Some netizens defend passenger who forcefully pushes open carpark barrier at Parklane Shopping Mall
A passenger was caught on CCTV forcefully pushing open a carpark barrier at Parklane Shopping Mall, with the incident sparking a surprisingly mixed reaction online.
The incident took place on 19 Jan and was shared in a video uploaded to the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page.
Barrier proves no match for man
In the footage, the man is already seen lifting the barrier as a grey Mercedes-Benz GLC300 slowly moves into view.
Source: SG Road Vigilante
After forcing the barrier upwards, the man continues to hold it in place while the vehicle passes through the gantry.
Source: SG Road Vigilante on Facebook
Once the car clears the gantry, the man makes a small hand gesture towards another vehicle behind, before entering the front passenger seat of the Mercedes-Benz.
Just before the clip ends, another car can be seen approaching the gantry.
Source: SG Road Vigilante
Notably, the barrier appears to remain stuck in its lifted position.
Netizens split, some defend man’s actions
The video quickly drew attention online, with netizens offering sharply divided opinions.
Some commenters rushed to defend the man, sharing personal experiences of faulty gantries and claiming they had previously been told to manually lift barriers when payment systems failed.
Source: Facebook
Others were far less forgiving, dismissing any possible justifications and calling for penalties to be imposed for damaging or bypassing carpark infrastructure.
Source: Facebook
One commenter shared an experience where he was also told to “lift the barrier”, due to gantry issues.
Source: Facebook
One commenter joked about how the driver could afford a luxury car but seemingly not the carpark fees.
Source: Facebook
MS News reached out to Parklane Shopping Mall.
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Featured image adapted from SG Road Vigilante on Facebook
