Ride-hailing driver distracted by app rams MCO roadblock in Penang

GEORGE TOWN: Police officers manning the roadblock on the second day of the movement control order (MCO) escaped unhurt after an e-hailing car rammed into their checkpoint at Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway.

George Town OCPD Asst Comm Soffian Santong said seven policemen, including a police sergeant, were on duty in the 8.10am incident on Thursday (March 19) when the car driven by a 46-year-old man rammed the roadblock.

Asst Comm Soffian said the man was driving from Butterworth towards Bayan Lepas to pick up his passenger.

"When he arrived at Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, he was checking the Grab driver app on his mobile phone and wasn't aware there was a roadblock," he said in a statement.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020...block-in-penang

wtf. ingat jalan clear lettew.

eHailing APP should be updated to not be operational when car is moving. Only allow interaction with the APP when GPS not detecting movement.

Penang lang, nuff said.

kasi chan la susah cari makan

Apps probably can't differentiate car movement and people movement.

2/5

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lol

you forgot to add 'oku'

Grabcar and Grabfood couriers are the new menace of the roads

Amazing, what will you think of next? Solar powered flashlight?

Thru GPS lah for the driver.
Surely such eHailing APP for the driver must be turned on the GPS function.

Penang drivers dgn kebodohan berpisah tiada

This is nothing new as safety feature.

FTFY

ini sohai...

charge him using phone while driving tooo.

Apps can't differentiate car and people but a threshold can be set so that over certain speeds, the app interaction is blocked till it drop below the threshold.

LOL really? Didn't notice a roadblock?

Defakk lol

penang biasa la~ scum drivers

puak gogo2

Confirm speeding think road clear

penang memang elok kena boomer purge

Why pipul keep thinking 'solar powered flashlight' as the epitome of a bad idea? This really irks me.

The solar cells charges a battery which in turn powers the lightbulb. This allows pipul with no ready supply of disposable batteries to have a practical light at night. It's not as if the bulb uses direct sun energy to shine.

Some pipul I dunno la... :eyeroll:

That fat guy in red was the driver ?

It's not a solar powered flashlight with battery

tangkap je,

I wonder if Grab is liable in any way if an accident occurs.

i dont get putih

coz L lesen mostly use white cars?

this is what happen when u play with your phone while driving

Da vinci already invented that

mainly to add Ps
also most sohai viva and myvi are white

I laff lol.

If all 5 checks, memang boleh bakar

Penang lagi orang penang ni bodoh bodoh ka semua

lokap dulu

it is still safer when you stand still than walking while looking at phone

Itu 5P tak boleh ada "O"

sometimes 2/5 is all it takes

Pokemon Go also can why the apps cannot.

Grab will tell you go claim your own insurance je

Itu-lah, kenapa nak road block...

Yes. But if want to sue them, are they liable?

While the drivers, delivery people are not under their employment, they do use their platform.......

Dey penang negeri maju, 2nd spot behind singkie je u knoe???

How to sue? Regardless of what kind of accident it falls under driver's careless

penang

I am no lawyer but if you get into an accident with a vehicle that belongs to a company, you can sue the company too.

See - https://asklegal.my/p/claim--traffic-accide...mages-insurance
under 'You can get the driver’s boss to pay up'

Question is whether can sue other companies such as Grab. They don't own the vehicle but the drivers are out and about providing a service using their platform.

but drivers are not considered employee of Grab they are considered as independent contractor aka their own boss

Yes. That's why....

Maybe Grab already has covered their backsides well.

But it can be argued that if it wasn't for Grab, the independent contractors won't be out there on the roads.....

Seen so many ehailing driver drive like drunk because busy looking and touching their phones.