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An youngster <\/strong>was seen performing risky scooter stunts near Tanjong Pagar MRT station, drawing mixed reactions from netizens, according to a post shared on Sgfollowsall Instagram page on Tuesday (Aug 25).<\/p>\n The video has since garnered over 2,800 likes and more than 250 comments as of Wednesday evening.<\/strong><\/p>\n In the video, he can be seen riding a kick-scooter as he takes a two-metre-high hop off the roof of a structure beneath a multi-storey car park.<\/p>\n He lands hard, but bends his knees to cushion the fall.<\/p>\n A separate clip also shows the youth scooting down the metal divider between escalators outside Tanjong Pagar MRT station before riding his scooter towards the station.<\/p>\n AsiaOne understands that the escalator is not considered MRT premises under SMRT, which operates Tanjong Pagar MRT station.<\/p>\n Other clips show him leaping off stairs, riding on roads, grinding on roadside pavements and zipping down various structures.<\/p>\n Some users felt that the stunts he performed were too dangerous and posed a risk to others that might be around, with one commenting: “A danger to pedestrians using pedestrain facilities.”<\/p>\n Other users were also concerned whether he had damaged public property with his stunts.<\/p>\n In response, he commented on the Instagram post: “I’m a trained professional, I know what I’m doing.<\/p>\n “Nothing was damaged and no one was hurt; you guys should make use of your time better.”<\/p>\n Some users supported him and the tricks he performed, praising his skill.<\/p>\n “It’s good to see kids playing like this\u2026 Let the kids come together to play instead of always (being) on their phones,” said one.<\/p>\n Another user took the opportunity to share their perspective on parenting and childhood.<\/p>\n “This is what childhood should be about: going outside, making mistakes, getting a few bumps and bruises, learning from them, and growing from the experience.<\/p>\n “Kids who are allowed to explore, take risks and figure things out for themselves can build resilience, confidence, and independence as they grow.”<\/p>\n Addressing the youth, the user also told him to “keep it up” and ignore haters.<\/p>\n “Stop raising kids like they’re made of glass,” the user said. “Toughen up a little.”<\/p>\n AsiaOne has reached out to the youngster for comment.<\/p>\n [[nid:742396]]<\/p>\n khooyihang@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n An youngster was seen performing risky scooter stunts near Tanjong Pagar MRT station, drawing mixed reactions from netizens, according to a post shared on Sgfollowsall…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/79985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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