HANGING on to the bonnet of a speeding car as it kept swerving to throw you off is something that happens only in the movies.

Mr B T Koh would beg to differ.

For two minutes yesterday afternoon, he did just that.

The reason he ended up on the bonnet is even more shocking - it was an argument over a scratch.

Luckily for Mr Koh, 36, he escaped with only abrasions.

The sales executive was walking back to his Toyota Wish which was parked on Tembeling Road, near Joo Chiat.

He recalled: 'I had just collected a cheque from a client and was walking back to my car to drive off for lunch.

'From a distance, I saw a man walking pass the right side of my car.

'I thought I saw him scratching the right passenger door with his car keys.'

When Mr Koh reached his car, he found a 15cm scratch on his silver Wish which he bought new two years ago.

The man who scratched Mr Koh's car got into a black Nissan Cefiro which was parked behind Mr Koh's.

Both cars were in parallel parking lots.

Mr Koh said: 'By the time I reached my car, the man was already trying to get out of the parking lot.

'I tapped on the bonnet to get the driver's attention.

'But he kept inching his car forward even though I signalled to him to stop. I had to keep stepping back in order not get hit.

'All of a sudden, the driver surged forward and I had no time to react. As a result, I slumped forward on the car's bonnet.'

The car did not stop and Mr Koh had to hold on to the bonnet so as not to fall off.

The Nissan drove about 15m towards the junction of Tembeling Road and East Coast Road.

There, the driver slowed down to make a left turn to get on to East Coast Road.

Mr Koh said: 'I kept yelling at the driver to stop. But it was no use. I couldn't really see his face because of the glare from the front windscreen.

'The windows were shut, so I don't think he could hear me.'

After the Nissan got on to East Coast Road, the driver tried to shake Mr Koh off.

Mr Koh said: 'He kept swerving left and right after he turned left on to East Coast Road.

'I couldn't do anything except to grip the bonnet very tightly and shouted at him to stop.

'I remembered turning my head back as he sped on. I saw the back of a lorry and the Nissan slowed down to avoid hitting the lorry.'

About 200m after getting on to East Coast Road, the Nissan brushed against a motorcycle which was travelling on the left lane of the two-lane road.

Mr Koh said: 'The driver continued moving ahead even after the Nissan brushed against a motorcycle. Then, it turned left towards Still Road.

'After that, I couldn't hang on to the car any more and I fell off the bonnet.'

Mr Koh landed on the road and rolled onto the middle lane of Still Road and almost got hit by a despatch rider when he rolled into his lane.

The despatch rider, Mr Mohd Shahril, 32, thought that an 'object had came into his path'.

Mr Shahril, who was on Still Road travelling towards Eunos, said: 'I was surprised when I found out that the 'object' was actually a man. If I had not braked in time, the both of us would surely be hurt.'

Mr Koh finally came to a stop near a bus stop.

Mr Koh said: 'My chin hit the ground even though I tried to use my arms to cushion the fall. It was very painful and I couldn't move.

'Luckily, a motorcyclist came by to help me. Some other people from the bus stop also came to help.'

Mr Shahril said he does not know who was more crazy - the driver of the fleeing car or the man who held on to the bonnet.

He said: 'From the corner of my eye, I could see and hear the screeching sound the speeding car was making. The driver didn't even slow down as he entered the filter lane.

'The driver is crazy because the man could have been dragged under the wheels of his car.'

Those who had helped Mr Koh took him to the bus stop and called for an ambulance. He was taken to Changi General Hospital.

Mr Koh suffered abrasions to both his arms and his knees. His left shirt pocket was torn and his pants were also torn at the knees.

Mr Koh recalled that the driver of the Nissan wore a blue T-shirt with blue shorts, but couldn't make out his appearance as he only saw the driver from a distance.

But Mr Koh said the driver was a short and plump man in his 40s.

Mr Koh said: 'Scratching my car was a small matter. I only wanted to talk to him about it. But what he did could have cost me my life.'

He made a police report at the accident and emergency ward of CGH.

Mr Koh's wife, Madam S Chong, 36, said the Nissan driver's behaviour was 'outrageous'.

She was having lunch when her husband called her while he was in the ambulance to CGH.

Madam Chong said: 'At first, I thought he was joking as my husband likes to joke a lot. As he could still talk to me on the phone, I knew he wasn't too badly hurt.

The Kohs have two children aged 4 and 8.

A passer-by gave Mr Koh the licence plate number of the Nissan.

He said: 'It all happened so fast that I didn't have time to see the car plate number.

'Luckily, there were witnesses who saw what happened.'

The police said they were informed of the incident at about 1pm.

They are investigating the matter which involves a car driver, a motorcyclist and a pedestrian.

A similar incident happened on 9 Apr. Mr Alex Lim was driving his girlfriend home for dinner, but along Paterson Road, his red Mazda was involved in a minor collision with a taxi.

Both drivers then parked along Scotts Road and got out of their vehicles. An argument followed.

Cabby Lee Yuet Kong, who was carrying a passenger at the time, allegedly got back into his taxi and tried to drive off.

Mr Lim, a finacial adviser, wanting to get Lee's particulars, stood in front of the cab, but Lee reportedly drove away, throwing him onto the bonnet.

He later allegedly braked abruptly, causing Mr Lim to fall backwards and hit his head on the ground.

Mr Lim died on 13 May.

Lee, a 68-year-old relief driver, has been charged with causing grievous hurt with a rash act.