A female commuter has alleged that a private-hire driver shouted and threatened to make her leave his vehicle after she confronted him over his use of a mobile phone while driving.A video of the incident was shared by Instagram page Sgfollowsall on Saturday (Sep 5).According to the woman’s account, she was in a ride-hailing car travelling through an underground expressway tunnel when she noticed the driver’s phone mounted on the dashboard, with his WhatsApp app open and appearing to be in use.The woman said she immediately told the driver to focus on driving after seeing him texting.In the video, the driver can be heard explaining that he had received a message from his daughter. “My daughter messaged me, can’t I just use (my phone) for a while? My daughter asked me, she wants to eat but has no money. Can’t I just reply to her?” the driver said.”You’re texting, you are texting while driving,” the female passenger countered. According to the woman’s account, the situation escalated, with the driver shouting at her and asking whether she was “too precious to sit in his car”.
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