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Why Drivers Don't Stop for Pedestrians at Crossings Let’s talk about one of Malaysia’s most impressive extreme sports: Trying to cross the road using a pedestrian crossing. Not highway. Not jungle. Not mountain. Just a normal road. With a zebra crossing. White lines. Very clear. Very visible. Very useless. Because in Malaysia, the pedestrian crossing is not a rule. It is a decoration with trust issues . In driving school, they teach you: When you see a pedestrian at a zebra crossing, you must slow down and stop. In real life Malaysia, when drivers see a pedestrian at a zebra crossing, they do something very interesting. They accelerate . Suddenly that stretch of road becomes Formula 1 qualifying lap. You stepping onto the zebra crossing becomes a challenge to their masculinity. You can see the driver thinking: “If I slow down, I lose.” Lose what, we also don’t know. Crossing the road here is a psychological battle. You stand there. You look at the cars. The car...

Please Wear Your Seat Belt, You Are Not That Special Let’s have a brutally honest chat, you majestic, invincible unicorn of the open road. You, the one who thinks the gentle ding-ding-ding of your car is a mere suggestion, an annoying nanny-state lullaby meant for lesser mortals. You believe your impeccable driving skills and cat-like reflexes make you exempt from the fundamental laws of physics. Spoiler alert: they don’t. You are not that special. What’s the plan, exactly? Are you saving your vintage band t-shirt from an unsightly wrinkle? Or is the cold, hard embrace of a woven strap just too constricting for your free-spirited soul? Let me paint you a picture of the alternative, since you seem to prefer a more… abstract expressionist approach to automotive safety. In the event of a crash—and yes, it will happen to you, because you share the road with other people who, shockingly, might also think they’re invincible—you become a projectile. A flailing, bone-filled meat missile launch...