Post-near-accident rant

      Are you satisfied with the level, quality and behaviour of  road users in Malaysia? Has it ever occurred to you that something else can be done for improvement? It is very frustating to see motorcyclists, drivers and even pedestrians ignoring traffic rules and regulations,let alone not having  proper etiquettes on the road.Although we can't say that to all road users , there is  quite a major proportion of them who are like that.

        Ops Sikap  recently carried out by the Royal Malaysian Police showed that there were 248 deaths recorded, just slightly lower than last year's 265 deaths.You might say the figures were lower but I still think that is very unacceptable especially when the statistics  were recorded just in  2 weeks duration of the road safety operation. Road safety could still be improved further if motorists were more mindful while they were on the roads.

      While it is very important for the enforcement of rules and regulations by the authorities, it is also equally important for motorists to be exposed and educated to road etiquettes. A friend who wasn't a native of this country once told me that  Malaysians were friendly and pleasant to be with but when they were on the road, it was the exact opposite.I could only laugh and nod.He was right.

       I have an idea and it has been  on my mind for quite some time.It is probably not going to make our roads totally accident free and safe but it might help . I dont know if there is already something of equivalent being applied .I am thinking of why don't we have something like 'speed estimation course' in the syllabus of the driving school. Numerous times I saw and heard cases where accidents happened when the motorists couldn't guesstimate the speed of other motorists either when going in or out of junctions or overtaking. It is like they have a totally different way of estimating the  speed and distance of other motorists to control their vehicle accordingly to what are they going to do. This may not sound like a brilliant proposition,but I just have to let this off  my chest .Thank you for reading   :)