Sunday, May 7, 2017

Road bullying

2. Incidences of road bullying have increased tremendously in Malaysia. What do you think is the appropriate form of punishment for road bullies?

Road Rage in Malaysia
Road rage is aggressive or angry behavior by a driver of an automobile or other road vehicle which includes rude gestures, verbal insults, physical threats or dangerous driving methods targeted toward another driver in an effort to intimidate or release frustration. There has been many reports lately that there are lots of road bullying happening around Malaysia especially on highways which are congested. Road bullying is also a form of road rage and it is not to be taken lightly as it can be lethal if these "road bullies" cross the line and take it too far. One might then ask "How do we control our road rage?" as we know that what we give is what we get so being an a**hole to others is not going to get you anywhere, the answer is really simple be a courteous driver. Here are some steps to do just that :-
1. Control your anger.
2. Don't take traffic problems personally.
3. Avoid making eye contact with an aggressive driver.
4. Don't make obscene gestures.
5. Don't tailgate.
6. Use your horn sparingly - even a polite honk can be misinterpreted.
7. Don't block the passing lane.
8. Don't block the right turn lane.

Aggressive driving is also considered to be a type of road rage. Aggressive driving involves deliberate behaviors that put people and property at risk, such as speeding, running red lights, tailgating, cutting off other drivers, and weaving through traffic. Usually, it includes a combination (or all) of the above. If you do not care for your own life when you are on the road at least be considerate of others as they have loved ones waiting for them to come back home. Road bullying is a crime that's not been emphasized enough in the country that I live in. "Road bullies" should be jailed up just like other convicts as they are endangering the lives of others. Besides that another way to punish these drivers are to revoke or suspend their driver's license so that they have to go through the test again and reflect on their actions

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