MPV Follows Taxi After Honked At

[David]

Reported in Sat's(5/10)TNP "Taxi passenger records terror ride on handphone video. MPV follows taxi after getting honked at...."

 

They(the passengers) were heading home in a taxi when a MPV alledgedly drove out from a lane.

 

Wanting to avoid a collision, the cabby hojnked at the black MPV.

 

A crash was averted, but it marked the start of a hellish 20-min ride for the passenger(a teacher) and her bf who boarded after supper.

 

As the 2 vehicles entered CTE from Bt Merah, the MPV began veering in and out of the taxi's path.

 

The teacher began filming the incident on the CTE after she realised the MPV was deliberating following them after the honking incident. Meanwhile the bf called the police who adviced to lure the MPV driver to the nearest police station.

 

The video clip was emailed to The TNP.

 

In the clip - the MPV was seen driving along the road shoulder after cutting into the taxi's path, only to repeat after the taxi drove past. The MPV wasthen driven on the chevron marking before veering into the taxi's path again.

 

In the end, the MPV exited CTE at Merchant Road, but not before flashing a 'V' sign.

 

The taxi driver chose to let the matter rest instead of confronting the MPV driver. The bf made a police report after arriving at Kallang.

 

Police is investigating the incident. Lawyers spoke to said the MPV driver could be charged with reckless or dangerous driving.

Edited May 10, 2008 by David

[Qpik]

finally we might see a "SHA YI JIN BAI", IF there's follow-up by TP & the media.

 

Will be a good wake-up to those who like to terrorise other drivers.

[Xspace]

yeah man.. that day was on PIE... Wah, one Hyundai Accent Sxx3x30E tail gate all the cars in front of him... Some as close as 20 - 30cm....

 

Sibei jia lat...!

[Gtrviper]

think i heard that TP is now looking out for tailgaters... think its a new offence... anyone can verify??

[David]

Funny thing is how to lure driver to the nearest police station? Are not we supposed not to take things into our own hand?

[Huggable]

Even if the taxi driver could "lure" the driver to (or to drive pass) the nearest police station, would the police prepare a road-block to stop the cars?

[Kelpie]

Funny thing is how to lure driver to the nearest police station? Are not we supposed not to take things into our own hand?

 

What sorta advice was advice? They thought the MPV driver so stupid to tailgate you till police station, must be a joke lah .

 

Regards,

[Perrier]

I see that as another example of their incompetency to handle the situation.

 

To avoid any accident from happening, the police should advised the cab to stop at the road shoulder while they activate the TP. What if an accident happened during the "luring"? Who gonna be responsible and who knows what will the MPV driver do next?

 

I guess our police are not trained to handled such cases. It really set me thinking if they are really capable of handling emergencies.

[Imaginary]

I'd rather they get road hoggers off the right lane.

[Perrier]

Actually can one. If honking already make the joker's blood boil, imagine winding down your window and give him the finger. Confirm explode.

[Perrier]

Actually I was thinking if there is a police station along the expressway.... Or maybe now they should.

[Apollo]

need to lure one mah...

 

save the trouble, just tell mata CSJ driving the MPV and they will rush down within 1 min machiam life and death issue.

 

wanna lure also goto MSCP mah... mebbe not so lucky if the mata is deep asleep in the polis car.

[Apollo]

pls lah... this type of smore thing also must build polis station along expressway.

 

U chut $$ ijjit? U think build no nid $$?

 

at most the MPV driver or teksi driver hoot the other feller and gahmen pocket $1K fine.

 

so much trouble for what?

[Testa_ross4]

This kind drive MPV and think they are king on the road, that is why he flash 'V' sign, to have the satisfaction that he win the encounter, big ego problem, if I were there I would put thumbs down.......surely make him boil.

[David]

This is the TNP story, with pictures. See if you know that driver, or maybe someone from here! Tell him he's famous liau, somebody is looking for him.

 

THEY were heading home in a taxi when a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) allegedly drove out from a lane.

-- Pictures: TNP reader Aileen Wu

Wanting to avoid a collision, the cabby honked at the black MPV.

A crash was averted, but it marked the start of a hellish 20-minute ride for teacher Aileen Wu, 25, and her boyfriend, project assistant Alwyn Ong, 28.

The couple were on the way to MissWu's home in Kallang after meeting for supper around 11pm on 27 Apr.

As the two vehicles entered the Central Expressway (CTE) from Jalan Bukit Merah, the MPV began veering in and out of the taxi's path.

Miss Wu said: 'I didn't think anything was amiss when the MPV took the same route as us after the near-collision.

'But the moment the MPV began cutting into our lane, I realised the driver had been following us deliberately.

'I guess he wasn't happy about the cabby honking at him.'

She suspects the driver had been drinking as his face looked flushed.

Miss Wu e-mailed The New Paper two video clips of the incident, taken with her handphone.

The footage shows the SMRT taxi she was in jam-braking each time the MPV cut into its lane.

Miss Wu said: 'I started filming the incident when we were on the CTE.

'My boyfriend was so outraged that he called the police with his handphone.'

Mr Ong and Miss Wu said the police operator who took the 999 call asked them to lure the MPV driver to the nearest police station.

In the clip, the MPV driver was seen driving along the road shoulder after cutting into the taxi's path, only to repeat his action when the cab drove past.

'I WAS SCARED'

He then drove on the chevron markings before veering into the taxi's lane again.

Miss Wu said: 'I was scared because I didn't know what the (MPV) driver intended to do.

'My boyfriend and I were belted up, but I was still afraid because of the constant jam-braking, which caused us to jerk forward during that period.'

In the end, that driver exited the CTE into Merchant Road, but not before flashing a 'V' sign with his fingers at the couple as a parting shot.

An SMRT spokesman said that the taxi driver chose to let the matter rest instead of confronting the driver who road-hogged him along the CTE.

'He took his passengers safely to their destination,' the spokesman said, adding that its cab drivers can always dial the company's 24-hour hotline to get help or voluntarily report incidents they may have encountered while on the road.

She said: 'We often stress to our drivers that they should seek help using channels of assistance that we have put in place, instead of confronting unreasonable or dangerous drivers on the roads.'

However, MrOng made a police report after reaching his destination.

Police told The New Paper that investigations into the incident are ongoing.

Lawyers said the driver could be charged with reckless or dangerous driving.

Lawyer Sunil Sudheesan of KhattarWong said: 'This incident isn't road rage because no violence was involved. But his way of driving could cause an accident.

'And if he had been drinking, the driver could also be charged with drink-driving.'

Reckless drivers can be fined up to $3,000 or jailed up to a year, or both, if they are first offenders.

Repeat offenders can be fined up to $5,000 or jailed up to two years, or both.

Drink drivers can be fined up to $5,000 or jailed up to six months, or both.

[Mage]

was the vid uploaded for public viewing?

[Booboon]

cannot believe that is such a stupig drivers around

[Perrier]

I dun think they give too much attention to CSJ in a car unless it is fitted with a loud speaker.

 

For a moment, I thought you wanna say MSK. If chio lady driver, I am sure everyone will wanna lure her to MSCP right? Lure also must lure to Sembawang MSCP somemore..