Young Men, Old Car = Accident? - SBT 5866

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I'm not sure if it is a misfortune or a small fortune having had the opportunity to witness a great example of driving behaviour in Singapore.

SBT 5866 (dark green sedan) was seen turning from Orchard Link into Patterson road at around 6pm on 25th Feb 2007. The young men inside were perhaps unsure of what direction to take as they inched forward after the light turned green and cut from the outermost left lane into the middle turning lane (3 turning lanes here).

Quite funny what happened next as SBT inched forward into the 2nd lane and started pulling the oldest trick in the book on getting more business for some towing / car repair companies. This young chap actually started playing with his brakes as he inched toward the Orchard junction forcing the car behind to also play with the brakes. The road ahead of SBT was clear all the way to the Orchard junction but his brakes were applied suddenly some 7 to 8 times in the space of some 60 or 70 metres.

But perhaps let us not waste tax payer money going after this guy eh? We've got bigger fish to fry eh.

I pity the guy behind the green sedan.

Was it a case of deliberate intention to cause an accident or faulty brakes on an old car?

You decide.