Caught on video: Cabby deliberately rams into car on
ECP 
A cabby who deliberately rammed his taxi into another car a few
times while on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) has been unwittingly
caught on video.
According to the other driver, the incident just happened in
January this year. The entire incident was recorded down by the
driver's in-car camera.
He only recently uploaded the video onto his Facebook account.
At the time of writing, the video was shared 193 times on
Facebook.
In the video, the driver
flashed his high beam at an SMRT taxi that moved into his lane.
Twice, the driver turned on his high beam.
This caused the cabby to suddenly apply his brakes. The driver
claimed on his Facebook that sudden braking in the hope to cause an
accident was "standard taxi skill".
Even though the driver flashed his high beam, the SMRT cabby did
not give way. In the end the driver switched lanes and overtook the
taxi.
About 35 seconds into the footage, the SMRT taxi suddenly
re-emerged from the left side and cut into the driver's lane.
Judging from the video, the cabby seemed to have rammed the car
twice before moving off.
The taxi also seemed to be carrying a passenger in the
rear.
The other car stopped and was stationary for more than a few
seconds on the ECP, causing other traffic to slow down.
The video then showed both vehicles pulling over to the side of
the road.
The driver who also warned people to be wary of taxi drivers who
purposely crash into other motorists' cars so that they can get
into an accident and file an insurance claim.
He added that it was thanks to his high-definition camera that
there was evidence showing that the cabby rammed into
him.
The cabby could have claimed from his insurance if he did not
have footage of the accident, the man said.
He also added that he had already logged a complaint and sent a
copy of the video to the Traffic Police and the Land Transport
Authority.
The driver did not reply to AsiaOne's queries.
A Stomp reader who saw the video said she was disturbed that a
taxi driver was driving aggressively and ramming a car on the
expressway.
The cabby's contract with SMRT Taxis has since been
terminated.
Mr Tony Heng, director of SMRT Taxis, said: "We have received
feedback from Mr Douglas and sincerely apologise for the undue
distress caused.
"At SMRT Taxis, safety is our top priority so we do not condone
bad driving behaviours."
Thanks for you update on the earlier thread....
The Pte Car driver is not a Angel either.
