Iseedeadpple 1st Gear January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 I've never understood why anyone will sit on roadside kerbs. It's so dangerous and things like this can happen to you. Are they really so unaware of the potential dangers? ======= Taxi driver fined $4,000 and banned from the road after reversing into student By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - An elderly taxi driver who reversed into a student and pinned her under his car was fined $4,000 and banned from driving for three years on Monday. Thow Ngok Sen, 69, had been performing a u-turn when he changed his mind and reversed, and backed into 22-year-old Ms Abigail Ow Hui Xia who had been sitting on a kerb at a Bishan bus stop with her boyfriend. He mounted the kerb and ran into her as she tried to get out of the way, knocking her over. A passer-by told Thow to move his cab forward to free her but his tyre ran over her thigh. Ms Ow spent two months in hospital for spinal injuries and fractures to her pelvic area and now cannot walk unaided. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoobie Supercharged January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 (edited) when the news say ban for driving 3 yrs.. does he get revoke too? 69yo get back taxi driver license would be difficult i suppose.. quite a heavy sentence i'll say.. considering the fact that why would one be sitting by the road.. Edited January 12, 2015 by Knoobie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenMob 6th Gear January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 when the news say ban for driving 3 yrs.. does he get revoke too? 69yo get back taxi driver license would be difficult i suppose.. quite a heavy sentence i'll say.. considering the fact that why would one be sitting by the road.. Banned from the road means he cannot drive forever but ban 3.5 years? I also dun understand why people like to sit at the kerb also....if he reverse in Tuas area at night I think more jialat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfair 3rd Gear January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 When reversing able to see a girl sitting on the kerb easily ? I dont think so. Really sway for both parties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piyopico Supercharged January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 I see lots of such people sitting on the kerb......... All smoking cos inside mall, koi shop, school..... Etc etc all cannot smoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iseedeadpple 1st Gear January 12, 2015 Author Share January 12, 2015 When reversing able to see a girl sitting on the kerb easily ? I dont think so. Really sway for both parties. Yeah, but I think taxi uncle more suay man... how to see girl sitting on kerb? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 In the OP it says he He mounted the kerb and ran into her as she tried to get out of the way so that makes it sound a little more like blame is on him. And this was at a bus stop? Hmmmm.... Given these two items, think that it sounds like the driver was rather careless....it's not like he ran over her toes while she was sitting somewhere... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryn Turbocharged January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 (edited) sorry- it seems like I'm double posting for some unknown reason.... The internets must want me to talk loud loud today... Edited January 12, 2015 by Darryn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedecemberone 3rd Gear January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 Banned from the road means he cannot drive forever but ban 3.5 years? I also dun understand why people like to sit at the kerb also....if he reverse in Tuas area at night I think more jialat. Many foreign workers does that all the time. Bangladeshis, Indians, PRC workers. One fine day something similar is going to happen again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 can someone draw picture of how this happen?? "had been performing a u-turn when he changed his mind and reversed, and backed into 22-year-old" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxcvb Turbocharged January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 when the news say ban for driving 3 yrs.. does he get revoke too? Any suspension that's 1 year or more, automatically revoke the driving license. Meaning will have to go back square one learn basic theory, practical, blah blah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 Taxi driver is old man. May be hard of hearing and seeing. Young people like to sit on the kerb as if they're unbreakable. Then there's plenty of pedestrians who jaywalks, regardless pedestrian crossing. When you try to reverse park, everyone, including pedestrians, bikers, motorcyclist, dogs and cats will go behind you, bcuz they can't wait. That's how accidents happen. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifter78 2nd Gear January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 Come to Jurong west if anyone want to see. Lots of foreign workers like to sit on kerbs below my flat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluboxed 1st Gear January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 which taxi model? no reverse sensors? I know the old Toyota Crowns don't have... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knoobie Supercharged January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 Any suspension that's 1 year or more, automatically revoke the driving license. Meaning will have to go back square one learn basic theory, practical, blah blah. the way the news put it... like macam got exemption? which taxi model? no reverse sensors? I know the old Toyota Crowns don't have... seems like only in Singapore, reverse sensor is being depended on too much.. some times reverse sensor also give false alarms anyway.. taxi driver most suay I would say.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin 4th Gear January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 why was she stiing on the kerb!? I've never understood why anyone will sit on roadside kerbs. It's so dangerous and things like this can happen to you. Are they really so unaware of the potential dangers? =======Taxi driver fined $4,000 and banned from the road after reversing into student By Elena Chong SINGAPORE - An elderly taxi driver who reversed into a student and pinned her under his car was fined $4,000 and banned from driving for three years on Monday. Thow Ngok Sen, 69, had been performing a u-turn when he changed his mind and reversed, and backed into 22-year-old Ms Abigail Ow Hui Xia who had been sitting on a kerb at a Bishan bus stop with her boyfriend. He mounted the kerb and ran into her as she tried to get out of the way, knocking her over. A passer-by told Thow to move his cab forward to free her but his tyre ran over her thigh. Ms Ow spent two months in hospital for spinal injuries and fractures to her pelvic area and now cannot walk unaided. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrocarbon Turbocharged January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 why was she sitting on the kerb!? Ya, why would anyone (in a reasonable state of mind) be sitting at a roadside curb? Even at parking lot, they shouldn't. Hope she heals properly, but more importantly, hope she learns a valuable lesson. People nowadays.. Treat their life like it's of no consequence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 As I mention many times, Singapore traffic law don't protect the driver. We will see more accident to happen and driver being charge caused by jay walking or those electric bike dashing around. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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