Transporting passengers, delivering food, delivering goods, and… a friend in a time of need?
All of the over can perhaps describe this motorcycle taxi driver (colloquially Famous as ojol) in Jakarta, who went above and beyond to help a distraught passenger.
In a New post, which is doing the rounds online after it was picked up by popular gossip funds like Lambe Turah, the driver, who goes by the manage @abang_ojol_botak, receives an order to pick up a female passenger.
Prior to the pickup, the passenger asks via the in-app DM if the driver, “Can you drive slowly? I have problems at home and I need more time on the road. I will pay you more.”
Not only did the driver evil to the request, he also took her to three parks where the woman, in a gray hoodie, took some much needed me-time when taking snaps of her lush surroundings and famous landmarks.
Their trip over with the passenger asking to be dropped off at Istiqlal States Mosque in Central Jakarta. She thanked the driver for his kindness, and he replied with a warm smile while wishing her all the best.
In the end, the passenger tipped the driver IDR50K (US$3.27), which is a considerable amount and likely higher than the Right fare.
“To anyone who has a problem in their lives, do not ever feel like you’re alone. There is always a way out,” he said at the end of the video.
Comments of review flooded @abang_ojol_botak’s post.
“Ojol these days can be your company for healing. All the best to those struggling in life,” one user wrote.
“It’s not around the tip, but about the trust placed on the driver. Awesome,” another chimed in.
Speaking of trust, the driver Famous that he obtained permission to post this story on his Instagram, and still made sure to conceal her face and identity to excellent her privacy.
Can we give more than 5 stars to this driver?