One couldn’t imagine a carpark being treated as an F1 race circuit. The speed limit for most HDB multi-storey car parks is 15 km per hour.
So, a GetGo driver who drove at 50 km per hour crashing into several vehicles should be no surprise as his speed exceeded the limit.
If he wanted to speed though, the car park would be the worst possible place to do so. Some roads in Singapore have a speed limit lower than 50 km per hour.
And clearly, one of the affected cars’ owners did not take this well, as the accident badly damaged his car.
TikTok Video Capturing the Accident Scene
In a TikTok video uploaded by user @thecrushtheory, a Hyundai Avante GetGo car was seen in front of three vehicles parked adjacent to each other.
The cars hit by the GetGo driver showed visible damage on their bumpers, with their parts shattered and badly dented.
In the comments, the user, who owns one of the cars, mentioned that the GetGo driver was a 23-year-old “kid” and remained at the accident scene.
He had asked the GetGo driver to call his father to come down. The driver told him that he was driving at 50 km per hour.
He claimed the driver was “daydreaming” while speeding through the car park.
He also mentioned that the driver has to pay for four cars, including the GetGo one, but he noted the “hassle” of going to the workshop to get his car fixed.
The user was mourning his car in the comments, calling the car his “baby” and replying to viewers, saying that his heart was “crushed.”
The user uploaded a subsequent video showing his car being towed away at 4:50 am.
In his caption, he mentioned that there were difficulties towing the car as its tire was jammed.
He added that the owners of the cars parked next to his would have a “morning surprise.”
In response to a comment asking him how he found out that the accident occurred, he said he heard a “loud bang”, and his car alarm also “went off.”
The user lives on the second floor, the same floor where his car was parked, making the noise more apparent.
Netizens’ Reactions
Many sympathised with the user, feeling the pain when he discovered that his precious car was damaged, while others criticised the GetGo driver for being reckless.
Some thought that the user’s username, The Crush Theory, had a relation to the crash. It is pretty coincidental.
Others noted how young drivers are usually very eager to drive once they receive their license, but their negligence could be avoided if companies were more strict with their regulations.
Some mentioned that they don’t park near the ramps in case an accident occurs.
GetGo probably needs to find out why its vehicles are so prone to accidents.
What Is GetGo?
In case you don’t drive and didn’t know, GetGo is a carsharing company with a very similar concept to the bike-sharing companies that used to be popular a few years back.
Using the GetGo app, you can find a car near any location you choose, including your neighbourhood.
You can also choose the model and car type that you want. GetGo offers models from Toyota Vios to Mercedes Benz C180s, and the cars are categorised into different types, such as sedans and SUVs.
You can unlock the car using the app, and like other vehicle-sharing apps, there is a time limit, so the car can only be used within that period.
Well, the GetGo driver in this incident was probably literally racing for time then.
As the largest carsharing service in Singapore, GetGo has a fleet of over 2,100 cars in more than 1,400 places nationwide.
Apparently, GetGo is irresistible because even with obvious faults to their cars, some continue to use them.
This is exactly what happened to one such driver involved in an accident along the Central Expressway (CTE).
The driver detailed in a Facebook post that the vehicle was visibly damaged, and the dashboard was “lighted up with multiple warnings of malfunction.”
Despite this, he continued using the car. When he left the car park, the vehicle skidded, but he thought this was merely due to the oily ground.
While on the CTE, the car began swerving left and right, and he realised that the car lacked a braking system. As he tried not to hit the car in front, the car started spinning and eventually hit the centre guard railing twice before it stopped.
Following the accident, the driver had to pay $7,320 in damages.