Cellphone Dropped Under Reversing Car... Car Owner Asks, "Do I Have to Pay for Repairs?"

Cellphone Dropped Under Reversing Car’s Rear Wheel
Delivery Driver Demands Repair Costs

Public outrage has erupted over a story in which a delivery driver demanded repair costs after dropping their cellphone beneath a reversing vehicle.

A delivery driver who dropped his phone under a reversing vehicle demanded repair costs from the vehicle owner. The Asia Business Daily

Recently, a post titled "What do you think about a delivery driver demanding cellphone repair costs?" appeared on the online community BobaeDream.

The author, identified as Mr. A, wrote, "While entering a corner in the parking lot, I briefly reversed to avoid an oncoming car. Five minutes later, a delivery motorcycle driver approached me and claimed that I ran over his cellphone while reversing, damaging it, and demanded repair costs from me," adding, "Am I really responsible in such a case?"

In the accompanying video, Mr. A can be seen reversing to make way for an oncoming car while approaching a corner in the parking lot. Just before reversing, he paused momentarily, during which the delivery driver dropped their cellphone near the rear wheel of Mr. A's vehicle. As Mr. A reversed, the vehicle ran over the cellphone. Afterwards, the delivery driver reached out to knock on Mr. A's window, picked up the phone, and checked the screen.

Upon hearing the story, online commenters responded with remarks such as, "How could the phone fall at exactly that moment and location?", "Both sides are in an unfortunate situation," "Does the car owner really need to take responsibility?", and "If car owners have to compensate, everyone will start throwing their phones in front of passing cars."

Meanwhile, there was a previous case where a man in his 60s was arrested by the police for deliberately dropping his cellphone by striking it against the side mirrors of vehicles on narrow back roads, and then extorting repair costs from more than 10 drivers.

According to the investigation, the suspect dropped his already broken cellphone in connection with the incidents to extort repair costs, and the startled drivers handed over small amounts of cash as requested by the suspect.

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