Using one’s phone while driving can be risky, and is usually reserved for picking up urgent phone calls or using navigation apps.
Even then, having your phone in a hands-free kit is recommended to avoid taking your hands off the wheel.
However, one Grab driver in Johor recently flouted all those rules when he was seen viewing TikTok videos on the highway.
Source: TikTok
His careless behaviour not only put his passenger’s safety at risk, but also delayed the latter’s journey by 20 minutes.
Understandably frustrated, the passenger called out the driver on TikTok and revealed he gave him a 1-star rating.
About a week ago (15 Aug), TikTok user @zayanyy shared a video detailing his deeply concerning experience with a Grab driver in Johor.
@zayanyyPlease guys, jangan scroll tiktok while driving. Dangerous ⚠️⚠️⚠️♬ Funny video “Carmen Prelude” Arranging weakness(836530) – yo suzuki(akisai)
“Things like this have happened many times, but last night’s experience was the worst,” he began.
He then showed a clip he recorded in the backseat of said Grab driver’s car while attaching on-screen text that read: Why do Grab drivers like to look at girls on TikTok while driving?!
The driver had two phones. One on the left showed the navigation app Waze, and another on the right was playing a Muslim woman’s livestream.
OP also zoomed in on the driver’s speedometer to show that he was going at a slower-than-usual pace of 60-70km/h.
Source: TikTok
More astounding still was the fact that cars on the left lane were starting to overtake the Grab driver.
Adding on, the OP said he does not mind if the Grab driver uses TikTok while waiting at a traffic light.
On the contrary, doing so while the car is moving puts his and other highway users’ lives at risk.
“How are you supposed to focus on the road when you are scrolling TikTok? If you are only listening to the video, that’s fine, but you are f**king scrolling, bro,” he remarked.
Source: TikTok
When he thought about it, however, the driver was going so slowly that if he were to hit someone, he would not have died.
Another issue that angered OP was that his slow driving turned what was meant to be a 30-minute ride into a 50-minute one.
He then emphasised once again that such behaviour was not only dangerous but also unethical.
Furthermore, he advised Grab drivers to play and listen to a lengthier YouTube video while driving instead of browsing TikTok.
When a commenter asked if he had lodged a report to Grab, he replied that he had already given the driver a 1-star rating.
As a cheeky end to the video, OP shared an extra detail about his Grab driver that was perhaps a little dubious.
Prefacing with the disclaimer that what he was about to share was not a problem, he revealed that the driver was a married man.
“After scrolling through all those videos of women on TikTok, he called his wife,” OP said.
He then allegedly instructed his wife on what to cook for dinner.
Cutting back to OP, he gave the camera a sly look before ending by saying, “You do you, bro. You do you.”.
Source: TikTok
Questionable TikTok viewing habits aside, we hope the man’s video raises more awareness on the dangers of using one’s phone on the road, be it among individuals or private hire drivers.
There is a time and place for everything, and when it comes to TikTok, the highway is definitely not it.
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Featured image adapted from TikTok.
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