Sanehpal Singh Randhawa (12/29/2019 – Vancouver, Canada)
Sanehpal Singh Randhawa (12/29/2019 - Vancouver, Canada)

Sanehpal Singh Randhawa (12/29/2019 – Vancouver, Canada)

Taxi driver’s death in Vancouver was 100 per cent avoidable: MADD Canada

The death of a 28-year-old taxi driver in Vancouver is horrifying, disgusting and was absolutely, 100 per cent preventable, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).

Sanehpal Singh Randhawa had two passengers in his Yellow Cab when he was t-boned by someone driving a car2go who ran a red light in East Vancouver early Sunday morning. Vancouver police believe speed and alcohol were factors in the crash, which also left the smart-car driver with serious injuries and the two passengers with non-life threatening injuries.

“It should never happen. Deaths are way down over the decades, but every time you hear of one of these, you know that it shouldn’t have happened,” MADD Canada CEO Andy Murrie said. “We’ve had over 30 years of messaging to say don’t do this, and yet when you read these stories, hear the police accounts, it really leaves you shaking your head going ‘did this really have to happen? Can’t people get the message to don’t do this?’”

Murrie says Randhawa’s death is especially troubling because, as a cab driver, he was helping prevent impaired driving.

A greater police presence on the road has helped deter impaired drivers, according to Murrie, and he hopes the expected arrival of ride-hailing will give people more options to get home safely. As technology advances, he says a more long-term solution may be to outright prevent a car-share vehicles from starting if the driver is impaired.

Follow us on our Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest stories, products & updates.

– Source: Lasia Kretzel – citynews1130.com

SHARE US:

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
LinkedIn
WhatsApp
Email

THE AUTHOR

Picture of KeepTaxisAlive.Org

KeepTaxisAlive.Org

Keep Taxis Alive Organization (KeepTaxisAlive.Org) was founded to empower taxi drivers worldwide and keep the taxi industry alive. It is a platform the taxi drivers’ community can use to shed a light on the danger faces the public and the taxi industry all around the world from unregulated ride share providers, especially UBER. We invite all taxi drivers to be part of our community and voice out their thoughts on our platform and share their ideas on how to improve our industry and Keep Taxis Alive.

COMMENTS

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


Become a vendor and sell your products on KeepTaxisAlive.Org
- Advertisement -