The consequence of insufficient cycling paths in Singapore is that diabetes rates will be out of control with serious repercussions on economy,...

The consequence of insufficient cycling paths in Singapore is that diabetes rates will be out of control with serious repercussions on economy, transportation, quality of life in Singapore.

Diabetes rates are already very high in Singapore:
Singapore 'has 2nd-highest proportion of diabetics'
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/singapore-has-2nd-highest-proportion-of-diabetics



The consequence of diabetes being, not least, foot amputations, kidney failure requiring dialysis.
Diabetes complications:




Many people will be underemployed due to medical leave to receive dialysis treatments 3 or more times a week, each for half day at least, blindness, heart failure etc. Public transportation will be crowded and delayed by wheelchair users, footpaths may be jammed up by wheelchair users and police, ambulance and fire service activated constantly to rescue stranded wheelchair users whose battery packs fail or caught fire. Taxes will have to increase to pay for the expensive medical treatment costs of the multiple complications of T2 diabetes mellitus.

In this photo display, it can be seen that due to space shortage, dialysis patients even have to park their wheelchairs outside the dialysis centre and a camera built to secure the area. The waiting area also has to be situated outside the dialysis centre to handle larger crowds of dialysis patients and attending caregivers.
NKF Dialysis center:


Special parking area (bicycle parking not allowed):


Special waiting area with camera:


Notice to wheelchair users:


From Gadg(aid) episode 1,
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/vid...nd/gadgaid :
Wheelchair users need to use main road due to poor pedestrian pathway access to wheelchair users:


Wheelchair users block cyclist because they are broad, slow/ clumsy on shared paths:


Thus, between building more NKF dialysis centres and more tax payer sponsored facilities for wheelchair users receiving medical/ dialysis treatments (more spacious public transportation, ambulance taxis etc) or more bicycle paths, I think the choice is as Stark as it is very clear (will even significantly lower government budget for public transportation as people use bicycles to transport themselves).

Please let us have more bicycle paths and bicycle-bus lanes in Singapore (photoshop photo for illustration only, Singapore doesn't have bicycle-bus lanes yet because the PAP government is shortsighted and obsolete (sclerotic)):