Motorists driving on the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link this afternoon got a shock of their lives when a road user driving against traffic nearly caused a multi-car collision. Based on a video posted by Facebook user Roda Johor, the incident happened southbound near the Iskandar Puteri exit around 2:40 pm.
The dash cam footage shows a automobile encountering a gold Proton Saga FL driving in the other way, and on the fast lane at that. The driving force of the said automobile, in addition to those of the Proton Exora ahead and the Proton Perdana behind, all needed to take evasive motion to (very narrowly) avoid the errant sedan. As yet, there are not any reports of any accidents involving the Saga, nor of the driving force being caught by the authorities.
Consider it or not, this just isn’t the primary time such an incident happened on the Second Link – in 2023, a lorry driving the incorrect way on the highway crashed into two cars, causing minor injuries. The driving force was found to have been drunk driving and was arrested.
We don’t must remind you that the act of driving against traffic is seriously irresponsible and has caused many massive accidents, injuring and even killing those onboard. This is clearly a really extreme example being on a highway, but even doing so on smaller roads could be extremely dangerous.
For those who missed a turn or an exit, the one right (and protected) thing to do is to hold on forwards and reroute your journey – a delay of several minutes just isn’t value risking countless lives by driving the incorrect way and even reversing a number of metres.
The police have said that driving against traffic falls under reckless and dangerous driving, and people convicted could be punished by imprisonment for a term of not greater than five years, and with a superb of not lower than RM5,000 and no more than RM15,000. An individual convicted under this section may also be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving license for a period of 5 years from the date of conviction.
There have been instances whereby those that have driven against traffic were found to be of old age and affected by neurodegenerative diseases comparable to dementia, causing them to do something inexplicable. It’s unclear if the driving force of the Saga was in such a state, but this ought to be a reminder to everyone to be certain that they’re of sufficiently sound mind (i.e. neither unwell nor under the influence) before they get behind the wheel.
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This Article First Appeared At paultan.org
