Unique Driving Habits

[YK9]

Hi all,I thought of just sharing a few observations with regards to our very own Malaysian driving habits. Please note that this is merely for discussion purpose and not to criticise anyone (and also not to say that I'm a saint while driving).Here are my top 2 driving habits that baffled me:1) With the window opened, the driver sticks a right arm out (the driver is not holding a cigarette) with the left hand maneuvering the steering wheel2) This is quite common. Not using the indicators/signal lights when changing lanes or turning. I really wonder why this is the case and so, I decided to ask someone one day.Me: Why most people do not use the signal when change lanes or turning ah?Friend: Why need to?Me: Why not?Friend: Hello...if you do that, people will know that you want to go to the other lane and they will quickly block you....so better don't use la...else how to change lanes???Me: like that also can ah......:hmmmm2erhaps there are other unique driving habits that you'd like to share.Cheers

 

[Eggie86]

Spot on with your observation.

Another pet peeve of mine.

There's a fair few drivers nowadays which overshot a junction, and end up reversing on the freaking main road or on the emergency lane just to go back to the junction.

Seen this few times already on the Federal Highway, and again, a few months ago, when I was about to leave LEKAS and join Kajang SILK... I mean, WTF are these people doing man! Endangering not only their lives, but their passengers [if not alone] and other users...

Another pet hate; motorcyclists weaving in and out of traffic as though cars are nothing but mere cones... Today's NST had a pretty solid article written about it.

 

[Eggie86]

Me: Why most people do not use the signal when change lanes or turning ah?
Friend: Why need to?
Me: Why not?
Friend: Hello...if you do that, people will know that you want to go to the other lane and they will quickly block you....so better don't use la...else how to change lanes???
Me: like that also can ah...

It's people like these who actually cause so much havoc on our roads.

 

[astroboy]

Act 1:
Father: Put on your turn signal la! [when change lane]
Me: What for? No car behind also, for who to see?

Act 2:
Father: Why can't u stay on one lane?
Me: Why do u think I buy a BMW?

Act 3:
Father: Pump petrol la! Not much petrol left la! Later masuk angin then u know!
Me: Aiyoo, low fuel light hasn't lited la! Can u stop worrying!
Father: Why wan to risk?
Me: I know what I'm doing!

:4:

 

[John_Smith]

There was once, when I put on my signal to indicate that I wanna cross to the next lane. The car at the next lane was quite far behind, so I made my move. When I was already at his lane, that fella highlight and horned me. WTF?! And all this happened at a traffic jam.

 

[Eggie86]

There was once, when I put on my signal to indicate that I wanna cross to the next lane. The car at the next lane was quite far behind, so I made my move. When I was already at his lane, that fella highlight and horned me. WTF?! And all this happened at a traffic jam.

Malaysian mentality la... Stupid king of the roads. We have the decency to indicate, and yet, people still want to make such a big deal about it. Horning and flashing when you've already made your move way earlier in advance. It's not as if you suddenly swerved into his lane right?

 

[ramsing]

Act 1:
Father: Put on your turn signal la! [when change lane]
Me: What for? No car behind also, for who to see?

Act 2:
Father: Why can't u stay on one lane?
Me: Why do u think I buy a BMW?

Act 3:
Father: Pump petrol la! Not much petrol left la! Later masuk angin then u know!
Me: Aiyoo, low fuel light hasn't lited la! Can u stop worrying!
Father: Why wan to risk?
Me: I know what I'm doing!

:4:

Ah Kua: Why so long one.
AB: Don't complain la, the more u stroke it, the longer it becomes. now get back to work
Ah Kua: slurp slurp slop slop

 

[haywire]

Spot on with your observation.

Another pet peeve of mine.

There's a fair few drivers nowadays which overshot a junction, and end up reversing on the freaking main road or on the emergency lane just to go back to the junction.

Seen this few times already on the Federal Highway, and again, a few months ago, when I was about to leave LEKAS and join Kajang SILK... I mean, WTF are these people doing man! Endangering not only their lives, but their passengers [if not alone] and other users...

Another pet hate; motorcyclists weaving in and out of traffic as though cars are nothing but mere cones... Today's NST had a pretty solid article written about it.

This is damn dangerous.

This guy, survived all the bullets and bombs in his home country Palestine, but died due to the famous Malaysian Driver reversing on the highway:

http://ondscene.my/kemalangan/warga-palestin-maut-tercampak-dari-motosikal

 

[zhul]

Spot on with your observation.

Another pet peeve of mine.

There's a fair few drivers nowadays which overshot a junction, and end up reversing on the freaking main road or on the emergency lane just to go back to the junction.

Really hate these drivers, endangering so many motorist behind them because most of them reverse crookedly in to the path of others. Usually I flash these people.

The worst incident was one idiot reversing from the exit to cyberjaya to go back to the Elite highway. Missed that guy by inches.

 

[BobTheBuilder]

1. Drivers who use emergency lane whenever there's jam.

2. Drivers who only start searching for their Touch n Go card or Smart Tag when they're right at the toll gate, not 3km before.

3. Drivers who signal to the left, but turn to the right instead.

4. Drivers who didn't lower their high beam after you overtake them (night driving la).

5. Drivers who slowed down (almost stopping) to watch fender-bender on the other side of the highway. Sheeeesshh...

 

[Eggie86]

This is damn dangerous.

