A Caucasian man driving a red Vespa is the latest to be attacked by the local community for offensive road behaviour.
In a 41-second video shared on blogs Singapore Reckless Drivers and The Real Singapore, the man is seen executing an illegal U-turn when he turns around to show the driver behind him the middle finger.
The driver, who uploaded the video and 'disseminated' it to the 'relevant media', said he had merely tapped his horn to tell the motorcyclist he was blocking traffic and did not expect to be acknowledged so negatively.
In his submission to TRS, the driver finished his message with, "please help me make him famous. Thanks!"
And they did.
The man's alleged identity as Singapore managing director of the very scooter brand he was riding was revealed by several online sources including The Unseen Singapore blog within 12 hours. Soon thereafter his Facebook page was deactivated.
The way the drama that has unfolded has become a common sight — in January this year, British wealth manager Anton Casey was driven to Perth with his family when online flak caused him his reputation and job. Less than a month after that, Quek Zhen Hao took advantage of the same virtual space that tagged him the 'Honda road bully' to apologise publicly and plead that the harrassment stop.
If you ask us, netizens have far too much time, and they're not using it well. At all. Every driver is an angry driver. The difference between an angry driver and an angry driver that gets death threats is timing and the existence of an in-vehicle camera. That's it. This naming and shaming process that's unfortunately trending is sooo tedious. You've got the footage, so send it to the police. Remember them? Yeah, they've got a specific arm focused on traffic offences. They're called the traffic police. Makes sense? After that, it's over a matter of time before they either get fined or even jailed, if they've become a common face. Pretty reasonable, right? Come on, you've never flipped someone off in your life?
The amount of effort that has gone into singling out these 'offenders', plus blasting the 'news' to forums and 'policing sites' who then dig up information on them so they can attack their employers and family members, really can be used for other things. Like:
1. Installing Ridgid's SeeSnake into your sewage system so this doesn't happen
2. Stalking Hollywood A-listers filming A-list movies in Singapore. BTW, Angelababy's in town
3. Take your S/O out for thematic pop-up dinners. This one looks like it might be the next Igor's
4. Play Candy Crush. Yes, people are still digging this sh*t, and so should you
5. Love to contribute? 'Only the hot stuff' is a good rule to live by
6. And if you really have to stalk, honestly — these folks make better subjects than Anton Casey or dude-who-sells-scooters-but-can't-rock-one.
A Caucasian man driving a red Vespa is the latest to be attacked by the local community for offensive road behaviour.
In a 41-second video shared on blogs Singapore Reckless Drivers and The Real Singapore, the man is seen executing an illegal U-turn when he turns around to show the driver behind him the middle finger.
The driver, who uploaded the video and 'disseminated' it to the 'relevant media', said he had merely tapped his horn to tell the motorcyclist he was blocking traffic and did not expect to be acknowledged so negatively.
In his submission to TRS, the driver finished his message with, "please help me make him famous. Thanks!"
And they did.
The man's alleged identity as Singapore managing director of the very scooter brand he was riding was revealed by several online sources including The Unseen Singapore blog within 12 hours. Soon thereafter his Facebook page was deactivated.
The way the drama that has unfolded has become a common sight — in January this year, British wealth manager Anton Casey was driven to Perth with his family when online flak caused him his reputation and job. Less than a month after that, Quek Zhen Hao took advantage of the same virtual space that tagged him the 'Honda road bully' to apologise publicly and plead that the harrassment stop.
If you ask us, netizens have far too much time, and they're not using it well. At all. Every driver is an angry driver. The difference between an angry driver and an angry driver that gets death threats is timing and the existence of an in-vehicle camera. That's it. This naming and shaming process that's unfortunately trending is sooo tedious. You've got the footage, so send it to the police. Remember them? Yeah, they've got a specific arm focused on traffic offences. They're called the traffic police. Makes sense? After that, it's over a matter of time before they either get fined or even jailed, if they've become a common face. Pretty reasonable, right? Come on, you've never flipped someone off in your life?
The amount of effort that has gone into singling out these 'offenders', plus blasting the 'news' to forums and 'policing sites' who then dig up information on them so they can attack their employers and family members, really can be used for other things. Like:
1. Installing Ridgid's SeeSnake into your sewage system so this doesn't happen
2. Stalking Hollywood A-listers filming A-list movies in Singapore. BTW, Angelababy's in town
3. Take your S/O out for thematic pop-up dinners. This one looks like it might be the next Igor's
4. Play Candy Crush. Yes, people are still digging this sh*t, and so should you
5. Love to contribute? 'Only the hot stuff' is a good rule to live by
6. And if you really have to stalk, honestly — these folks make better subjects than Anton Casey or dude-who-sells-scooters-but-can't-rock-one.