Yesterday, we reported on a viral video (recorded on July 7, 2022) that showed a police patrol car escorting a pair of flatbed trucks carrying luxury vehicles while overtaking cars on a double-lined road. Following this, a recent video by TikTok user Meerza Danish, which was reposted on Twitter, also showed a convoy overtaking on double lines.
In the video dated 16 July, 2022, Meerza Danish was navigating a rural road that was congested with cars heading the opposite direction. Upon turning a corner, a police outrider comes into view, travelling head-on towards the camera vehicle on the other side of a double-lined road.
The police outrider waves down Meerza, who reacts in time to avoid a collision by pulling to the side of the road and partly onto the grass, after which a series of police vehicles pass by. Unlike the previous video, there are no luxury vehicles strapped onto flatbeds in sight, so the reason for the convoy’s urgency to overtake on a double-lined road could very well be first-responder vehicles heading towards an emergency.
@meerzadanish Ni kalau aku tersapu diorang ni dapat cleam ke tak? Nasib lah aku slow
In any case, it was a close call for the camera vehicle and a reminder to always be cautious on the road. What are your thoughts on this specific incident? Could the police convoy have done things differently to avoid a potential head-on collision? Share your comments below.
It’s worth reminding double lines are painted on roads for the safety of road users and not just for show. Overtaking, parking, making a U-turn, and crossing from one side of the road to the other on a double-lined road are offences that carry fine of RM300, with harsher penalties applicable if the incident results in injury or death.
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Thank goodness the camera car didn’t collide with the police car. They are above the law and will not hesitate to put regular folks like us behind bars.
PRDM what – thats why that ex-head guy ask us to trust them so just believe.
So which DAP MP’s son this time ya?
Above the law.. right.
Maafkan la tukang bawak tu. Mungkin dia tak berpelajaran tinggi. Oleh itu dia tak tahu undang2 jalan raya, atau dia ingat bila pakai baju biru dia boleh langgar semua benda dan buat sesuka hati.
No dead means action will be taken. Need to wait someone dies then only action taken….
I caught with accident before due to poice car escorted so called VVIP. The police car came out from junction to Elite HW and straight away from left to the fast lane without even checked first. All cars has to really stopped, not slowed down. The supid driver behind me might follow me too near. He was the first car that was not able stopped n knocked me, pushed me in front and touched the pick up truck in front. The stupid police cars just drove away. If the police was chading criminals, tga’s totally fine but just escorted useless people!
I am more worry about the safety of video poster. Hope he don’t get charged for leaking sensitive information that may cause public “misconception”.
So in tis situation if accident did occur, can we claim fr the other party???
The issue here is the education and implementation of our Undang and driving tests. The safest way is that the Kembara and other cars on the police’s side stay as far left as possible, which allows the Polis vehicles to overtake only partly over the double lines or even completely within their own lane. The camera car is lucky this time around but what if he/she could not react in time? I remember taking my driving tests (without any bribes or cheats) and still I was not tested even once on how to react to such scenarios… We do not even have a highway segment for our tests!
To be fair to PDRM, the cars on the same lane should also move to the side and give way during emergencies.
A very bad example by the Police. Can the public summons them for their negligence ? A very dangerous and recklessness shown by the picture / video.
Poor video poster will probably be called in to drink kopi.
ini semuanya salah pakatan. salah anthony loke la ni
In Kelantan, double line is for police to overtake. No wonder it is the happiest state in Malaysia.
I have seen on kuala kangsar to baling road decades ago, police forcing cars travelling opposite direction off the road, when the lane the cop was travelling was clear. No cars.
It doesn’t justify for PDRM to violate the law of double lane..UNLESS it’s emergency, chasing criminals or line of duty…VIP escorts are also violation as it’s NOT emergency.
It doesn’t justify for PDRM to violate the law of double lane..UNLESS it’s emergency, chasing criminals or line of duty…VIP escorts are also violation as it’s NOT emergency…Public can always check if it’s endengering road user