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Event Recalled 2016: When the Car Monkeyed Around In the Year of the Monkey

tire sidewall car

(One good way to damage the sidewalls but modern tires is designed to absorb such sudden shocks. Image source: https://carfromjapan.com/)

Last month – on the month of the CNY – had proved to be a rather very expensive month for me as an owner of a car.

Firstly I accidentally scraped my left back tire against the kerb and caused a small portion of the tire sidewall to be sliced off. I know for a fact that whilst you can abuse the main tread and still drive safely, the same cannot be said for the sidewall. And it was painful because the tire was still new – barely a year since I last changed it. I took it to 2 different tire shops – the first one looked at it and said it was nothing to worry.

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Tags: Car Service, CNY, Engine Oil, Leak, Road Safety, Safety, Sidewall, Timing Belt, Tire, Year of the Monkey

Enforcement 101: Ops Sikap, Authorities Should Be Blamed Too 2

mat rempit enforcement menace motorcyclist skinning ops sikap

(What we need in Ops Sikap is more stringent enforcement instead of just enforcement – it is high time the police get tough with hardcore traffic law abusers. Image source: http://lagunamerbok.blogspot.com)

Update: I guess it is unfair to point the fingers at the police alone although they do handle the bulk of the enforcement since there are other agencies involved namely JPJ who handle licensing & training and JKJR who handle the overall coordination and road safety-related activities

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Tags: Accident, Attitude, Enforcement, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mat Rempit, Ops Sikap, Racing, Road Safety, Roads, Rules, Traffic

Enforcement 101: Ops Sikap, Authorities Should Be Blamed Too

mat rempit enforcement menace motorcyclist skinning ops sikap

(One reason why we need to enforce Ops Sikap – it looks like a plague, idiots on the road without helmet creating a nuisance and endangering others and the worse ones even have young kids on the motorcycle. Image source: http://drhanie.blogspot.com/)

Update: I guess it is unfair to point the fingers at the police alone although they do handle the bulk of the enforcement since there are other agencies involved namely JPJ who handle licensing & training and JKJR who handle the overall coordination and road safety-related activities

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Tags: Attitude, Death, Driving, Enforcement, Government, Helmet, JPJ, Kampung Medan, Lawless, Motorcycle, Motorcycling, Motorcyclists, Ops Sikap, Pillion Rider, Police, Road Safety, Road Traffic Safety, Road Users, Speeding, Statistics, Traffic, Traffic Laws

Enforcement 101: Quote of Week – Unsafe Cars

“The lack of demand among Malaysians for safety features is the main reason why many vehicles sold in the country do not meet international safety standards”

proton saga ancap miros crash test unsafe

(Just how many of the locally made cars had even passed the basic crash test with flying colours? If you know the answer, then you will know that we been screwed with unsafe cars for a very long time now but the question is who’s’ fault is it? Image source: Miros)

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Tags: Automotive Industry, Car, Cars, Enforcement, Government, Malaysia, MIROS, NAP, Proton, Quality, Road Safety, Road Users, Safety, Safety Standards, Traffic Laws

Enforcement 101: An Urgent Open Letter to Datuk Suret Singh

Datuk Suret Singh MIROS Safety Road Enforcement

(The face behind many road safety campaign – Datuk Suret Singh of Road Safety Department. Image source: Youtube)

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Tags: 1Care, Emergency Lane, Enforcement, Ops Sikap, Road Safety, Speed Limit, Suret Singh, Traffic Laws, Traffic Offenders