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Thursday, May 18, 2006
Malaysian Road Safety 2006
Hmmmm .. read in the Straits Times (16 May 2006, Page 6-7) about the moves being planned to improve road safety in Malaysia. Ooooookay ... According to the news too, bad drivers will be hit in the pocket .. whereas safe drivers will see rewards in monetary terms soon. Ayoyo .. if you belief this, I think you will believe anything!!

And there is more .. drivers who commit offences and accumulate demerit points under the system will pay dearly in higher premiums. Bottom line is, they said, we want motorists who are on the road to feel the heat. If it hurts their pocket, they will surely become law-abiding drivers!! I guess cigarette prices are NOT HIGH ENOUGH to stop people from smoking!!

Now after reading the wonderful strategies by the Transport Ministry on to tackel this road safety problem, one thing comes to mind ... HOW AND WHAT DO WE DEFINE AS BAD DRIVERS?? Hmmm .... are they DRIVERS WHO ..
  • drive very fast on the highway, exceeding the speed limit, but caused no accidents
  • drive slowly on the highway and cause accidents
  • fell asleep while driving and cause accident either onto oneself or others
  • speak on the handphone while driving
  • SMS while driving
  • don't signal left or right when turning (doesn't matter where including kampong roads)
  • like to cut queues at traffic lights (or anywhere for that matter)
  • like to drive with high beam ON
  • have faulty brake lights or front lights
  • like to come out of junctions at the last minute causing oncoming traffic to brake hard
  • slowing down to stop WITHOUT signalling
  • signal left TURN right instead, vice versa
  • don't stop at pedestrian light operated crossings
  • never give way for traffic from junction
  • tailgate - follow too closely
  • keep flashing so that you get out of his/her way
  • on the opposite side of the road
  • enter NO-ENTRY roads or alleyways
  • park at single yellow lines
  • overtake at double line
  • wait in the yelow box
  • THERE ARE MORE ..
Who is going to MONITOR ALL these acts of BAD DRIVING?? ... and HOW are threy going to be punished BUT more importantly HOW are the GOOD drivers going to be REWARDED !!! Aiyaa .. tak tau lah ... sometimes they make rules that has no frikking sense ...
posted by Rozhan @ 5/18/2006 03:01:00 PM  
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