Cabby stops traffic at BUKIT TIMAH ROAD

• Keepthechange666

  29 Mar 14, 19:34

  Cabby stops traffic at Bukit Timah Road twice to hurl verbal abuse at lady driver

  

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  Stomp | Saturday, Mar 29, 2014

  SINGAPORE - A taxi driver, who was seen yelling at a female driver in another car on Bukit Timah Road, had stopped his taxi to taunt her twice, an eye-witness said.

  According to a contributor on citizen journalism website Stomp, the driver shouted and gestured rudely at a female driver in a white SUV on Friday evening.

  Stomp contributor Kenny said that the taxi driver had blocked two lanes of traffic as he came out of his car to confront the woman.

  The cabby had first blocked the entrance to a bus bay as he gestured aggressively to the woman, telling her to step out of her vehicle.

  When the woman drove off, the taxi driver dangerously overtook her car and stopped in front of it, Kenny says. The contributor captured the second incident on camera, and sent the footage in to Stomp.

  He told Stomp:

  "I witnessed a disconcerting event yesterday evening (March 28) while commuting home on SBS Bus Service No. 157 along Bukit Timah Road that involved a taxi driver.

  "The incident happened at 7.04pm at the road near near Hwa Chong Institution.

  "The driver is not only aggressive and hostile, he has no respect for other motorists on the road.

  "I witnessed the entire incident, and saw the taxi driver being verbally abusive to the lady driver in the white SUV on two occasions.

  "In the first incident, I saw the taxi driver behind the white SUV. He had stopped near the bus stop, thus preventing the bus I was on, Bus Service No. 157, from entering the bus bay.

  "He angrily motioned to the lady driver to get out of the car, and was already seen being aggressive, but the lady driver managed to drive off.

  The next incident, according to Stomp contributor Kenny, took place at the next bus stop. This time, he had time to record the incident.

  - See more at: http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/cabby-stops-traffic-bukit-timah-road-twice-hurl-verbal-abuse-lady-driver#sthash.mFiF7Tot.dpuf

• Keepthechange666

  29 Mar 14, 19:36

  Stomp | Saturday, Mar 29, 2014

  Stomp contributor Kenny said:

  "I then saw the taxi driver overtaking the bus and white SUV at the next bus stop.

  "The cabby had swerved into the lane of the white SUV, and luckily, she managed to stop in time.

  "He then got out of his car, shouted at her, and gestured rudely at the lady driver.

  "All this, while he was stopping traffic along Bukit Timah Road.

  "From what I saw, both vehicles were not damaged at all and I'm unsure what had sparked the fight.

  "As a driver and motorcycle rider myself I am aware that road users make mistakes, occasionally obstructing my path or delaying my progress in traffic.

  "Of all my years being a driver/rider here and overseas, I have never, ever found the need to resort to aggressive or outright criminal behaviour on the road to convince others to drive safely and smartly.

  "The road rage as displayed by the taxi driver not only prevented two full lanes of traffic from moving, but is also unlawful and downright disgraceful as well - imagine, a grown man picking on a random young lady driver who merely made a minor wrong move during rush hour traffic."

  - See more at: http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/cabby-stops-traffic-bukit-timah-road-twice-hurl-verbal-abuse-lady-driver?page=0%2C1#sthash.7HyBMFVj.dpuf

• Keepthechange666

  29 Mar 14, 19:38

  TD bo show middle finger 1 la.....

  Straight cum down smlj, smlj lor.....

• j007

  29 Mar 14, 23:39

  Sigh, lady driver, I siam them as fast as I can

• bowah

  31 Mar 14, 10:34

  Sometimes, these private car driver needs to get fark, whatever transpired here, a bus commuter will not know much, smlj small matter, if can be life threatening, so take it as a lesson for that lady driver, altho you might not like taxi due to their nature of looks and way they behave and drive, but that is how TD express their feeling for dangerous driving.
• Diablo9898

  31 Mar 14, 10:57

  Originally posted by bowah:

  Sometimes, these private car driver needs to get fark, whatever transpired here, a bus commuter will not know much, smlj small matter, if can be life threatening, so take it as a lesson for that lady driver, altho you might not like taxi due to their nature of looks and way they behave and drive, but that is how TD express their feeling for dangerous driving.

