SINGAPORE: A 21-year-old man who carried out a motorbike stunt alongside the East Coast Parkway (ECP) was sentenced to fifteen months’ probation on Wednesday (Oct 7).
Mohamed Asfa Mohamed Azli, a Singaporean, had stretched out his physique and lay flat in a susceptible place on the bike, in what courtroom paperwork known as a “Superman stunt” that was harmful to different street customers.
His actions got here to gentle when a site visitors police officer discovered footage of the stunt which Asfa had recorded on his GoPro digicam.
Asfa had pleaded responsible on Apr 17 to at least one cost of reckless driving. One other cost for not carrying a helmet whereas driving a motorbike was considered.
As a part of his probation phrases, he has to stay indoors from 10pm till 6am, and must carry out 40 hours of neighborhood service. He’s additionally barred from acquiring any driving licence or driving any car throughout his probation interval.
His dad and mom have additionally been required to place up a S$5,000 (US$3,909) bond to make sure Asfa’s good behaviour throughout his probation time period.
THE CASE
In accordance with courtroom paperwork, Asfa was driving his bike with a number of pals from Seah Im automobile park within the Keppel space to a carpark at East Coast Park on Aug 31, 2025 at round midnight.
He had fastened a GoPro 360 digicam on the handlebar of his bike, and started recording whereas on the ECP.
On the ECP, he carried out the “Superman” stunt twice by mendacity susceptible on the seat along with his physique and legs straightened, parallel to the street. The video confirmed he had ridden on this place for not less than 16 seconds and overtaken two automobiles whereas performing the stunt.
Courtroom paperwork said that whereas Asfa was performing the stunt, he couldn’t have engaged the rear brake or engine brake of the bike as his toes weren’t on the rear brake pedal or gear shifter.
In doing so, he had additionally raised the centre of gravity of himself and the bike, making it extra probably he would lose his steadiness, the prosecution added. Â
Whereas on the East Coast Park automobile park, a number of site visitors police arrived as a part of their patrol routine. In a panic, Asfa fled the scene, leaving his digicam on the bike.
His actions got here to gentle when a site visitors police officer reviewed the footage from the unattended digicam as a part of investigations into the gathering.
PROBATION
After Asfa’s responsible plea, the courtroom known as for a report back to see if Asfa was fitted to probation.
Whereas the preliminary report discovered him unsuitable for probation on account of a number of components like his unwillingness to alter, later stories discovered that he has exhibited constructive modifications in his behaviour.
A reformative coaching suitability report had discovered that Asfa’s household offered a supportive atmosphere for him, and that he had ceased contact with the friends related along with his offence.
Reformative coaching is a harsher kind of penalty involving a regimented rehabilitation programme for youth offenders.Â
Given his improved behaviour, Deputy Public Prosecutor Johan Tay sought 15 months’ supervised probation for Asfa, in addition to a prohibition on him driving through the probation interval, and a requirement for him to serve 40 hours of neighborhood service.
Mr Tay additionally requested for Asfa’s dad and mom to place up a very good behaviour bond.
For reckless or harmful driving, Asfa might have been jailed for as much as a yr, fined as much as S$5,000 or each.