Taxi Driver from Hell!
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I was travelling on the first lane this evening (9.47 pm) along ECP towards Changi Airport after Fort Road Exit when a blue comfort taxi SHA**** suddenly cut into my lane abruptly from the second lane without signally. I highed beamed at him to show my displeasure. After he moved out of the way to the second lane, i duely switch off my high beam. But what going to happen next was totally beyond my expectations of a taxi driver who is earning a living off the roads.
He switched to the second lane, slowed down his vehicle before coming right back of my ride in the first lane. He then started high beamed me. Deciding against a duel against the driver, I move to the second and let him pass me first before switching to the first again. But this asshole decided to exact revenge in other ways, jam braking his vehicle when apparently there are no other cars in front of him at all, almost causing me to kiss his backside too!!!
He then moved away and cut into the 2nd lane, almost like an invitation for me to move beside me. I then move ahead and while we were travelling side by side, guess what this fuc*er do!! He began driving very near my vehicle almost with an intention to side swipe my ride. I fuc*ing hot liao but all the while when these things happen, my CO was beside me. She told me to cool off and make our exit at Bedok. Decided against a "war" against the taxi, I slowed down my vehicle and started making my way out of Bedok exit. But this driver has other ideas, while i was travelling along the last lane towards the Bedok exit, this taxi cut into my lane again and began road hogging. It was till I reach Bedok exit that he has no choice but to let me exit because his customers are to a different destination.
I wonder if any bros / sis here have similar experiences? What can I do to go after this errant driver?
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fwah! he did that even tho there's customer in his cab?
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Pls alert NTUC comfort of such a taxi driver. They need to remove some such idiots to make way for new drivers who are waiting to get at taxi to earn a real living...
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Yes.. apparently if I am not wrong, there are two passengers at the back seat...Originally posted by browniebaobao:fwah! he did that even tho there's customer in his cab?
Now just hope if the passengers will also make complaint against him to bring him off the road -
This kinda ass,fetch passenger still like that..
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complain him. since you got his licence plate number.
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I have made a police report but am not too optimistic coz the policer officer said that he can only foward my complain to Traffic Police... he also mentioned that in cases like this, it is pitting my words against his.. so there is no case unless there are other witnessesOriginally posted by freedom4ever:complain him. since you got his licence plate number. -
i think complaining straight to Comfort DelGro would be more effective?
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Hope so... going to do it first thing on Wednesday morning! Our roads will be much safer without jerks like that!Originally posted by nOrmalbOi:i think complaining straight to Comfort DelGro would be more effective? -
Remember to sound really really pissed.Originally posted by ewoodrovers:Hope so... going to do it first thing on Wednesday morning! Our roads will be much safer without jerks like that!
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Uh, I could be wrong but from what i garnered from the taxi drivers apparently they work on an incentive scheme?
0 complaints will snag them lower rental charges or insurance or something to that effect. not too sure about that, but do submit a complain letter to comfort though; i'm almost pretty sure that comfort would do something about it.
Do let us know how it goes yah?
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ya. i agree with u. show them how piss off u are.Originally posted by nOrmalbOi:Remember to sound really really pissed. -
Will keep all posted.Originally posted by nomood:Uh, I could be wrong but from what i garnered from the taxi drivers apparently they work on an incentive scheme?
0 complaints will snag them lower rental charges or insurance or something to that effect. not too sure about that, but do submit a complain letter to comfort though; i'm almost pretty sure that comfort would do something about it.
Do let us know how it goes yah? -
Will it help? By Wednesday, the fire might be gone liaoOriginally posted by freedom4ever:ya. i agree with u. show them how piss off u are.
but will try to pysche myself up again!! -
Originally posted by ewoodrovers:
[b]I was travelling on the first lane this evening (9.47 pm) along ECP towards Changi Airport after Fort Road Exit when a blue comfort taxi SHA7314* suddenly cut into my lane abruptly from the second lane without signally. I highed beamed at him to show my displeasure. After he moved out of the way to the second lane, i duely switch off my high beam. But what going to happen next was totally beyond my expectations of a taxi driver who is earning a living off the roads.
