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CNA
a day ago
- General
- CNA
Jail for man who scuffled with another driver over lane-cutting, hurt him with scissors
SINGAPORE: Upset at a man who shut his car door during a brief confrontation, a driver scuffled with him and inflicted a minor injury with a pair of scissors. Sunny Tan Boon Heng, 68, later drove his car forward even as the victim, 61-year-old Lin Yansong, stood in front of his car to stop him from leaving. Tan was handed a jail term of five weeks and a driving ban of six months on Monday (Jun 2), after he pleaded guilty to one count of causing hurt, and one count of rash act endangering the victim's safety. A charge under the Protection from Harassment Act for using a rude gesture on the victim was taken into consideration for his sentencing. Tan and the victim were driving along Bedok North Avenue 3 towards Bedok Reservoir Road at about 5pm on Jan 10, 2024, before the incident occurred. Tan was on the left lane while the victim was on the right lane ahead of Tan. As the victim wanted to overtake another vehicle, he began moving into the left lane slightly in front of Tan, prompting Tan to sound his horn. Tan stopped his car to allow the victim to overtake but flashed his high beam. Both cars stopped at a traffic light, with Tan's car behind. At that point, Tan made a rude gesture, which the victim saw from his rearview mirror. The victim alighted his car to confront Tan, who then opened his car door but did not alight. After a brief argument, the victim pushed Tan's door shut and walked away, but Tan got out of his car and approached the victim while holding a pair of scissors. The pair scuffled for about a minute and the victim sustained a slight 0.5cm superficial laceration on his left middle finger. Tan then returned to his car and reversed it to drive away using the left lane. However, the victim ran to the front of Tan's car to stop him from leaving, placing his hand on the car and shouting at him. Tan drove forward again, causing the victim to move backwards. "The accused knew there was a real risk that his act might endanger the personal safety of (the victim)," said the prosecution. The victim eventually moved away and the accused drove off. The incident was recorded on the victim's dashcam. Lin did not sustain any injury from Tan's car, but had his wound from the scuffle dressed in a hospital and was given a tetanus vaccine injection. Tan's lawyer Tan Seng Kiat from HOH Law Corporation sought fines for his client's two proceeded charges. Mr Tan said that his client had been a private-hire car driver with Grab before his contract ended in September 2024. Tan has since stopped driving, largely due to the incident. Citing a previous high court case as reference, Mr Tan argued that the charge of causing hurt should not be taken as a road rage incident as Tan was responding to how the victim had pushed his car door shut. He added that his client had taken the pair of scissors in self-defence in light of the victim's conduct. His client then disengaged from the victim and was driving his car when the victim approached, Mr Tan said. Tan had driven in a gradual and slow manner, in contrast to the victim who sought to block the car without regard to his own safety, Mr Tan said. Alternatively, the lawyer sought jail terms of not more than two weeks for the charge of causing hurt, and not more than two to three weeks for the charge of rash act. Deputy Public Prosecutor Darren Sim argued against fines being imposed and asked for a jail term. He said the case was a road rage incident which called for a deterrent sentence, and added that a weapon had been involved. In sentencing, Principal District Judge Victor Yeo disagreed with the defence's argument that the case should not be viewed as part of a road rage incident, or that fines would suffice. He said the case involved road rage violence that occurred after Tan became enraged that the victim cut into his lane. Judge Yeo agreed with the prosecution that a jail term was called for and imposed the sentence accordingly.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Wild moment furious driver rear-ends car 10 times during road rage clash
A young woman has been arrested after she was filmed rear-ending another driver up to 10 times during the alleged clash at a service station. Police were called to an Ampol on Ekblom Street in Whyalla Norrie, South Australia, after reports of a altercation on Tuesday. Shocking footage of the confrontation shows the woman, at the wheel of a white hatchback, repeatedly ramming the back of a blue SUV. A man, understood to be the owner of the SUV, was seen watching on helplessly in footage captured by shocked onlookers. The 23-year-old woman from Iron Knob was arrested at the scene. She has been charged with acts to endanger life, driving in a manner dangerous to the public, and property damage. A 64-year-old woman inside the blue SUV was taken to hospital with minor injuries with witnesses reporting the hatchback driver also left the scene in an ambulance. The cause of the clash is unknown, however it has been reported that the woman in the hatchback and the man from the SUV got into an argument. A man from a blue SUV was seen watching on helplessly as his car was repeatedly rammed The driver of the white hatchback rammed the blue SUV up to 10 times (pictured) A witness told 7NEWS he saw the woman get out of the white hatchback to yell at the man after she crashed into the SUV. She then returned to her vehicle and rammed it again. 'She had driven into him once before, then I think she hit him another nine times after that before the car gave up and wouldn't go anymore,' the witness said. 'She had to be taken away in an ambulance, I'm not sure what injuries she had, she definitely would have whiplash.' The woman was granted bail and will appear in Whyalla Magistrates Court on July 1. The incident comes after two South Australians were seen fighting on the side of a busy highway last week. Dashcam footage showed cars swerving to avoid a man who had fallen onto Adelaide's Northern Expressway, with a 110km/h speed limit. No complaint was made to police.
