Personal Interest, General Issues and News
(What we need more – automated driving test or automated enforcement? It is indeed a tragic when an infant dies due to another road user who cared less of the safety of others but other than feeling sad & saying our condolences, what we are doing to ensure another person does not dies in the same manner?… [Click to read the rest] “New Malaysia 2020: Automated Driving Test Or Automated Enforcement?”
(Another car on the wrong side of the road – this was from 2017 where a 21-year-old man was killed when a BMW, travelling against the traffic, rammed into his Perodua MyVi at Jalan Tun Razak near the National Library. Photo source: NST)
There was a time when I drive to work; there is a road that leads from the office to the main road leading into the Federal Highway.… [Click to read the rest] “Driving Skills 101: Driving on the Wrong Side of Road”
(This is one of the shots that I took in Chennai – a priest cutting in and out of traffic wearing no helmet. Just a simple dhoti covering his bare skin and for the feet, rather worn-out sandals – I wonder how serious his injuries are going to be if he falls down.… [Click to read the rest] “Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: Part 5 – Traffic in Chennai Streets”
This is what I usually shout when some idiots cuts into my lane without using their indicators…
(Some people are still clueless on the nature and function of this stick sticking out from the steering column. Cartoon source: https://www.freeimageslive.com)
After I had embarked on my personal ‘Overhaulin’ project, many things have changed – I have become more careful when I am on the road these days.… [Click to read the rest] “Driving Skills: 5 Types of Drivers Who Misuse the Indicators”
I snapped this incident last weekend when I was returning back from a family gathering.
From afar, the traffic lights showed GREEN, so we, being true blood Malaysians, tried to beat the traffic light but as we inched nearer, the light had turned RED. We managed to slow down in time but not this Kancil.… [Click to read the rest] “What will you do?”
(Some people do not know how to queue. Image source: http://www.ibiza-spotlight.com)
Last weekend, we had an invitation from a relative for a short gathering. To drive to KL, we opted to use the North South highway and cut out at Jalan Duta.
When we reached the toll booth, we were confronted by heavy traffic jam at the tool booth.… [Click to read the rest] “Well, it’s possible!”
(Mildest response to those who provoke others – Image source: http://www.smh.com.au)
You may have heard it before…
… [Click to read the rest] “What Road Rage?”An “innocent” driver got bashed up by a road bully and after lying in coma for couple of days, comes out and has a press conference, emphasizing on how innocent he was and how maniac the road bully was.
Everyone have heard the maxim “shape up or ship out” but here is one for the road hoggers, the parasites who drive slow on the fast lane and refused to move away when there is a faster vehicle stuck at the back of them:-
“Speed up or move out, morons!”
With no police or PLUS officials or CCTV in sight for miles, this is what you get when the highway gets pack with heavy traffic:-
JHV 900
MBL 8881
NBE 4742
SGA 4111 Z (even had the cheek to cut in without any signals)
WJL 5907
WQV 9599
Unrepentant fucking bastards at the emergency lane!… [Click to read the rest] “Emergency Lane Offenders”
(The “softest” response to the idiots on the road. Image source: http://www.theage.com.au)
I wrote and talked about this more than once (here, here, here and I am sure many more in future)…
I was “cruising” in the middle of the 3 lane highway along LDP last night. I was tired and just wanted to reach home for dinner and a good sleep.… [Click to read the rest] “Who I am going to kill?”