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Some of us live and die by our phones – for this woman, the latter could have nearly happened.<\/p>\n
A woman crossing Tan Quee Lan Street in Bugis narrowly avoided a car accident because she was looking at her phone, according to a video uploaded by SG Road Vigilante to Facebook on Tuesday (Feb 24).<\/p>\n
“Head down looking at mobile phone. Ear piece on, totally have no idea she is a step away from the hospital,” the post reads.<\/p>\n
In the dashcam footage from the driver’s vehicle, the driver avoids a FedEx van to his left on the single-lane road, hugging the right side of the lane.<\/p>\n
Abruptly, a woman walks out from the left, in front of the FedEx van, visibly engrossed in her phone.<\/p>\n
Slamming the brakes, the driver blares his horn at the woman.<\/p>\n
Shocked, the woman briefly lowers her phone, making eye contact with the driver.<\/p>\n
Noticing that the danger was over, however, she quickly goes back to staring at her phone as she crossed to the other side of the road.<\/p>\n
The driver, audibly incensed, can then be heard shouting at the woman: “Hey! Watch the road, don’t watch your phone!”<\/p>\n
Many netizens also expressed similar displeasure towards the woman’s disregard for safety.<\/p>\n
“Handphone more expensive than life,” said one. “Many drivers too, using phone while driving, even hands-free but eyes on the phone.”<\/p>\n
Another commented that safe roads are a “shared responsibility”, stressing that there ought to be “proportionate punishment” for all irresponsible road users.<\/p>\n
A user also questioned: “Why do people do this?<\/p>\n
“Walking and using phone, crossing road and using phone, everything also phone. Putting your phone away while walking or crossing road, will die?”<\/p>\n
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