A Bengaluru man has gone viral on social media after he posted a video of driving a cab after his driver fell asleep. Milind Chandwani, a startup founder and an IIM graduate, was returning dwelling late at night time from Bengaluru Airport when he booked the cab. Taking to Instagram, Mr Chandwani wrote that the motive force gave the impression to be sleepy and regardless of a number of breaks, couldn’t get himself in control, earlier than handing the steering wheel to the passenger.
“Final night time at 3 AM whereas getting back from Bengaluru airport, I discovered myself in an surprising function: my cab driver’s driver,” Mr Chandwani captioned the video the place the motive force may very well be seen dozing off on the passenger seat.
“He was so sleepy, he even stopped for tea and a cigarette however nonetheless could not preserve his eyes open. So, I supplied to drive, and to my shock, he handed me the keys quicker than I might say “Bengaluru visitors.”
After the motive force went to sleep, Mr Chandwani may very well be seen navigating by means of Bengaluru’s streets with Google Maps guiding him.
“He instantly reclined his seat, handed out, and left me to navigate town with Google Maps as my co-pilot. 5 minutes earlier than we reached, his boss known as, and I overheard him asking for a day shift as a result of he could not deal with the night time shift anymore,” he added.
The video rapidly went viral, amassing consideration on social platforms with over 13.2 million views and a whole lot of feedback. It sparked a spread of responses from social media customers, with many appreciating the act of kindness whereas others calling out the motive force for placing his and Mr Chandwani’s life in jeopardy.
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One other incident
On Reddit, one other consumer shared a video of his cab driver falling asleep throughout a visit from Saket, Delhi to Gurugram. The passenger who was compelled to drive the car mentioned he was nonetheless “shaking” after the incident.
“I am nonetheless shaking a bit. I booked an Uber from Choose Citywalk, Saket to Sector 85, Gurgaon, with a halfway drop in Najafgarh. The motive force was late, however I figured it was due to the heavy rain all day,” the OP mentioned.
“At first, he was responsive, however as quickly as we hit the expressway, I seen he was driving erratically-swerving between lanes, nearly hitting the divider. I seemed over and realized he was falling asleep on the wheel.”
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After driving to his vacation spot, the OP bought down whereas the motive force awoke and immediately accepted one other experience.