A video of a taxi making an illegal U-turn from two lanes out along Bayfront Avenue is circulating online, sparking criticisms from netizens, especially since there was a designated U-turn point 50 metres ahead.
“Unbelievable, a taxi driver would risk his money, demerit points and his Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence (TDVL) doing such a stupid and dangerous stunt,” wrote Facebook page ROADS.sg on Sunday (Apr 3).
The page attached a video taken by a vehicle’s dashboard camera. A ComfortDelGro taxi was spotted on the second lane of Bayfront Avenue, already indicating an intent to swerve across the lanes.
The cam car switched to the far right lane and confronted the taxi driver, who was already making the U-turn.
According to the camera timestamp, the incident happened on Mar 29 at around 11:44 am.
ROADS.sg urged ComfortDelGro to address such “blatant recklessness” as the driver’s actions could endanger other road users.
Facebook user Adrian highlighted in a comment that there was a proper U-turn slot nearby. “There is a U-turn point 50m ahead. Just don’t understand why these drivers like to inconvenience others and cause danger for the sake of their convenience. Simply selfish and need some demerit points and fine.”
Although netizens said that the driver was simply following the orders of the passenger, others noted that the driver was in control of the vehicle.
“Even if the passenger asks to U-turn, there is no need to oblige the passenger. So really no excuse,” said Facebook user Syed Munir./TISG
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