Crush Your Young

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Last week newspapers posted an article on reckless driving by under-aged kids which resulted in majority of fatal accidents in Malaysia. Then they went on to talk about pushing the legal driving age up in order to reduce accidents. Their explanation is that younger people are more emotional and get easily enraged when driving.

So here's the thing. Kids running around in their parents' or older siblings' rides is their fault now? What ever happened to safe-keeping your keys? Do they think their kids would push the motorbikes all the way to a locksmith, manage to convince the locksmith he is actually a lot older than he looks, and get the bike started with RM20 he don't have? Parents raising their kids should child-proof their house, and keeping car and motorbike keys out of reach is part of this responsibility. And if their kids rage up, give them a bicycle.

Then there's the part of parents being an example to their children, including while driving. On a typical weekend outing the driver up front, usually a parent, will frantically scream curses and remarks at other drivers for not being able to read their minds and get out of their way. Then they'll also weave recklessly in and out of traffic while trying to teach their children to be 'resourceful' and rules are for pussies. What did you think would happen to the kids when they start driving?

Malaysians are very rude and unethical drivers regardless of age and sex. Also regardless of what car plate we have. I know we are miles better than the likes of Cambodia and Vietnam and that we are starting to see more proper and respecting driver, but still not enough. When stuck in traffic for more than an hour we start raging and throwing tantrums and waving middle fingers. If teenagers are not allowed to get their driving licenses because they could not control their temper, then I think we need to extend the legal driving age to 65, then revoke them at 67 because they have become too old to drive anything. That way we can solve the bad traffic congestion problems too. Stone. Birds.

I think the authorities should not focus on symptoms on a case by case basis, and dig deep to search for the root cause. That way the actual problem gets solved. But who am I to question these very capable and professional people who've gone for expensive training in some European country for months on.