Singapore Driver Asked To Park Van Elsewhere In Note, Writer Claims It Makes Driving Out Dangerous
Finding a note left on your car is usually not a pleasant experience. One Singaporean van driver, however, found a note politely asking him to park his van elsewhere.
In neat handwriting, the note writer claimed that the van was blocking the line of sight of incoming vehicles for cars parked next to it.
Alleging that the van being parked there was ‘dangerous’, the writer thus asked for the driver to park elsewhere.
The notes sparked debate online on whether the writer’s request was reasonable or if there was some ulterior motive.
Driver finds note asking him to park van elsewhere
The Facebook post on Singapore Road Accident showed two notes pasted onto the window of the van.
Unlike the usual memos, such as when poop was found on a car’s windscreen, or passive-aggressive mockery via a picture asking a driver to “practice their colouring”, this writer proved rather polite.
In neat handwriting, they asked, “Bro, can you park your vehicle opposite?”
“…If you park this row, the car parked next to you got a difficult time to drive out and it’s very dangerous,” the writing continued.
Source: Singapore Road Accident on Facebook
But how could a parked vehicle be dangerous, especially if they’re parked properly?
The note claimed that the van was “too big and high” and as such, blocked the view of any incoming vehicles.
“I almost hit vehicle when I need to drive out,” the note writer claimed.
“Therefore, ask for your understanding, don’t park here,” they requested, “Opposite will be better for everyone. Thanks!”
Beneath the big yellow note was a smaller white one, with a similar message.
Source: Singapore Road Accident on Facebook
This messenger took the extra effort to translate it into Chinese as well.
Netizens divided on whether to follow request
The van driver also shared photos of the HDB parking spot in question. There was a tree on one side, so it could only be beside one car.
Source: @sgfollowsall on Instagram
However, as traffic flow heads from left to right in the picture, one could see how a car beside the bigger van might have its view blocked.
Source: @sgfollowsall on Instagram
Debate over purpose of note
The situation sparked debate amongst netizens on whether or not to change the parking spot.
Several pointed out that the van parked perfectly fine, even saying that only impatient drivers would have problems with it.
One commenter even suggested the note writer had an ulterior motive and suspected they wanted the parking lot for themselves, though there was no evidence to confirm the claim.
Source: Facebook
Another netizen noted that the writer did have a point. However, they proposed that it was up to them to ‘slowly inch out’, and not for the properly-parked van to move.
They further acknowledged the danger that some drivers don’t slow down for cars pulling out of parking spots, especially ones blocked from line of sight.
Source: Facebook
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Featured image adapted from Singapore Road Accident on Facebook and @sgfollowsall on Instagram.
