SINGAPORE - Motorists were stuck at carparks - some for as long as 20 minutes - when electronic gantries stopped working, while many others found themselves logged out of their computer systems when a major global technology outage hit on July 19. It was not all bad, though, with some deciding to call it a day and start their weekend early. Freelance writer Allyson Thomas, 50, and her husband sat in their car in Toa Payoh for about 20 minutes while waiting for the carpark gantry barrier to be lifted. Repeated calls to the carpark operator went unanswered. Islandwide, nearly 200 carparks were affected. Eventually, an employee from carpark operator Wilson Parking arrived to rescue them. He explained that he had to rush to release more gantries, said Ms Thomas, who added: «I can't imagine how many he must have had to go to today.» Roughly 185 carparks, or 10 per cent of all carparks, in Housing Board estates were affected by the outage, HDB said in a Facebook post.

A personal mobility device (PMD) user was almost hit by a bus while running a red light. The near-miss happened along Yishun Avenue 6, according to a post by Facebook group Beh Chia Lor on Friday (July 19). The 40-second clip first showed an e-scooter rider waiting at the pedestrian crossing, before deciding to make a dash even though the red pedestrian traffic light was still on. But the man was forced to brake abruptly to avoid an approaching double-decker bus. He then stumbled backwards, causing his e-scooter to hit the road. Seemingly unfazed by the heavy traffic, the man picked up his damaged scooter and belongings - before making his way across the road. After dropping his scooter onto the footpath, he later ran back onto the road to pick up several broken parts from his vehicle. Blood appeared to trickle down his face. The video has since garnered more than 350,000 views, with many netizens angered by the man's reckless act. «A total disregard for traffic rules,» one of them said, while another felt that the PMD rider was lucky to be alive.

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