Everything About the Bus Driver Who Was Filmed Playing a Mobile Game while Driving a Bus

As a rule of thumb, it’s generally frowned upon to play mobile games while steering a moving vehicle on the roads. 

But one bus driver decided to risk it all (literally) for a mobile game while he was driving, enraging passengers on board the bus as well as netizens. 

Here’s all that you need to know. 

Everything About the Bus Driver Who Was Filmed Playing a Mobile Game while Driving a Bus

On Monday (5 Apr), a passenger uploaded a video of a bus driver playing a mobile game on his phone while driving onto Facebook.

The driver had been driving the shuttle bus from Yishun MRT to Orchid Country Club on 4 Apr. 

In the video, the driver is seen glancing down at the phone in his right hand while the bus was in motion. 

According to the netizen, the bus driver had been playing a mobile game during the ride for 10 minutes, and did not stop even when driving along the curved road. 

The netizen had been on the bus with their son, and expressed anger that the driver would “not only endanger himself but all the passengers including [their] boy.”

Angry Netizens

A flood of comments poured in from other netizens expressing similar condemnation, with many declaring that the driver should be sacked for his actions. 

However, there were also some netizens who felt that the netizen who filmed the bus driver could have simply spoken to the driver instead of taking the trouble to record a video and upload it onto social media. 

“If got time to take video, isn’t it better to step forward and tell the driver?”

AsiaOne spoke to the group chief branding and communications office for Orchid Country Club’s shuttle service operator Tammy Tan, who conveyed her apologies for the incident, affirming that the unsafe actions of the bus driver is “not acceptable”. 

She added that the company will not hesitate to take stern disciplinary action against the driver according to their investigation outcome. 

Driver Suspended

The driver has since been suspended from all driving duties. 

It is an offence for a driver to hold and use a mobile communication device while driving on the road or in a public place under the Road Traffic Act. 

If found guilty, offenders are liable to a fine of up to $1,000 or a jail term of up to six months, or both. Repeat offenders will be fined up to $2,000 or a jail term up to 12 months, or both.

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