ON 260608, AT AROUND 2105HRS I WAS TRAVELLING AT 80KM/HR ON THE EXTREME RIGHT LANE, ALONG AYE TOWARDS CITY, AFTER ALEXANDRA RD EXIT.  MY 9-MONTH PREGNANT WIFE, SISTER-IN-LAW & HER 2-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND 2-MONTH OLD SON WERE IN MY CAR.

SUDDENDLY A BLUE COMFORT TAXI, SHA4719J SPED PAST MY LEFT LANE AND IMMEDIATELY CUT INTO MY LANE AHEAD OF ME, WITHOUT ANY WARNING.  I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES AND FLASHED MY HEADLIGHTS TO SIGNAL THAT I WAS BEHIND HIM.

HE IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON HIS BRAKES CAUSING ME TO DO THE SAME.  THEN AGAIN I FLASHED MY HEADLIGHTS AND THIS TIME HE APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING CAUSING ME TO APPLY MY EMERGENCY BRAKES.  THIS STARTLED THE SLEEPING CHILDREN FROM THEIR SLEEP AND THE 2 WOMEN WERE FRIGHTENED AND AFRAID THAT WE WERE GOING TO RAM INTO THE REAR OF THE TAXI.

THE TAXI THEN SWITCHED TO THE LEFT LANE AND PULLED ALONGSIDE M.  WITH OUR WINDOWS DOWN, HE ASKED ME WHY I FLASHED AT HIM AND I TOLD HIM THAT HE JAMMED BRAKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY AND THAT I HAD CHILDREN AND A PREGNANT LADY IN MY CAR.  HE HURLED ABUSIVE WORDS AT ME, TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT CARE WHO I COMPLAIN TO AND EVEN CHALLENGED ME TO FOLLOW HIM TO BUKIT MERAH TO MEET HIM.

FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AND REALISING THEY WERE IN SHOCK, I NOTED HIS LICENCE PLATE AND WENT ON MY WAY.

I EMAILED TO TRAFFIC POLICE, NTUC COMFORT AND LTA WITH REGARDS TO THIS INCIDENT WITHIN THE NEXT 4HRS BUT ITS BEEN MORE THAN 1-WORKING DAY AND I HAVE NO REPLIES FROM ANY AUTHORITIES YET.

THIS TYPE OF RECKLESS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING HAS ENDANGERED ME, MY PASSENGERS AND THE PASSENGER IN THE TAXI PLACING OUR SAFETY AND LIVES AT RISK.  DRIVERS WITH THIS TYPE OF TEMPERAMENT AND “DRIVING SKILLS” IS LIKE A KILLER ON THE LOOSE.  THIS DRIVER, LEFT “UNMANAGED”, WILL POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO SOMEONE, OR EVEN DEATH.

THIS INCIDENT HAS ME QUESTIONING COMFORT CABBIES’ “CODE OF CONDUCT” AND “SERVICE PLEDGE”, AS PUBLISHED IN THEIR WEBSITE.  THE AUTHORITIES SHOULD HANDLE THIS MATTER IN A MANNER TO SERVE AS A STRONG WARNING TO OTHER ERRANT DRIVERS.  SUCH DISREGARD TO TRAFFIC RULES AND THE SAFETY OF COMMUTERS AND OTHER ROAD USERS HAS MALIGNED THE SERVICE STANDARDS OF NTUC COMFORT AND MUST BE HEAVILY CONDEMNED.