A confrontation took place between a Nissan van driver and a Comfort DelGro taxi driver on 30 April at about 3.40pm.
The two drivers were seen hurling vulgarities at each other and pointing middle fingers, before spitting at each other.
The van driver had spat at the taxi driver, and the taxi driver then spat back at the van driver without realising that his mask was still on, and ended up sitting inside his own mask.
Here is what the netizen said
“Both drivers had an argument. both started showing finger signs at one another then Nissan driver spit at the comfort driver uncle’s face inside the cab while me and my wife were in the cab. (SIC)”
Potential penalties
Spitting at a person deliberately constitutes an offence of assault, and under section 352 of the Penal Code, it is a punishable offence with a jail term of up to 3 months and/or a fine of $1,500 for the use of criminal force without provocation.
For the use of criminal force on another person on grave and sudden provocation, convicted persons face a fine of up to $1,000 and/or a jail term of up to 1 month.
Spitting in public is also an offence, with guilty persons facing a fine of up to $1,000 for first-time offenders.