Gojek Ride Gone Wrong: An Oopsie at the Mosque
Picture this: a sunny November 13th, the old Gojek Toyota Noah Hybrid parked just outside the quiet Muslim cemetery. Rionna and her mom were ready to pay respects at their father’s grave, but the driver had other plans.
What Went Down?
- Rionna told the driver to wait for five minutes—time enough for a quick prayer. The driver nodded, acting as if he were a diplomat at a UN meeting.
- When they stopped at the cemetery, the driver muttered, “You want me to wait? Wow, power, ah! Power, sia.” That’s when the first crack showed.
- They got out, bowed, and later returned to the car only to find the driver in a storm of anger.
- He yelled that “we’re better off without him” and tried to convince them he was “not in the mood for extra cash.”
- Shortly after, he slammed the brakes. Speed dropped from 40 km/h to 0 in a heartbeat, smacking her and her mother’s forehead against the front seat because they weren’t braced.
- The driver shoved them out, “Get out. Get out.” He didn’t even ask for a payment slip.
- Even after they got out, the driver loomed like a bad ex, glaring for a few minutes, as if ready to pull them back in “for a second.”
Rionna’s Take
“It was all a misunderstanding,” Rionna told us. “But he’d never thanked me for asking him to wait.” She added that nothing about paying extra made sense when the driver seemed to be agitated over something else—perhaps the idea of leaving the grave with a driver who didn’t respect etiquette.
Gojek’s Response
On behalf of the ride‑hailing giant, a spokesperson said:
“We’re truly sorry to hear about what happened between the customer and the driver‑partner.
We do not tolerate this kind of behavior from our driver‑partners and we’ll make sure that corrective measures are taken to avoid future occurrences of this issue.”
The company wants to make sure that another passenger doesn’t find themselves “pushed out” on a solemn visit. Meanwhile, Rionna and her mother are still figuring out whether the driver’s tone or the parking spot was the real culprit. Until then, stay tuned—this ride saga has taken a surprisingly dramatic twist.
