Jeepney Driver Elicited Comments Online After He Forbid a PWD Passenger to Ride His Vehicle
Video footage where the jeepney driver forbid the PWD passenger to ride because of his disability. The video elicited reactions of netizens online after it was posted.
Nowadays, Philippine’s government and different private sectors were prioritizing and providing special treatment for disabled persons because of their condition. Regular citizens and people who do not have incapability should always give way and consider the person with disabilities.
Public transportation vehicles usually offer priority seats as respect and consideration for persons with disabilities (PWD). However, some rude passengers with no consideration treat people with disabilities unfair.
Recently, a video uploaded on Facebook where you can hear the driver of the jeepney forbid a person with a disability passenger to ride his jeepney.
In the video posted, the driver on the jeepney telling the PWD passenger to get off his vehicle, but the passenger keeps sitting and defending himself. PWD passenger said that he knows the law and the driver can’t let him off because he has rights and he will pay for the fair.
Luckily, some passengers were defending the passenger with a disability to let him ride the jeepney. They were telling the driver that they will help him to go down when he reaches his destination.
The video uploaded elicited reactions and comments from the netizens online. Some netizens condemn the driver because of his attitude and what he did to the passenger with a disability.
Here are some of their reactions in the video:
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