• THERESA MAE DULMAN
The Land Transportation Office-Negros Island Region (LTO-NIR) has suspended the driver’s license of an InDrive ride-hailing driver for 90 days, following reports that he verbally abused, threatened, and harassed a passenger during a ride booked Oct. 14 in Bacolod City.
LTO-NIR director Jeck Conlu announced the three-month suspension alongside the issuance of a show-cause order served Nov. 9.
Personnel from the agency’s Intelligence and Investigation Unit served the order to the driver’s residence, where it was received by a family member.
Under the order, both the driver and the registered vehicle owner are tasked to appear at the LTO-NIR office within five days of receipt, and submit a formal verified explanation.
Conlu also ordered the driver to surrender his license upon submission of his official response.
In the footage released by the agency, the driver can be heard hurling profanities at the passenger due to the wrong pin location.
“First of all, to all our public transportation drivers, we have to respect our passengers, we have to be courteous at all times, whatever the circumstances. I saw the video, and it seemed too much,” Conlu stressed. “In Negros Island, we are known to be good and respectful people, especially our transport sector.”
He urged the riding public to report abusive motorists, adding the LTO will not tolerate actions that tarnish the reputation of the region’s transport sector. | TMD
