- To take a step back and realize that 16hours of driving lessons are not enough.
- We have one of the highest fatalities on the road in the world!
- We are impatient and quickly phasing out the use of round-a-bouts.
- We use our hon all too quickly. And also, we are nowhere near as well mannered as we would like to believe.
- Were all turning into what we want to avoid.
Now, I have my fair share of bad driving days. Sometimes I'm just soo sooo tired. Others I just wanna get home. Its things like these which make for impatient bad driving. And more often than not, I'm in unfamiliar territory and am lost.
Let me tell you, it doesn't help that our road signs are either 50feet too far or too near.
There really should be a "I'm lost" lane... the left one just doesn't cut it.
Sad to say, most of our drivers here always have the "I go first" or "I'm right" mentality. Often you'll see the effects of these at round about's. Where were supposed to give way and be on a constant move, but we often jam up the thing, thus rendering it moot.
Don't you realize that round-a-bout's don't really work in Pj,KL and Selangor? This is why la. WE ARE ASS DRIVERS!
SERIOUSLY. if we just have patience and let just one, JUST ONE person go first, the issue wouldn't even exist.
I really miss BKK for this. Even though the jam was like 2freaking hours and all I could think of was what if I need the loo or I got no more fuel? People there are so patient and courteous, I bet they'd understand if you needed to go and left the car for awhile even.
Its really time we think of how we drive. Its actions of impatience that will only hurt those who truly have an emergency. As human beings, were starting to lose our sense of kindness.
Please Malaysians, we say China is losing its humanity. Its high time we took a good look at ourselves.
Here's some stats for you. To show how bad our driving truly is.
Year
|
Population
|
Vehicles Registered
|
Vehicle Involved
|
Road Length
|
Road Accidents
|
Road Casualties
|
Road Deaths
|
Vehicle Ownership (Person per vehicle)
|
1995
|
20,096,700
|
6,802,375
|
275,430
|
62,221
|
162,491
|
52,152
|
5,712
|
3.0
|
1996
|
21,169,000
|
7,686,684
|
325,915
|
64,511
|
189,109
|
53,475
|
6,304
|
2.8
|
1997
|
21,665,600
|
8,550,469
|
373,526
|
66,108
|
215,632
|
56,574
|
6,302
|
2.5
|
1998
|
22,179,500
|
9,141,357
|
366,932
|
66,741
|
211,037
|
55,704
|
5,740
|
2.4
|
1999
|
22,711,900
|
9,929,951
|
390,674
|
67,069
|
223,166
|
52,937
|
5,794
|
2.3
|
2000
|
23,263,600
|
10,598,804
|
441,386
|
68,770
|
250,429
|
50,200
|
6,035
|
2.2
|
2001
|
23,795,300
|
11,302,545
|
483,351
|
74,217
|
265,175
|
50,473
|
5,849
|
2.1
|
2002
|
24,526,500
|
12,068,144
|
507,995
|
74,641
|
279,711
|
49,552
|
5,891
|
2.0
|
2003
|
25,048,300
|
12,819,248
|
555,634
|
79,667
|
298,653
|
52,741
|
6,286
|
2.0
|
2004
|
25,580,000
|
13,828,889
|
596,533
|
71,814
|
326,815
|
54,091
|
6,228
|
1.8
|
2005
|
26,130,000
|
15,026,660
|
581,136
|
71,814
|
328,264
|
47,012
|
6,200
|
1.7
|
2006
|
26,640,000
|
15,790,732
|
635,024
|
72,781
|
341,252
|
35,425
|
6,287
|
1.7
|
2007
|
27,170,000
|
16,813,943
|
668,173
|
73,032
|
363,319
|
33,999
|
6,282
|
1.6
|
2008
|
27,730,000
|
17,971,901
|
671,078
|
73,419
|
373,071
|
32,274
|
6,527
|
1.5
|
2009
|
28,310,000
|
19,016,782
|
705,623
|
100,002
|
397,330
|
31,417
|
6,745
|
1.5
|
2010
|
28,910,000
|
20,188,565
|
760,433
|
111,378
|
414,421
|
28,269
|
6,872
|
1.4
|
In my head I go on and on about today's incident.
It was wrong of me to raise my voice. But it was thoroughly unacceptable that a stranger in the wrong should be so rude.
I think, I'm going to spend more time in church. Living here, I really need patience. For in the near future, nothings going to change yet.
As mom always says "the hardest thing to change is a person, it never happens". To be honest, I'm more hurt than angry. And puzzled at why this is.
I do love my country. It is and always will be home. But day by day, I find myself wishing to not be here. Everything's going downhill, but I won't be going with it.
Tomorrow will be a great day. Goodnight.
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