News.com.au
7 days ago
- News.com.au
Couples' wild brawl at Melbourne intersection caught on dashcam
A wild roadside brawl in Melbourne has been captured on dashcam footage, with what appears to be two couples throwing fists at an intersection. The video was posted in a Facebook group in Melbourne's north with locals identifying the intersection at Thomastown entering the Ring Road. The video begins with a man leaving his car to approach a silver Ford sedan, prompting the woman on the passenger's side to also get out in traffic. The first man grabs the driver by the shirt while his female partner dressed in a pink top starts to scuffle with the woman, who appeared to attempt to stop the fight. The male driver of the Ford can be seen with his shirt ripped as the first man continues to throw punches. A man and woman who captured the brawl on their dashcam can be heard shouting 'go' as the brawl comes closer to their vehicle. They drive through the lights and the video ends. A person in the comments section claimed they were driving behind one of the vehicles when the incident took place. They said one of the drivers was 'driving erratically and cut me off first and only missed hitting the front of my car by a few inches'. They also claimed the Ford had 'kids in the car'.
The Guardian
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Guardian
My petty gripe: I graciously let your car in, now where's my bloody thank you wave?
I'm the best driver I know, whatever my driving record might say. I don't hog the right lane. I never tailgate. And I usually let people in ahead of me if they need to change lanes or enter traffic. So why does it infuriate me so much when they don't give a little thank you wave? I don't expect a medal. Nowhere else do I expect thanks for common courtesy. But not seeing that little wave on the road makes me see red. I may not scream, but I will swear, fulminate about selfish, thoughtless, ungracious idiots and rail against the end of civil society. It's not like I'd follow the offender to demand thanks. I'm already likely running late for wherever I have to be, and whoever thanked an angry person demanding gratitude? More likely the opposite. But still, is it really that hard to flick your hand up in thanks? I know it's ridiculously trivial. So many religions remind us that the best charity doesn't seek acknowledgment. The great rabbi Maimonedes ranked different kinds of giving, with giving when neither person knows the other's identity up the top. As Saint Augustine wisely counselled, resentment is a cup of poison you drink while waiting for the other person to die. That person speeding away is already oblivious. My anger is pointless. I know I don't have to let anyone in. Perhaps driving more selfishly would save me the grief of being so enraged, especially as it's only a little thing. Or perhaps that's why it's such a big deal, because it is such a little thing. That's why I'm always scrupulous to put my hand out the window in thanks, just in case the kind person who let me in didn't see it through the tinting. Only takes a second but makes a big difference. Try it – if not for me, then at least for the three other considerate drivers out there.
Daily Telegraph
26-05-2025
- Daily Telegraph
Police seize replica gun after driver allegedly brandishes weapon in road-rage incident
Don't miss out on the headlines from Police & Courts. Followed categories will be added to My News. A 58-year-old man is due to face court today after allegedly pulling out a gun during a road-rage incident in Sydney's west on Sunday afternoon. Police say the man was seen holding a gun out the window of a moving car on Cowpasture Rd in Abbotsbury about 1pm on Sunday. Officers from Fairfield City Police Area Command launched an investigation into the incident, which led to a search warrant being executed at a home on Lancaster Ave in Cecil Hills at about 9.30pm that evening. With the assistance of the Tactical Operations Unit, police seized a replica firearm at the home. The man was arrested at the scene and taken to Fairfield Police Station. He has been charged with possessing an unauthorised firearm and being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence. The accused was refused bail and is scheduled to appear before Fairfield Local Court today. Do you have a story for The Daily Telegraph? Message 0481 056 618 or email tips@
