Taxi driver seen with 'bizarre' contraption strapped to seat: 'Ergonomic chairs are getting out of hand'出租车司机被发现座椅上绑着“奇特”装置：“人体工学座椅越来越过分了”
A taxi driver has raised brows online for his unconventional way of maintaining his seat position while behind the wheel.In a photograph uploaded to Reddit on Sept 4, the cabby is seen resting his neck against several bundles strapped to the head restraint of his reclined driver's seat."Ergonomic chairs are getting out of hand," the befuddled netizen wrote. "Saw this...
A taxi driver has raised brows online for his unconventional way of maintaining his seat position while behind the wheel.
In a photograph uploaded to Reddit on Sept 4, the cabby is seen resting his neck against several bundles strapped to the head restraint of his reclined driver's seat.
"Ergonomic chairs are getting out of hand," the befuddled netizen wrote. "Saw this bizzare setup in a (ComfortDelGro) taxi recently!"
The netizen, identified only as SS, told Lianhe Zaobao that he had boarded the taxi at KK Women and Children's Hospital and was bringing his unwell child home.
He said he had offhandedly snapped a photo of the cabby and the makeshift contraption as he found the situation unusual.
SS also claimed that the bundles appeared to contain packs of joss paper, which were fitted to the head restraint using a rope.
"He seemed to be enjoying himself which made it even stranger but then again, everyone has their own habits, so as long as he's comfortable," he was quoted by Zaobao as saying.
The Reddit post left some commenters similarly puzzled.
"He might just have some kind of spine or neck injury and had to rig something to allow him to continue working," a user suggested.
Another added: "I'm assuming that his chair must be broken that's why he can't adjust it. You don't need that amount of rubbers if only his chair is working (sic)."
Some also voiced safety concerns over the sight and pointed out that the taxi driver could be greatly hurt in an accident without the proper protection provided by the head restraint.
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一位出租车司机因其在驾驶时保持座椅位置的非常规方式而引起网友关注。
9 月 4 日上传到 Reddit 的一张照片显示，出租车司机将脖子靠在斜躺的驾驶座头枕上绑着的几个包裹上。
“人体工学椅真是越来越离谱了，”一位困惑的网友写道。“最近在一辆（康福特）出租车里看到了这种奇葩的配置！”
这位网名为SS的网友告诉《联合早报》，他从KK妇女儿童医院上了出租车，正带着生病的孩子回家。
他说，他觉得这种情况很不寻常，于是随手拍下了出租车司机和这个临时装置的照片。
SS 还声称，这些包裹里似乎装着几包冥纸，用绳子将它们固定在头枕上。
据《联合早报》报道，他说：“他看起来很享受，这反而让事情变得更加奇怪，但话说回来，每个人都有自己的习惯，只要他觉得舒服就好。”
Reddit 上的这篇帖子也让一些评论者感到困惑。
一位用户猜测：“他可能只是脊椎或颈部受伤，不得不采取一些措施才能继续工作。”
另一位网友补充道：“我猜他的椅子肯定坏了，所以才调不了。如果椅子没问题的话，根本不需要那么多橡胶垫。”
一些人也对这种景象表示安全担忧，并指出如果没有头枕提供的适当保护，出租车司机在发生事故时可能会受到重伤。
lim.kewei@asiaone.com