Just curious about the speed you were travelling when you are at the first lane.
What he did was wrong. From your description, he probably got pissed off with you right at the first lane?
Safe Driving. -
Write to the newspaper..they are scared of adverse publicity.
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For idiot Taxi drivers like this one, and those other private car idiots, I deploy the following:
1) I have a quick-release video cam shoe mounted firmly on my dashboard, which I will quickly mount my compact digicam on and start video recording the offensive vehicle in front.
2) I keep a handy flashgun in my glove compartment; which I can easily take out and fire off a flash or two. This effect causes the vehicle in front to think he was captured on camera for further reporting. I also have a disposable camera in the glove compartment.
Try me, Taxi driver from Hell. I'll send you back, to hell! -
I was travelling about 90 and there was a Merc taxi in front of me before this Comfort cuting my lane abruptly.Originally posted by Datsun:
I guess the highbeam must have triggered the devil in him. -
Taxi got highbeam meh?What model was the taxi?Usually drivers highbeamed from other driver behind him will let the highbeamer pass him and then follow him with the highbeam on aka back at him.It all depends on who was the one who turned on the highbeam in the first place.Since this was you, the solution is not to let the person that u highbeam go behind you,if he slow down,you slow down too.......If its the other way,say it was the taxi who highbeamed you to give way to him, then let him pass and highbeam him,he switch lane,you too change.......its all a cycle...Originally posted by ewoodrovers:I was travelling on the first lane this evening (9.47 pm) along ECP towards Changi Airport after Fort Road Exit when a blue comfort taxi SHA**** suddenly cut into my lane abruptly from the second lane without signally. I highed beamed at him to show my displeasure. After he moved out of the way to the second lane, i duely switch off my high beam. But what going to happen next was totally beyond my expectations of a taxi driver who is earning a living off the roads.
He switched to the second lane, slowed down his vehicle before coming right back of my ride in the first lane. He then started high beamed me. Deciding against a duel against the driver, I move to the second and let him pass me first before switching to the first again. But this asshole decided to exact revenge in other ways, jam braking his vehicle when apparently there are no other cars in front of him at all, almost causing me to kiss his backside too!!!
He then moved away and cut into the 2nd lane, almost like an invitation for me to move beside me. I then move ahead and while we were travelling side by side, guess what this fuc*er do!! He began driving very near my vehicle almost with an intention to side swipe my ride. I fuc*ing hot liao but all the while when these things happen, my CO was beside me. She told me to cool off and make our exit at Bedok. Decided against a "war" against the taxi, I slowed down my vehicle and started making my way out of Bedok exit. But this driver has other ideas, while i was travelling along the last lane towards the Bedok exit, this taxi cut into my lane again and began road hogging. It was till I reach Bedok exit that he has no choice but to let me exit because his customers are to a different destination.
I wonder if any bros / sis here have similar experiences? What can I do to go after this errant driver?
nick34 : (muz remove all the number ah?)
Let me tell you 2 experince i had abt highbeamers...
1) I was on the way home from a wedding dinner at CHIJMES in June when a Toyota Corona(or i tink Corolla)(not the taxi Corona model) highbeam us for no reason at the King Albert Park Overpass.....we let him pass and highbeam him(with foglights on too) all the way to Bukit Timah junction where the fire station is,then we off the highbeam as The Corona was in front of us...then when the light turn green we overtake the Corona and it highbeam us back all the way to the train overpass further down...then we let him pass and highbeam him in return again untill to the point at upper bukit timah rd where we u-turn to out house....
2)We were on the way back from Alexander Hospital to home via AYEwhen a Red Toyota Altis was behind with highbeam on(highbeam was on since we saw it on the rd)...first we tried to make him pass by slowing down even more(we were slowing down as the light was red) but he did not budge...... then the light turn green and we went very slowly at 40km/h on the ramp down to AYE for the second attempt to make him pass....he pass and we went behind him and highbeamed him,he turn to the 2nd extreme lane and we did,he turned to the 1st extreme lane and we followed,i tink he was trying to see if we were highbeaming him.....we followed him all the way to the part of AYE before the ramp up to Clementi(we go home by the ramp too) then we pass him....he seems not to notice he had highbeam on as he did not follow us and not turn off the highbeam the whole time we was with him.........(i pity other cars that he highbeams) -
Dat's how the trouble started my fren.Originally posted by ewoodrovers:I was travelling about 90 and there was a Merc taxi in front of me before this Comfort cuting my lane abruptly.
