A video emerged online showing an incident of road rage along Jalan Bukit Merah between a Toyota driver and a Transcab taxi drive.
The incident happened on 16 November at about 5.03pm at a traffic stop along Jalan Bukit Merah, and was captured on the dashcam of a car that was behind them at the time.
According to the netizen who posted the video, the Toyota driver was allegedly unhappy that the taxi driver didn’t give way to him.
He then stopped his car and alighted from his vehicle in the middle of the road, and confronted the taxi driver, before throwing a punch at the taxi’s window.
Potential penalties
Vandalism
The stealing, destroying, or damaging of any private and/or public property is an offence under Section 2 of the Vandalism Act.
Persons found guilty of vandalism face a fine of up to $2,000, or a jail term of up to 3 years, and caning of between 3 to 8 strokes.