Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Is it worth it to keep one undecisive kapchai rider alive?

Feeder 28th July: Izwan said "The rascals are mostly teenagers."
Okay, agreed. My concern is now focused on this category only.

My sister was on the Puchong highway to get to her workplace in Cyberjaya. I heard what kind of nightmare the road is. The left lanes are exits to respective destinations thus, cars will try to keep on the fastlane to avoid jamming on the brakes too often. They'll speed swerve over three lanes when they get near their exit lane. Things get worse when they are about to turn on the last minute and motorcyclist on the left won't give way or pretend they cannot see! So, that's what happened, one kapchai rider needed to turn left 5 feet from the end of the split, the car behind jammed on the brakes and spun, three cars behind crashed bumper to bumper. The fucking bloody kapchai rider just rode on as if he didn't know he was the cause of it, well, of course if he had stayed, he's so in deep sheaat! That caused losses of time, money and brain cells to 4 car drivers.

I wrote about kapchai riders once in my previous blog. JPJ is the best party to conduct their lifestyle survey coz they have half of the details already. Add more queries such as income, workplace (their travelling distance to work and whether they work in the heart of town is essential details), number of family vehicle, job title etc. I am so sure the results will not entail the govts decision to relieve these ppl from paying road tax. At least not the kapchai riders in busy cities because the govt should use the money to make more kapchai roads so they don't seem like flies anymore... speeding and charging selfishly right infront of our foreheads!

I don't even agree kapchai motorcycle type should exist anymore, maybe just on islands, or very secluded kampungs - it shouldn't be allowed on highways, for long distance travelling and for carrying pillions. Best if it is completely discontinued and replaced with safer models. I think ppl who works a bit harder to get safer model motorcycles have different mindsets, they are largely more considerate on the roads and care more about their family and most of all themselves.

Stop nurturing third world country image and mindset, no more kapchais in the cities.

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