Actor Ronit Roy confessed to almost killing a Swiggy delivery person recently. The veteran actor took to X and said that he almost killed a delivery agent who was driving an electric moped on the wrong side of the road onto oncoming traffic. He also questioned Swiggy and asked them if they ”even cared for their lives”.
“@Swiggy I almost killed one of your riders. They need instructions on riding. Riding those small electric mopeds doesn’t mean that they ride on the wrong side of the road onto oncoming traffic. But then, Do you even care for their lives or is it just business as usual?”, Roy said on X.
@Swiggy I almost killed one of your riders. They definitely need instructions on riding.Riding those small electric mopeds doesn’t mean that they ride on the wrong side of the road onto oncoming traffic. But then, Do you even care for their lives or is it just business as usual?
— Ronit Bose Roy (@RonitBoseRoy) February 25, 2024
Swiggy took note of the incident and responded, saying, “Hey Ronit, we expect our delivery partner to follow all traffic rules and have noted this to be looked into, do share any details if available for the necessary action to be taken. -Luv.”
The post went viral on social media with many recalling similar incidents. “I was gonna tweet the same to Swiggy sometime back. I also see Swiggy delivery partners breaking the traffic rule a lot here in Bengaluru. Few delivery partners even have been beaten up because they crashed their 2-wheeler into someone else’s.”
“Swiggy is responsible for setting unrealistic TAT for riders,” another user said.
“It is civic sense but Swiggy has to instil a culture where riders get penalised by Swiggy additionally when they are reported for breaking traffic laws. Faster TATs for order delivery doesn’t justify breaking traffic rules,” one more Swiggy user said.