A video showing a woman in a red shirt standing in front of a black car, allegedly blocking it from moving forward, has sparked heated debate online yesterday (15 Sept).
The woman, identified as Madam Chung, has since come forward to clarify the incident, denying claims that she was attempting to cut the queue.
To clarify the incident, Chung contacted 8world News to explain that the confrontation took place as she and her husband were driving from Johor Bahru, Malaysia, back to Singapore.
The incident occurred around 1 PM, shortly after they passed the Malaysian toll booth on their way to the Second Link checkpoint.
According to her, the black car had been trying to merge into their lane without maintaining a safe distance.
My husband was driving in the leftmost lane, and the car on our right suddenly tried to cut into our lane after the toll booth,” she explained. “It felt too close, so my husband didn’t allow it to merge.”
She added that while they were unsure whether the other driver had signalled, the black car began honking continuously and forced their vehicle towards the left, dangerously close to a barrier separating the bus lane.
“It was truly dangerous,” Chung said. “That’s why I got out of the car to confront the driver. I wanted to understand why they were forcing us into the barrier.”
Footage of the incident shows Chung exiting her vehicle and approaching the black car to block its path.
She claims her intention was to seek clarification, but the driver refused to get out and instead tried to move forward.
“It felt like he was trying to intimidate me by pretending he would hit me,” she noted. “But because there was an elderly woman in his car, he eventually stopped.”
Although aware that her actions were risky, Chung insisted that the situation left her with no choice. She and her husband, who regularly drive between Malaysia and Singapore, had never encountered such an incident before.
After the confrontation, the car behind them allowed the black car to merge into their lane. Madam Chung noted that the driver followed them to the Malaysian checkpoint without further incident, likely because enforcement officers were present.
Madam Chung also addressed the video circulating online, accusing the black car driver of manipulating the footage to distort the facts.
He only posted a short clip of the incident,” she said. “Why not show the entire video? You can see from our dashcam footage that we were being forced to the left.”
As a response, she posted some videos on the Facebook group JB柔佛吹水站 showing that her vehicle was squeezed out of the queue after the toll.
She hopes the public will refrain from jumping to conclusions and view the incident in its entirety before passing judgment.
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