... not as easy as I thought ...

It's been what? 17 days? since my last post... that's more than 2 weeks. You know time after time, I tell myself during lunchtime, that TODAY will be THE day that I will go on home and update my blog. But I gotta say, the little time that I thought I had... was truly hard to find.

But here I am again... after 17 days. =) What's the topic for today? Hmmm... with so many issues in my mind and the little time that I have, I'll have a go at Drivers. No no no... Not specifically lady drivers(you ladies can lower your brows now)... But all drivers in general. I was on the highway having my leisure drive home on the PIE one evening. The LED board read: "Accident vehicle on Shoulder after Adam Rd". Soon after, I found myself bumper to bumper and I'm nowhere near Adam Rd. I thought to myself... Please let there be another accident. Not because I love accidents... But I just refuse to believe that overly curious onlookers(ie Drivers) were causing the jam. No points here for guessing the true culprit of the jam - Clue: NOT the accident.

WHY??? WHY??? WHY???

I guess my million dollar question is Why is it that drivers always(and I mean ALWAYS) have to slow down to take a look(a long one, might I add) at accidents, stalled vehicles, vehicles being stopped over by TP & etc etc... I just don't get it. If you must look - take a quick glance, accelerate and move on. No need to slow down the vehicle to 10Km/h! If you really want to stop and help, by all means, go to the side, park and help. The worst thing is that ppl slow down to take a look, and never even bother to offer any form of help. I'm not talking about cases when help is already there, of course.

Let me relate a story... A few years ago, I was driving along CTE, there was a motorbike that skidded. The motorcyclist was pretty badly injured, abrasions all over his arms and legs... his bike was in the 1st lane and he certainly could not move his bike, not on his own at least. All(and I mean ALL) the cars ahead of me did the same thing... Slowed down to a crawling speed, looked at the injured cyclist sitting on the roadside like he was some circus freak, and just drove off. I mean C'mon... with that long a look, they surely can see that that poor fella is all alone and is in need of some assistance. And all they can do is drive off? That's simply unacceptable. My fellowmen(& women)... Please... Can we show a little more Heart.

If you are just gonna look for the sake of looking or to get the plate number, then don't. You're just holding up help that is probably on its way behind you. If you want to look to see if you can help, then do it quickly and gracefully too. Don't slam on your brakes or swerve to the side of the road all of a sudden. That'll probably cause another accident. And never ever, slow down to see an accident that took place at the opposite direction of the road. I think some of you, "fortunate" ones have experienced the consequences of doing so. For those of you who haven't, let's keep it that way - for the benefit of all road users.

And this also applies to you people who drastically slow down at the sight of our dear friends in white(for those who do not know, I'm referring to TPs). If the speed limit is, say 90... you know, its actually legal to travel at 90. And if the limit says 70, then it's ok for your speedometer to point to 70. Get the hint???

So please my dear countrymen(& women too), with the number of cars in the road already on the rise, let's all do our part to make our journey safer and smoother. Deal? ;)

"the voice of a million men is thunderous, compared to the voice of a single man"