'You're not supposed to ride here': Delivery rider caught using motorcycle on accessibility ramp in Dover

'You're not supposed to ride here': Delivery rider caught using motorcycle on accessibility ramp in Dover
PHOTO: Screengrab/Facebook/Beh Chia Lor

Accessibility ramps are installed at housing estates to make life easier for the elderly and those who are wheelchair-bound.

But in a Facebook video shared last Saturday (Jan 1) – with over 290,000 views – one Foodpanda rider was caught using her motorcycle on a ramp in Dover.

Despite warnings from a passerby that she was "not supposed to ride here", the rider, who has a P-plate, continued travelling through the public footpath.

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In the comments, some netizens sympathised with the delivery rider for "working hard to make a living". They also chided the passer-by to mind his business.

Other netizens criticised the delivery rider for "endangering the safety of pedestrians" in the housing estate.

Responding to AsiaOne's queries, a Foodpanda spokesperson said: "We are currently investigating the matter internally. We regularly remind our riders to ride safely and to abide by road traffic rules.

"Riders who are found to have flouted regulations will face strict disciplinary action, including [a] potential blacklist."

In August 2020, a woman was seen with her car at the void deck of a HDB flat in Tampines.

Despite being told off by a passer-by that it was not an appropriate place to park her vehicle, the woman reportedly said: "Then the [wheelchair] ramp there is for what?"

chingshijie@asiaone.com

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