Kind Grab driver goes out of his way to fetch 2 kids directly to school, gets targeted on booster seats instead

We really don't deserve nice things or people.

Jeanette Tan | February 08, 2017, 09:24 AM

Tuesday morning was a pleasant one for Facebook user Asri Abdullah.

His wife booked a Grab ride for her two children from their home to Jurong Point, where they were to then alight and board feeder buses to their respective schools.

The driver, one Mohd Zailani Bin Mohd Rashed, somehow learned about this decidedly complicated transport plan.

Some context: the morning commute is without a doubt a peak period for all taxis and private-hire cars, and drivers like Mohd Zailani would have no shortage of passengers looking for Grab rides, especially around the pretty densely-populated Jurong area.

Despite all this, impressively, he was kind enough to drive Asri's young son and daughter right up to their respective schools, even though the fixed fare was only for the trip to Jurong Point, a single destination.

(It's also worth adding, by the way, that normally, Grab's policy is to charge an additional $5 fee for each additional destination, an amount that can increase depending on how far away it is from the first drop-off point.)

All this makes Mohd Zailani's effort and kind deed truly admirable and worthy of praise — hence Asri's Facebook post, which you can read here:

A great story, right?

Somehow still turned negative

Unfortunately, a couple of commenters on Asri's post highlighted the recent revelation of the requirement of private-hire drivers to have booster seats for children under 1.35m in height before being able to legally drive them:

Screenshot from Asri Abdullah's Facebook post Screenshot from Asri Abdullah's Facebook post

Screenshot from Asri Abdullah's Facebook post Screenshot from Asri Abdullah's Facebook post

And there was another who went straight for the kill:

Screenshot from Asri Abdullah's Facebook post Screenshot from Asri Abdullah's Facebook post

Thankfully, though, this story has a happy ending.

Asri had an exchange with him that ended up positively:

Screenshot from Asri Abdullah's Facebook post Screenshot from Asri Abdullah's Facebook post

Ah well.

We're glad to know that Grab will be sending some love (hopefully in the form of some nice financial incentives) his way, since they're aware of this nice story:

Kudos to Mohd Zailani; may your kindness spread to other drivers and passengers who don't obsess over whether or not you have booster seats.

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Top photos from Grab Facebook page and Asri Abdullah's Facebook post

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