycling at East Coast Park. We cycled past Road Safety Park and I was pleasantly surprised to find the gate open. But since I wasn't sure if we were actually allowed to enter, we didn't go in.

Subsequently, I found out that the park is open to the public and we're free to use it as long as there are no school / community group bookings. So we made our way down yesterday...

Our first stop was the petrol kiosk...

Then we stopped by 7 eleven to grab a snack...

We got to see the different road signs, and I explained to Nathan what they meant...

Nathan learnt to stop at red lights...

And to stop for pedestrians. It was a weekday so we were the only people on the 'road' together with a group of old folks, who were getting briefed on how to use the roads safely. They were really sweet, thanking Nathan for stopping for them to cross...

He brought his bike for regular servicing...

And sent it to VICOM for its annual inspection...

We cycled past bus stops, went under overhead bridges... cycled on straight roads and roads with a slight bend...

On our journey, he saw a man cutting down a tree illegally, so he went to the Police Station to make a report...

All in all, it was a nice change from the usual cycling spots we frequent. I'm sure Nathan will be asking me to bring him back here again. There's practically no one using the park except us on weekdays, might be a bit more crowded on weekends, but that'll probably be more fun too!