A viral rant by an irate passenger of a private-hire vehicle (PHV) about their driver streaming a video on his phone has left netizens divided, with some accusing the passenger of overreacting and others stressing that it could be a distraction.
A video showing the in-vehicle situation was shared on the Instagram page @sgfollowsall on Sept 8. It is unclear when the incident occurred.
In the clip, a picture-in-picture video is seen playing above the driver’s navigation app on a phone mounted near the middle air-con vent.
The driver’s eyes seem to remain on the road except for a brief moment, when he appears to glance at the device while the vehicle is stationary at a traffic crossing.
The passenger said they shared the video to raise awareness and planned to report the incident, describing it as an “everyday sight” among PHV drivers.
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“Call it complaining, call it being a Karen, call it public shaming, I could not care less. And do not even try to gaslight me about ‘ruining someone’s rice bowl’ either. If you choose to gamble passengers’ lives just to binge-watch shows while navigating traffic, you are the one breaking your own rice bowl,” the passenger says.
According to the caption, the passenger did not raise the matter with the driver — believed to be from Grab — because of “viral videos of drivers getting aggressive and shouting at passengers”.
Many netizens accuse passenger of overracting
The post has racked up more than 80,000 views, 800 reactions and 75 comments,
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