{"id":51812,"date":"2026-05-12T18:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=51812"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:42:40","slug":"man-kicks-off-taxis-side-view-mirror-chases-driver-around-vehicle-during-confrontation-in-chinatown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=51812","title":{"rendered":"Man kicks off taxi\u2019s side-view mirror, chases driver around vehicle during confrontation in Chinatown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">An altercation broke out in Chinatown between a man and a person believed to be a taxi driver, during which the man kicked off the vehicle\u2019s side-view mirror.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">TikTok user @gordonramli posted a <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@gordonramli\/video\/7638616501527825684\" target=\"_blank\">video of the argument on May 11<\/a>. Based on the surroundings, it\u2019s likely that the incident took place near the taxi stand outside OG People\u2019s Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The clip shows a red Trans-Cab taxi stopped at a taxi stand, while a man in a blue shirt chases another man wearing a fanny pack \u2014 likely the taxi driver \u2014 around the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The man in blue opens the front passenger door and appears to kick the driver\u2019s side of the car, before walking towards the driver with both hands raised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The man then kicks off the side-view mirror on the other side of the car while gesturing towards the taxi driver.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"my-lg md:my-xl\">\n<p><hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 lg:hidden\"\/><span class=\"text-grayscale-400 text-14 leading-16 font-primary text-center lg:text-left p-sm\">Scroll to continue reading<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 my-md\"\/>\n<hr class=\"my-md border-grayscale-100\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The pair circle each other, as the taxi driver holds out his phone to film the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cNo idea what happened before unc started whacking the taxi,\u201d the TikTok user wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Netizens expressed confusion in the comments, with several asking if the man was drunk or commenting that he looked like a \u201cgangster\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cUncle smiling cause he\u2019s about to have a new taxi soon,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In response to a netizen, gordonramli added that the police had been informed about the incident and were on their way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Stomp has reached out to Trans-Cab and the police for comment.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"bg-primary-100 h-px border-0 mt-lg md:mt-xxl\"\/>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-xl rounded-xl border border-primary-100 mt-lg md:mt-xxl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/assets\/stomp-comment-COLiWNMD.png\" alt=\"Stomp Comment\" class=\"absolute -mt-lg -ml-xs w-[203px] md:w-[255px]\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Have something to say? 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