Driving in the Peninsula....

They say a yawn is contagious.

Apparently so is stupidity. Okay, maybe I'm being a little harsh. A more appropriate word might be ignorance.

I was driving back to KL on the North-South Expressway after going out of town for the Raya weekend.

My journey started around 6pm and of all the luck, it had to rain. REALLY heavy at certain parts.

I think the weather took a lot of people by surprise because there were several accidents along my journey back for both sides of the highway.

Anyway, with the heavy rain, some idiots just had to turn on their hazard lights.

It's really outrageous how these people expect everyone around them to be mind-readers; as it is, it's already hard enough to see in the heavy rain, now we have to guess where these idiots are going since both their left AND right indicators are on.

And just when u see ONE car with their hazard lights on, suddenly another idiot who sees this decides to follow suit.

One particular car (it had a Singaporean plate; no offence to you people down south!) was so indecisive that the driver first decided to turn on his (or her) hazard lights upon seeing another idiot who turned on his (or hers).

And moments later, for some reason, he decides to turn it off.

And then much later, lo and behold, he turned his hazard lights on again!

The only consolation yesterday was probably when I flashed my high beam at this Johor-registered car in front of me who had his hazard lights on.

Instead of veering left immediately to give way, he actually thought of turning off his hazard lights first before turning his left indicator on to go to the left lane.

Of course, one possible factor could be because he had to overtake an express bus. He probably was smart enough to think about not wanting to become another statistic.

Another thing that really got to me was this - idiots who leave their lights on high beam throughout their drive.

I really think these people are the most inconsiderable drivers and should be banned from driving. Not only is this a pain for oncoming vehicles, those in front of these idiots are also on the receiving end of their inconsiderable act.

Whenever I encounter these idiots, I really wish I had spotlights installed on my car facing the back so that I could just give them a taste of their own medicine (and probably blind them in the process).

Seriously, driving in West Malaysia really makes a person more aggresive. No wonder there are so many cases of road rage, just look at all these idiots on the road!

You have:

a) the idiots who turn on their hazard lights in the rain, expecting everyone to guess when they're gonna turn left or right.

b) the idiots who leave their headlights on high beam, blinding everyone in their path

c) the idiots who tailgate you like mad and flash their high beam at you to tell you to get out of their way knowing well that there's an express bus or trailer on the left.

d) the idiots who tailgate you anyway when you're on the left lane.

Heck these are just some of the reasons why I find it much more relaxing to drive back home in Sabah.

To all of you drivers out there, especially those taking long drives during this Raya season, don't be stupid...err, I mean ignorant.

Selamat Hari Raya! Maaf Zahir Batin....