guys, got this from one of the forum. pls help if u r able
to.
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Dear All,
We all had our fair share of those darned cabbies.... and with
their reckless stunts on the roads. Most of the time, it is just
cutting in without signalling or checking blind spots, etc...
today, I had to be honoured with a YELLOW TOP Cabbie who tried
something so stupid and so dangerous.
Date: 10 Jan 2006
Time of incident: 1455hrs
Place: Junction of Bt Batok East Ave 5 / Ave 2, where Masjid
Ar-Raudhah is located.
Description:
It was raining, as usual for the past week or so, and I was on Bt
Batok East Ave 5 making a left turn into Bt Batok East Ave 2.
The green arrow lit up for my (left) lane to turn. The two cars in
front of me turned left and I followed.
As I turned into the 2 lane road, there were cars parked by the
side of the road along the mosque due to Hari Raya Haji
celebrations/ceremonies in the mosque. I signalled and moved to the
right lane just after turning left.
I had to swerve back into whatever space I could find on the
left!
This yellow top cab driver from the opposite direction (without
signalling) cut into the space between the car in front of me and
was due for a head-on collision with me! He was on the right most
lane for turning right/ going straight. There were two cars ahead
of him going straight and they stopped at the (red) lights
eventhough the green turn right arrow was on.
The cabbie 'overtook' these two cars in front by coming into the
opposing side of the road and in my path, forcing me to swerve. He
then proceeded to make the right turn into Bt Batok East Ave 5. I
only managed to blast my horn as he passed me and I thought I
caught a glimpse of a passenger in the rear.
The sketch drawing below shows my path and the path of the
taxi.
The junction was full of vehicles on every side of the road and
there were a few pedestrians around as well.
Now, from driver to driver, I am humbly appealing to any driver who
was there at the scene and caught the YELLOW TOP CAB's licence
plate number. I did not get it as he was going the opposite
direction and I had to evade asap to avoid a head-on collision (in
my lane!). Better still, if you are the passenger...
Please forward all information to [email protected] as I am
seriously contemplating shooting a letter to Confort Delgro [(65)
6550 8588 / [email protected]] as well as LTA, and relevant
authorities.
This behaviour was way out of line and the cab driver, for whatever
reasons he had, should be taken off the streets as soon as
possible.
Thank you for your understanding and help on this matter.
