Another Case of Car Inching Forward Even When a Person is Standing in Front, This Time in Yew Tee

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Gowri Rajaratnam
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It’s been just a week since the last incident and we’ve already got another case of a standoff between Man vs Vehicle.

Not sure why everyone thinks they’re the Terminator, but generally our squishy human bodies don’t hold up well against machines. 

In case you’ve forgotten, last Sunday (15 Sept), a woman was seen blocking a car with her body at the Second Link inciting the anger of netizens everywhere who eventually calmed down when she came forward with her side of the story. 

She claimed the vehicle had forced her car towards barricades. If you were one of the people to quickly take to your Facebook or Instagram to virtually scold her, you should check out this video to find out why you jumped to conclusions. 

And yet barely a week later, we see yet another road saga, this time in Yew Tee, where a taxi driver was recorded blocking a white car with his body after claiming it had scratched the side of his taxi and was trying to flee the scene. 

Another Case of Car Inching Forward Even When a Person is Standing in Front, This Time in Yew Tee

The incident, which happened at night on 19 September, was captured in a 40-second video posted on the Facebook group Singapore Road Accidents.

In the video, the taxi driver, dressed in a neon orange shirt (very much channelling traffic cone vibes and duties), is seen standing in front of a white Hyundai sedan, slamming his hands on the car’s hood to prevent it from leaving. 

Image: Facebook

The driver of the white car stayed in the vehicle and simply inched forward slowly while the taxi driver blocked its way, continuing to shout and repeatedly taking photos of the vehicle’s license plate.

We can only hope there was no passenger sitting inside the taxi driver’s car, waiting to go home for dinner while their taxi uncle picks a fight.

The bystander who was filming the confrontation eventually took to telling the taxi driver to ‘just take a photo and report’ and that there was ‘no need to do this’. They eventually got close enough to gently guide the taxi driver to stop blocking the car.

Image: Facebook

Reluctantly, the taxi driver stepped aside, allowing the car to speed off—running a red light in the process (not the smartest thing to do when you’re already about to go viral with our sg road vigilantes). 

The taxi driver alleged to the bystander that the white Hyundai had sideswiped his taxi, damaging his rearview mirror and leaving scratches on the side.

To his credit, the pedestrian who filmed the video did confirm seeing scratches on the taxi and possible damage to his right mirror. Despite the chaotic scene, no physical confrontation occurred, though the tension was palpable.

This incident sparked mixed reactions online. Many commenters were quick to criticize not just the taxi driver’s actions but also the lack of traffic enforcement on the roads, even wondering how the move to put driverless vehicles on the road is going to work if people keep confronting cars. 

On the lighter side, some commenters saw the humour in the situation suggesting the taxi driver should team up with the woman in last Sunday’s incident. 

And is it just a strange coincidence that they’re both wearing orange? Is there a secret club of car confronters we’re not aware of, and is this their uniform? 

As for the Yew Tee case, the police confirmed that a report had been filed and they are currently investigating the incident. 

In the meantime, you might want to watch this video to know why people think Yew Tee is “boring”:

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