A short Facebook reel from user driving4dummies shows him riding a motorcycle in downtown Kuala Lumpur when he stops at a pedestrian crossing. As he does so, he is honked at by an impatient driver in an X50 behind him.
Moving off, the driver pulls alongside and rolls down the window to chastise him for stopping at the pedestrian crossing. A short interchange ensues where the driver tells driving4dummies to just go on at pedestrian crossings and that it is not necessary to stop, asking him rudely if he (the driver) hit him at the crossing.
Keeping his cool, driving4dummies explains that vehicles should stop at a pedestrian crossing. Not satisfied, the X50 driver asks several more times if he had hit driving4dummies with his vehicle before rolling up his window and driving away.
driving4dummies goes on to say in his short video drivers and riders should obey the law and stop at crossing when pedestrians are waiting to cross. He says the time taken to do so is so small that it is insignificant in the general scheme of things.
The story does have a good ending though, as driving4dummies says he later met up with the driver of the X50, where an apology was given and handshakes exchanged. As driving4dummies says in his follow up post, all drivers and riders should be more aware of pedestrian crossings where many on foot find it hard to cross and continue to suffer in silence.
driving4dummies says crossings “have a life”, where those who cross include the old and the young, and sometimes people we know. He asks that we stop at pedestrian crossings not just because it is the law, but because we are courteous and respectful to all road users.
This biker is an endangered species.Out of 1000 bikers,70 % speed past red lights,zebra crossings,school crossings,any damn junction.
The couldnt give a damn attitude is compounded by frequent rebates for summonses.
Ahlokekor should resign for the current state of the JPJ,Puspakom where plenty of camel height lorries with stones are still roamimg our streets.
Make no mistake,another FRU,UPSI accident is a matter of time.
Time for very gungho Akmal Salleh to take over.
Not just motorcycles. Cars too. Our people really have no heart to follow rules.
Barking dogs don’t bite.
Salute.
…and he converted an a-hole.
Netizens are very fast workers of how they immediately find out who he is.
Such a dumb retarded fat ugly guy
If everyone like him roads will be safer
The X50 driver is best suit with malay proverb ‘Menegakkan benang yang basah’ and ‘Ekor anjing berapa pun diurut akan dia, tetap akan bengkok juga’
Was the X50 wrong? Look again, I don’t think so. See closely the traffic light was green to go meaning it was not yet turn for pedestrians to cross. Mind you here isn’t UK or Europe where roadusers need to yield whenever pedestrians are crossing, here everyone has to follows the traffic light and from the video the X50 was right to be angry as he had to stop on a green which is not correct. He could have crashed into the rear of cam biker which is a whole can of shit or get knocked by the person behind him.
Cam biker would be right to yield where there’s crossings without traffic lights but in this tiff with the X50, he was clearly wrong.
Follow the traffic light, guys!
But there was people crossing the road during that moment, you want him to langgar people just because it was green light? So that X50 can on his f way happily?
Blame the pedestrians who are not following traffic light and actually jaywalking, not the X50 driver who is not wrong here.
It’s more than just lights. Read some court decisions and you would know that at zebra crossings vehicles would have to exercise caution. And not just rely on the lights alone.
Exercise caution means to horn them get off the road, not a full dead stop. If that X50 got rear ended by another car, who is in the wrong here?
False. There are yellow and white pedestrian crossings here without traffic light. Even pelican crossings. Yellow means whoever arrive first. White means pedestrian priority. As long as you see people on the side waiting, the vehicle have to stop.
You may refer back to your driving text book from driving school. Unless you bayar lulus la.
Just because it isn’t commonly practiced here doesn’t mean it’s wrong.
Why your country law allows, encourages pedestrian jaywalking crossing any road?
Imagine this even happening at Zebra Crossings in Hospitals, where vehicles will not stop or even honk (you’re not supposed to use the horn in hospital areas) and cross pedestrians. Sikap berbudi bahasa all down the drain when we’re behind the wheel (sebagai peringatan untuk penulis juga).
Only in 3rd world countries, motorist doesn’t stop at the zebra crossings. Just go to Japan, and Taiwan as example, people stop for you to cross and they don’t even stop their cars on the zebra crossing if there is a jam. Muka pun muka 3rd world mentality, eeeewwww, nak muntah.
No need to go too far. Singaporeans also stop for people to cross at zebra crossings. Why can’t Malaysians? Are we less smart? Less educated? We don’t care for others? Or just plain selfish?
Singapore drivers are way overrated, arguably worse than Malaysians especially after taking into account the rah-rah self marketing. They are nowhere close to where they were 30 years ago. Speed limits are optional as are red lights. Sure there are cameras everywhere replacing the once prevalent but now extinct 3 series patrolling the streets, then again what’s the point when you’re maimed…or dead. Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security over there, you’ve been warned.
They only stop in their own country, come here they are like samseng jalan and polis will not discipline them when they wave RM50 which is pocket change to their currency.
damn that X50 driver is really annoying.. is this kinda sohai driver makes everyday road users rage
Shud be looked into seriously and made into law, if pedestrian injured or killed driver must be responsible.
If i m not wrong in UK its a serious offence to not stop for pedestrians at designated crossings.
Why people are so surprised? If the driver have common sense, he won’t be driving an X50.
You mean if he had common sense he would go buy a Neta now huh?
Sadly to say M’sian drivers mostly not mature and no patient at all when come to driving either vehicle or motor, driver’s attitude is the main factor.
I wonder why Tesla not allow to use fully auto pilot in Malaysia road because of this reason….
Pls extend this to “stopping” before entering roundabout, lots of ppl do not know how to use roundabout!…dont even stop, just simply straight away enter roundabout…..loads of accident has happened at roundabout.
Rounabout rule is different. You can enter without stopping if you can merge into the traffic. At road junction, you should stop, not at roundabouts.
What a kind hearted person…u make my day. I will try my best to be like you….respect pedestrian & other road users.
he isn’t sorry that he did that,
he’s sorry because he got caught on camera.
Rakyat (not Raykat) yang kena buat something utk timbulkan kesedaran orang ramai. Nak harap penguatkuasa? Haram! Double-line pun JPJ boleh langgar. Nak harap Menteri? Ah Loke boleh pegi terlokop!!
The police should book the X50 driver.
Saya memang slow down kalau ada zebra crossing, dan stop kalau ada org nak melintas. Cuma kalau ada kenderaan besar rapat & agresif di belakang, saya slow down shj tapi tak stop.