  So you got inside info abt this case?? If not, how you know it's life threatening??

  So TD allowed to behave in this manner to express their feeling for dangerous driving??

  How about a TD driving his own car??? Can behave like that or not??

• bowah

  31 Mar 14, 11:13

  I do not think so, psychologicially speaking, you do not anger a matured man so much that he hv to resort to such unruly behavorial, there must be a big wrong done by that lady driver which we do not know...and also psychologically speaking, most people in the public tends not to support Taxi drivers, as I said, we are alway protray as ah beng, rough type, low education, cannot make it in life kind of people, like it or not, that is true. Let look it from a different angle/perspective, if this guy is not driving a taxi, but a BM, he argued with the lady in SUV, do you think he will get stomped and pple will start to comment on him...I think stomp will not even post his story, but when it is a Taxis, arrr...thing is different, first thing, peoples will curse and swear at TDs, taxi driver again.,..aiya, these farker taxi driver..these lau beng seng taxi drivers..knn...alway give problem, think they are king of the road..then someone will add on this and that,... ...and more importantly, those on the bus who are unable to take a cab due to expensive fares and also those who took and felt cheated by the fares, will go on cursing.
• Keepthechange666

  31 Mar 14, 20:02

  Lj la, this TD see is a woman driver ho jiak lor.....

  Kanna me, he can try lor, smlj life threatening.....

  The moment you drive on the road, your life already been threaten every moment liao.....

  Cannot take the threat, don't drive la, just like if you don't trust a pilot, why still take a flight?....

   

• bowah

  1 Apr 14, 14:19

  Bo lah, morning Bukit Timah leh, knn drive and jam until ki siao, then sway sway this lady come disturb him...hot liao lor...Bukit Timah hor
• Keepthechange666

  1 Apr 14, 20:40

  Don't play play hor, BUKIT TIMAH, you know.....

  Many TD lost their TDVL becos of BUKIT TIMAH hor......

• bowah

  2 Apr 14, 09:08

  Many limo also tua tua huat huat becos of BT hor
• Keepthechange666

  2 Apr 14, 21:55

  You talking about Hillcrest Limo?.....

  Knn, last time that ah Goh tell me he want to play BT.....

  Limpek laugh until cannot stand.....

  Tia gong, now they are 1 of the most successful group.....

• bowah

  3 Apr 14, 11:15

  Sucessful in playing mahjong group or taxi???..lols Cdg bo take, other grab lor...BT if know how to take calls, seibei ho tan one hor, just be patience, these lau limo gui...knn, patience nos 1 one hor.
• j007

  7 Apr 14, 22:06

  Seems this TD ki qia already

• bowah

  8 Apr 14, 08:22

  Tio pok, tio pok lor, our oriental culture seem to take tio pok like very embarassing and sia sway, to the western culture, tio pok is like daily coffee and roti business, sometime I kenna tio pok, I will said, I sack that company, and if kenna retrench, I would said, I sue that company and they paid me few months in compensation. There is nothing wrong with tio pok (terminated), we can also throw key and tell the company that they are fired, then walk out a real man who hold his principles of being right. To me, even this driver get tio pok, he will find another job, maybe it is a blessing for him, he could end up driving forklift with a monthly income, benefits, leaves, medical.. better than taxi. More importantly, he shows that he uphold his principle, and he, in a way, help us to fark up those ladies drivers on the road, which most of us are timid to fark and just let go, hopefully, his act and news can send a strong message to those lady dangerous drivers not to mess up the traffic, the road is not entirely yours..knn...driving at 30km/hr and keep braking type..sure kenna f by me one
• benqepson

  8 Apr 14, 15:22

  Seriously this generation dying breed of taxi driving who beliefs in his principals are a few. Maybe he knows he is going to retire and he let go of his frustrations to that lady driver. So what! His agreement with the company will cease but at least he stand up for what he beliefs.

• bowah

  9 Apr 14, 09:34

  The public condemning the TD is still understandable due to their stigma of taxi drivers are mostly rough and ah beng seng type...but the worst is TDs also condenming TDs who are actually doing a flavor for us. This is what I said..not united