I guess the highbeam must have triggered the devil in him.
1st lane are meant for overtaking. Even if you are travelling at 100km/hr when the speed limit is only 90km/hr and when there's a car rushing behind you, it's a practise to switch to the 2nd lane and let him go over.
Dat's why he got pissed off when u high beam him I think.
Well, the rest is up to you to analyse.
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i suggest u better not do that.. so farking childishOriginally posted by ceecookie:Taxi got highbeam meh?What model was the taxi?Usually drivers highbeamed from other driver behind him will let the highbeamer pass him and then follow him with the highbeam on aka back at him.It all depends on who was the one who turned on the highbeam in the first place.Since this was you, the solution is not to let the person that u highbeam go behind you,if he slow down,you slow down too.......If its the other way,say it was the taxi who highbeamed you to give way to him, then let him pass and highbeam him,he switch lane,you too change.......its all a cycle...
Let me tell you 2 experince i had abt highbeamers...
1) I was on the way home from a wedding dinner at CHIJMES in June when a Toyota Corona(or i tink Corolla)(not the taxi Corona model) highbeam us for no reason at the King Albert Park Overpass.....we let him pass and highbeam him(with foglights on too) all the way to Bukit Timah junction where the fire station is,then we off the highbeam as The Corona was in front of us...then when the light turn green we overtake the Corona and it highbeam us back all the way to the train overpass further down...then we let him pass and highbeam him in return again untill to the point at upper bukit timah rd where we u-turn to out house....
2)We were on the way back from Alexander Hospital to home via AYEwhen a Red Toyota Altis was behind with highbeam on(highbeam was on since we saw it on the rd)...first we tried to make him pass by slowing down even more(we were slowing down as the light was red) but he did not budge...... then the light turn green and we went very slowly at 40km/h on the ramp down to AYE for the second attempt to make him pass....he pass and we went behind him and highbeamed him,he turn to the 2nd extreme lane and we did,he turned to the 1st extreme lane and we followed,i tink he was trying to see if we were highbeaming him.....we followed him all the way to the part of AYE before the ramp up to Clementi(we go home by the ramp too) then we pass him....he seems not to notice he had highbeam on as he did not follow us and not turn off the highbeam the whole time we was with him.........(i pity other cars that he highbeams) -
You people, do you know that challenging each other on the expressway is very dangerous? You endanger other road users!
I saw so many times; either two cars, or one car and a taxi, or, two vans, or one van and one lorry. Both leap frogging one another, cutting in each other's way. If one decides to jam brake, everyone else behind, will become victims.
It's selfish!
Like I said, get a digicam that can do video recording, plus a flashgun. No need to challenge each other. Let the party in front wonder what you have done with that flash of light, and also, with the video recording of his/her beautiful license plate and the way he/she drove. Present it to the Traffic Police, let them deal with these sorts of idiots.
Don't become one, yourself! -
By the way, when you do video recording at night, record in black and white only. Because in black and white, letters & numbers appear clearer even though it's dark. Also, buy a video or digicam with night-recording ability.
I say good luck to all these crazy Taxi drivers and other idiotic morons on our roads. Try me, and I'll have the TP knocking at your door 4am in the morning! -
I'm just waiting for the SexFrenzy traffic police to advise us on this serious issue
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Well i guess so... that doesn't mean that he can cut into one's lane without signalling.. and dangerously too..Originally posted by Datsun:Dat's how the trouble started my fren.
1st lane are meant for overtaking. Even if you are travelling at 100km/hr when the speed limit is only 90km/hr and when there's a car rushing behind you, it's a practise to switch to the 2nd lane and let him go over.
Dat's why he got pissed off when u high beam him I think.
Well, the rest is up to you to analyse.
Happy n safe driving.
I could have blast my horn at him. Even that, it will trigger the same reaction (i think).