This guy, survived all the bullets and bombs in his home country Palestine, but died due to the famous Malaysian Driver reversing on the highway:

http://ondscene.my/kemalangan/warga-palestin-maut-tercampak-dari-motosikal

Exactly Haywire. So prevalent nowadays. Wasn't really an issue years back, but I suppose the proliferation of new drivers + influx of vehicles on the road has really made things so much worse. A guy can avoid getting killed in the war by guns, but ends up being mowed down by a reversing car...

Really hate these drivers, endangering so many motorist behind them because most of them reverse crookedly in to the path of others. Usually I flash these people.

The worst incident was one idiot reversing from the exit to cyberjaya to go back to the Elite highway. Missed that guy by inches.

Yeah, exactly bro. Imagine the part where LEKAS ends before the sharp slope downwards to SILK, and that's where I saw a Wira reversing, UP THE FRIGGING slope and it's a blind spot for oncoming cars...

 

[Eggie86]

I believe I should add drivers who mod their cars with those blinding white lights, which seemingly scatters so badly till it blinds oncoming drivers. Most of the time, the culprits are almost always those driving Jap or Malaysian makes...

And is it just me, or does those premium marques like Merc/Alphards which have lights which always 'bounces' around on the roads... As in the lights sometimes shoot so high depending on road conditions...

 

[maz3377]

A friend of mine from overseas told me this, Malaysian are the nicest people he ever met .... until you put a steering wheel in front of them.

 

[John_Smith]

Malaysian mentality la... Stupid king of the roads. We have the decency to indicate, and yet, people still want to make such a big deal about it. Horning and flashing when you've already made your move way earlier in advance. It's not as if you suddenly swerved into his lane right?

Precisely! I didn't suddenly swerve into his lane without indicating. I would assume that he didn't get "it" last night.

 

[Eggie86]

Precisely! I didn't suddenly swerve into his lane without indicating. I would assume that he didn't get "it" last night.

Oh well. Perhaps so. :4:

Some drivers are just so full of themselves.

 

[solo]

1) All the habits of women drivers - nuff said. They drive like the road is their's and when you beep them they pretend they are deaf and "buat muka selamba."

2) Drivers who double park before and after the school gate to pick up their children or just stop in the middle of the road when they see their children when picking them up.

3) Drivers who apex the roundabout thus taking up three lanes from the time they enter to the time they exit the roundabout. If you are on the second or outer lane of the roundabout you have to give way to them especially when they are exiting at the same place as you.

4) Hesitant drivers, especially women drivers, entering roundabouts. Imagine you stuck behind them and they stop and go and stop and go and stop and go trying to enter the roundabout. By the time the way is clear for them, they are already blocking the roundabout's outer lane. If you bang the driver's backside because of his/her hesistating, you are still at fault.

5) Drivers talking on the handphone when driving. If they are driving a manual, and trying to exit a junction, they can't change gears or engage the turn signal, so they just barge into your lane.

6) Drivers who jump queue either by using the turning lanes or by just stopping anywhere along the line of cars. They end up blocking one flowing lane, usually the exit. So if you are stuck behind them and you beep them, you get the finger, like I have experienced many many many many many times.

7) Four-wheel-drive vehicles who barge you off the road by using their sheer size, especially when jumping queue. Lots of them in Kuching.

8) Drivers who can't wait to exit a junction, you are waiting to exit and suddenly there is one car on your left and one car on your right waiting to exit also. So all in all there are 3(!) cars exiting the junction.

9) Drivers who exit the junction as they like it and on top of that exit slowly. You are forced to really brake hard to avoid kissing their backside.

10) Old men or women drivers - nuff said

Salut

 

[solo]

1) With the window opened, the driver sticks a right arm out (the driver is not holding a cigarette) with the left hand maneuvering the steering wheel

2) This is quite common. Not using the indicators/signal lights when changing lanes or turning. I really wonder why this is the case and so, I decided to ask someone one day.

From my obervation of Kuching City drivers, (1) are usually smokers. So right arm is out so cigarette ash and smoke doesn't get stuck in the car.

And because of (1), they can't engage the turn signal which results in (2).

Salut

 

[John_Smith]

Wrong lane b*ggers. Imagine this scenario:

1. Driver on the right lane most lane, supposedly turn right at traffic light. But instead of doing so, the driver went straight ahead.

2. Driver on outer most roundabout lane trying to exit 3 o'clock or 12 o'clock. To rub salt to the wound, they use indicator this time around.

3. Drivers in opposite direction despite that it is a one-way street. This happen mostly in shopping centre car parks.

Some other pet peeves:
1. Creative drivers who managed to create an additional lane from the usual 2 lanes or 3 lanes drawn on the road.

2. What yellow box?????????

 

[astroboy]

Yes, John_Smith, I had many close encounter like your item 2. My habit in using roundabout is to get in, get out fast. So its very crucial in getting my lane right and frequent enough, those inner lane buggers want to turn out while the outer lane wish to continue taking the rounabout as what u mentioned. Tailing these vehicle at reasonably high speed while turning doesn't allow much room in correction should one of them suddenly jam brake.. *&^%$#@!!

Another thing about roundabout is those entering using left lane, but not turning left and block up the left lane traffic for those who wish to turn left. Sometime I had to use right lane to enter roundabout and cut left in front of these buggers! *&^%$#@!!

 

[John_Smith]

It's always a challenge at roundabouts like Rothmans' roundabout and also the Cheras roundabout in front of Makro.
I have lots of near misses, because these buggers criss-crossing at their own whim and fancies! @#$!@!!!