A woman was caught on video using her body to prevent a vehicle from moving forward along the Second Link at around 1pm on 15 September. The incident sparked an online storm, with many criticising the woman’s behaviour as dangerous. However, the woman, surnamed Chung, has since shared her side of the story, uploading multiple videos of the incident to a public Facebook group and giving an interview to 8world News.
Background
Chung explained that her intention was for the car she was in to remain in its lane, not to prevent the other car from overtaking, as some online commenters had assumed. She claimed she wanted to ask the other vehicle’s driver why he forced her car to the left, where it almost hit a barricade. Chung was travelling with her husband, who was driving at the time and refused to let the vehicle cut into their lane.
Travelling back to Singapore
Before the altercation, Chung and her husband were on their way back to Singapore from Johor, travelling on the leftmost lane. They had just driven past the toll station on Malaysia’s side and were heading towards Malaysia’s checkpoint along the Second Link. A black vehicle travelling on their right started to try to cut into their lane after leaving the toll station. Concerned about the safety distance, Chung’s husband did not let the vehicle cut in.
Exited car to ‘demand answers’ from the other driver
The black vehicle’s driver allegedly did not take the failed attempt well and kept honking at the couple, forcing them to the left until they almost hit a barricade. Chung exited her car to ask the driver what he wanted and why he kept forcing them towards the left. Dashboard footage from the black vehicle showed Chung standing in front of it and putting her left hand on its bonnet while the driver continued inching forward. Chung claimed the driver was threatening to knock her down but stopped moving forward, possibly because an elderly woman was in his car. After her husband managed to filter back in front of the black vehicle, Chung returned to her car. The black vehicle then travelled behind them until Malaysia’s checkpoint without honking again, which Chung theorised might be because there were enforcement officers in front.
Wanted to ‘set the records straight’
Chung acknowledged that her actions were dangerous but felt the situation demanded it. She claimed the black vehicle’s driver had only uploaded a portion of the full footage from his dashcam and wanted to give her side of the story to set the record straight. To lend credibility to her account, Chung posted several videos from her car’s dashcam on the JB柔佛吹水站 Facebook group at around 7:30pm on 15 September. In one of the videos, Chung’s car could be seen following closely behind a Hyundai when it suddenly veered left. After Chung’s car steered left again, she alighted and walked towards the black vehicle on the right. In the post’s caption, Chung urged online commenters not to draw conclusions before knowing both sides of the story.
Related incidents
This incident follows a series of traffic altercations at the Second Link. In June 2024, a 31-year-old Singaporean motorcyclist died after his bike collided with a car making a U-turn along the Second Link after Tuas Checkpoint. The area has seen increased scrutiny and calls for better traffic management to prevent such dangerous encounters.
