Passenger asks S'pore private-hire driver to 'focus' after he allegedly texts during ride, driver asks her to alight if she's unhappy
The woman alleged that the driver had WhatsApp actively open and was texting during the ride.
A private-hire driver in Singapore allegedly engaged in distracted driving after a female passenger asked him to focus on driving during a ride-sharing trip. The incident was reportedly captured on Instagram, where the woman claimed the driver was actively texting on his phone mounted on the dashboard while the GPS navigation app was minimised.
The driver responded defensively, claiming he was only responding to his daughter, and became hostile when the woman asked him to concentrate on driving. The passenger questioned whether having a phone mounted constitutes illegal distracted driving, and if threatening to drop off a passenger inside an underground expressway tunnel is a safety violation. Netizens expressed mixed opinions on the matter.
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