There is no evidence of an oil slick on the North-South Expressway (NSE) as alleged by a social media post that went viral, police confirmed yesterday. According to Bernama, the posting said that a motorcyclist was injured after falling from his bike due to oil poured on the road by irresponsible individuals. Other netizens have also said that they lost control of their vehicles around the area, despite not speeding.
Ipoh police chief ACP Mohd Ali Tamby said that officers scoured the area in question – the entrance ramp leading from Jalan Kuala Kangsar near the Gunung Lang Recreational Park – but found no traces of oil.
“Police officers went to the location of the incident as stated in the viral social media post, but could not find any spillage or traces of oil at the site,” Mohd Ali told the national news agency. “I am not saying that [the posting] is not true, but I urge that if there was such an incident, then report it to the authorities and state the location and other details clearly.”
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Oil slick or not, its endangering you and famili to travel in Saga w/out ESC esp in a konvoi.
U do realise thats just a file pic of cuz?
ESC? that will lose to oil yea. happened to Sisma Auto company car some 5 years back – a test drive XJL spun at 80kph along with several other cars and a low loader trailer.
Correct.
I prefer the acronym VSA. Vehicle stability ASSIST.
If all your tyres got zero traction, no form of VSA/VSC/ESC/ABS will save you.
VSC/ESC is not GOD MODE.
that said, if you happen to run one side of the car without traction, VSA will help to try to keep you on the straight and narrow.
God Mode can only be unlocked by Vios car equipped with GT wing and fengtau music. Anything less is only near-Godlike.
To many ruler in 1 comment
Incoming more & more fake news
Did you know than tar was made from oil?
Its normal diesel or engine oil was spill especially in corner.
that’s why learning how to counter an oversteer or understeer is very important. if every malaysian knows how to drift / powerslide, VSC is not needed.
I prefer not to have VSC. I can drift and correct for any sort of steer plenty fine.
But I want VSC in an everyday driving car (along with 6 or more airbags, autonomous braking and any other safety gear). This is because you are never 100% paying attention to the road when driving everyday. You get distracted. You take things for granted. And you have 20 other people next to you that are equally distracted.
Any amount of extra safety net is welcome.
Yes, while knowing how to control a car is good, coming from a advance driving instructor myself, it is NOT enough for day to day driving.
To counter oversteer or understeer is simple. Don’t speed or corner faster than U can handle. VSC is useful especially in our slippery & wet weather.
Ekceli its Traction Control (TC) that assist in slippery & wet conditions by maintaining traction on non-slipped wheels. VSC otoh, assist to counter over/understeer.
We Malaysians are so gullible, I am sent multiple whatsapp/social media scams and fake “alerts” every week and every auntie and uncle believes them 100%. Need to teach more critical thinking in schools.
maybe the tow truck drivers were having a low season and decided to create some demand :-)
After Ipoh, the road heading north is full of slopes up and down and tight corners and blind turns.. obviously its dangerous and accident-prone. Like Karak highway. No need for conspiracies, no need for ghost stories, just drive carefully.