Singapore — A member of the public shared her surprise upon seeing a vehicle on a pedestrian pathway at Paya Lebar and called the incident “super frightening and dangerous.”
On Monday (Nov 8), Facebook page ROADS.sg uploaded a video shared by the pedestrian who witnessed the scene.
“I was at the traffic light at Paya Lebar (near Paya Lebar Quarter mall), and a grey Chevrolet turned into the pedestrian pathway where there were many people,” said the individual.
“The driver was male, and he drove quite a few metres straight into the pathway and then reversed back after a while. He then drove off back onto the road a few minutes later.”
“Super frightening and dangerous – I was so shocked to see a car turn into a pedestrian path I was on,” the individual added.
According to the post, the incident happened on Nov 7 at around 7:30 pm.
The video showed the vehicle outside PLQ mall.
A few seconds later, the vehicle was spotted reversing on the walkway while a pedestrian crossed in front.
According to a Stomp report, the incident has been reported to the police.
In response to the video, members of the online community noted the driver might have made an honest mistake.
Car driving on pedestrian mall
“I was at the traffic light at Paya Lebar (near PLQ) and a grey Chevrolet (SMU3915B) turned into the pedestrian pathway where there were many people there.
The driver was a male and he drove quite a few metres straight into the pathway and then reversed back after a while. He then drove off back onto the road a few minutes later.
Super frightening and dangerous – I was so shocked to see a car turn into a pedestrian path I was on.” – poster.This happened on 7/11/21 at 1930 hours.
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“No excuses definitely wrong. Although in my opinion, could be honest mistake. Might not be really familiar around here. Perhaps not shaming people without real context, would be nice from everyone,” said Facebook user Harald.
“Sometimes malls have a very misleading pathway and driveway colour design. Even pedestrians may not know they are actually walking on a driveway,” added Facebook user Yong Gam.
“Seems like he is looking for the carpark entrance or drop off but no excuse for such dangerous action,” Facebook user William Goh explained. “Always look at the markings on the road to know if you can turn in to the void,” the netizen reminded motorists. /TISG
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