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The Straits Times
|March 20, 2025
There was a recent news report on a food delivery rider who was fined after damaging the side mirror of a car that nearly hit him.
While the rider should not have damaged the car's side mirror, I could understand when he said his actions were the result of built-up frustration with errant drivers.
This story is from the March 20, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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