PMD riders are saltier than a french fry in the dead sea at the moment.
So salty that they’re willing to use a horrific accident to promote their personal agenda.
S’pore Man Creates Petition To Ban Cars Here For 6 Months After Lucky Plaza Accident
A Singaporean man has started a petition calling for cars to be banned from Singapore roads for six months.
Now when you first read this sentence you were probably like
But then you read “PMD rider” and you were like
This strange petition was started on 31 Dec 2019 by Kelvin Ho, a man you’ve probably seen before.
Yes, the ranting PMD rider who said that the footpath ban was “destroying lives”. He started this petition in response to the horrific crash at Lucky Plaza that claimed two lives and left four injured.
Petition
In an incoherent introduction to the petition, Kelvin notes that PMDs were banned after it claimed “1 innocent life”, and says he wants the same rationale to be applied to cars because they cause injuries and deaths too.
In case you’ve been sleeping since November, PMDs have been banned on footpaths since 5 Nov. While there was an advisory period last year, errant riders caught from 1 Jan 2020 can be fined up to $2,000 and/or jailed up to three months.
The petition has 668 signatures and counting.
Salty PMD riders of Singapore, unite!
But, as you know, Kelvin is more of video-rant kind of guy, so he also posted a video alongside the petition.
He echoes his sentiments from the petition in the video, saying that cars should be banned for the same reason PMDs were.
“Ban all motorist from driving on the road for 6 months. A wake up call is needed. If not all our love ones will be in danger every moment they steps out on the road! Reckless drivers aren’t improving at all despite they called themselves they are licensed certified drivers!
#Gov said.
Let’s bring back the to the days without #pmds on footpaths.
I say.
Let’s also bring back to the days without road users on the road for 6 months.
#Gov also said
Lives are more important than rice bowls.
I say.
Don’t say. Prove to us. Like how you did to decent #pmds riders.
Wake up call to everyone. Protect our love ones outside.”
Insensitive response to a tragic accident
While I and many sympathise with how food delivery riders like Kelvin have been affected by the ban, this petition was an incredibly insensitive response to a tragic accident.
Two people died, and their families will forever carry the pain of their loss. Using someone else’s tragedy for your own benefit is simply appalling and in poor taste.
This bizarre petition comes just a few days after police arrested a man for inciting violence against PMD riders through Telegram chat groups.
We understand that PMD users are upset with the ban, but some riders have really taken their protests too far.
