{"id":97678,"date":"2026-11-05T11:11:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T03:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97678"},"modified":"2026-11-05T11:11:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T03:11:04","slug":"thanks-for-helping-uncle-woman-wins-praise-online-for-helping-elderly-man-after-his-motorbike-breaks-down-singapore-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97678","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Thanks for helping uncle&#8217;: Woman wins praise online for helping elderly man after his motorbike breaks down , Singapore News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>TikTok user stonecoldrbf has won praise online after helping an elderly motorcyclist whose bike broke down at a busy traffic junction near Geylang Bahru MRT Station.<\/p>\n<p>The video has since racked up more than 240,000 views and over 15,000 likes on TikTok since it was uploaded in October.<\/p>\n<p>The rider, whose TikTok page primarily features footage of her experiences as a motorbike rider in Singapore, was filming herself approaching a traffic junction, when she noticed an elderly man on a motorbike as well. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Noticing that his helmet was hanging from the side of his motorcycle rather than being worn, she sensed something was wrong and realised the bike&#8217;s fuel injector warning light was flashing, suggesting a mechanical fault.<\/p>\n<p>In her video, the elderly man can be seen attempting to restart his bike by physically pushing it, but to no avail. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She gets off the bike to help, while apologising to motorists behind, as the traffic lights had turned green. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He then tells her that he could not push the bike, and she instinctively helps him move it onto the pavement nearby. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe height=\"578\" width=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/player\/v1\/7701686140130053396?embed_from=oembed&#038;music_info=1&#038;description=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;muted=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Mixed reactions from viewers<\/h2>\n<p>Some viewers commented on her video, reflecting their concerns about elderly drivers and riders on the road. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One commenter even shared about how this incident reminded him of his late father and how he was unable to ride his motorbike in his old age. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/041126_female-rider-helps-elederly-concerned-comments_tiktok.jpg\" data-entity-uuid=\"3064487f-0b7f-4f7d-88b7-ff418b34b885\" data-entity-type=\"file\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1200\" data-caption=\"Some commenters expressed their concerns about the elderly man riding due to his age, encouraging his family and loved ones to pay extra attention to his health. PHOTO: TikTok\/stonecoldrbf\"\/><\/p>\n<p>But most commenters focused on the rider&#8217;s act of kindness, thanking her for helping a stranger and commending her initiative in ensuring the elderly man&#8217;s safety. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks for helping uncle,&#8221; said one, while another added, &#8220;Thank you for restoring faith in humanity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One commenter even acknowledged he was a commuter in the bus nearby and had witnessed what had happened, thanking the female rider for stopping and helping him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Asiaone has since reached out to her for more information.<\/p>\n<p>[[nid:749158]]<\/p>\n<p>swetha.sundararajan@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/woman-praise-helping-elderly-man-motorbike-breaks-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok user stonecoldrbf has won praise online after helping an elderly motorcyclist whose bike broke down at a busy traffic junction near Geylang Bahru MRT&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97680,"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-97678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97678","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=97678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/97680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}