Heavy rainfall caused by a monsoon surge in Singapore has brought both challenges and opportunities for food delivery drivers. While the wet weather poses safety concerns and makes deliveries more difficult, some drivers have seen an increase in order volume and prices due to fewer people willing to work in the rain.
Relentless downpours, gloomy skies and slippery roads. That’s the sight in Singapore over the past few days. For food delivery driver who wants to be known only as David, the rain has made the delivering experience both “stressful” and “dangerous”.\“The pouring rain over the past few days has given us delivery drivers stress when driving because visibility on the road is bad,” the 54-year-old told The New Paper.
Additionally, the rain has presented another challenge as he moves the delivery items to and from the car. “I have to make sure the food stays dry in the rain. I always end up drenched in order to save the food,” he lamented.“My motorbike skidded and I fell a few times as there wasn’t much friction between the tyres and road,” said the 20-year-old student.However, there was a silver lining. Mr Neo said: “I could get more orders more easily than usual as not many people wanted to work in this weather.”\“The price for each order increased since not many riders were willing to work in this weather,” he explained. Mr William Tong, a food delivery car driver with five years of experience, similarly reaped the benefits of working in the inclement weather.On Jan 9, PUB issued an alert stating that a monsoon surge was expected to bring rainy and windy conditions to Singapore from Jan 10 to Jan 13.more than its average monthly rainfall for January within just two days, on Jan 10 and 11. Changi recorded the highest rainfall total of 255.2mm in these two days, surpassing Singapore’s January monthly average of 222.4mm. PUB said the prolonged rainy weather, driven by the ongoing monsoon surge, is expected to continue until Jan 13
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