Passenger Grabs Wheel coming from Sleepy GrabCar Driver
GrabCar can be investigating a claim coming from one Indonesian user who says he had to grab the steering wheel of the vehicle after noticing the driver was falling asleep.
An Indonesian man named Irfan, a frequent user of the ride-hailing service GrabCar, recently posted on Facebook in which he acted on instinct as well as also took matters into his own hands by grabbing the wheel of his GrabCar ride after noticing in which his driver was sleepy.
The social media post went viral in early October, as well as also mentioned how Irfan as well as also a couple friends hailed a GrabCar on Thursday evening, September 29, coming from Palmerah Selatan. After dropping his friends off, Irfan was on his way to Depok when he noticed the auto was swerving, as well as also nearly crashed into a parked vehicle close to Jalan Raya Pasar Minggu.
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Irfan reported in which the GrabCar was going at an estimated speed of 60 km/hour, nearly crashing into the park car when he screamed, jolting the driver awake. Fortunately, the GrabCar driver was able to narrowly avoid the collision.
nevertheless in which was not the end of Ifran’s scary experience. When the auto pulled up to the Pasar Minggu crossing, the idea Once more almost collided with something, in which time a motorcyclist. Ifran reprimanded the driver having a loud voice. the idea turned out in which the driver’s head was facing downwards, visibly on the brink of falling asleep.
Fearing for his safety, Irfan knew he had to do something. He took over the GrabCar’s wheel coming from the driver who confessed in which he has just taken some medicine for his cold as well as also was exhausted coming from traveling 15 passengers in which day.
Ekhel Chandra Wijaya, GrabCar’s public relations manager, said the firm can be investigating the incident. Wijaya told the media on Monday, October 3, in which Grab needed to corroborate the truth coming from both the passenger as well as also the driver before he can comment on the issue.
Wijaya mentioned in which GrabCar may temporarily suspend the driver or permanently cancel his contract with the company if the investigation proves him guilty of falling asleep at the wheel as well as also putting the passenger’s safety at risk.
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Passenger Grabs Wheel coming from Sleepy GrabCar Driver
Passenger Grabs Wheel coming from Sleepy GrabCar Driver