Driving back from Kuala Lumpur in the middle of a rainy night,
and alone, I had my normal lights on low beam, and backed up with
my spot lamps as most Malaysian cars would.
Just as my car passed into the Johor state border, I tried to pass
a Malaysian passenger coach in front of my car. It then started to
swerve from the left lane to the right lane, and I thought that the
driver was falling asleep.
Slowing my car to the rear of the bus, which was already travelling
at a speed of about 125 kmh, the bus straightened out in the left
lane (on the 2 lane North South Highway).
With the bus on the left lane, I tried to make a second pass again,
then the driver again swerved into my right lane, preventing me
from passing him again; and started to weave the bus from the left
lane to the right lane over the next 1km - at a speed of 125
kmh.
Again I slowed my car to the rear of the bus, realising that the
driver is out of his mind; and blasted my air horn for a full
minute to wake up any passengers in the bus and have them observe
the erratic driving that is endangering the passengers'
lives.
The next time when I tried to pass the bus, with my air horn full
blast, the bus driver made a less determined swerve to push me off
the highway, but I was determined not to pull back, and instead
drove closer to the bus - while being alert to the distance between
my car and the bus.
The bus driver realised that I was not giving way, and he stuck his
hand out to show me his middle finger.
I passed the bus, and went in front of the bus, and slammed my
brakes enough to slow the bus down, without having it hitting my
rear; and slowed the speed down to 90kmh for the next 1 km.
From past experience on Indonesian roads, I realised that the bus
driver may have at least one or two assistants on board, and it
will be pointless for me to stop the bus - (to question the Driver
for his reckless driving) - even though my car is equipped for any
aggressive assault by any road rage driver on Malaysian
roads.
The bus tried to overtake me again but it was no match for the
take-off speed of my car, and I taunted him over the next 2 km,
pulling myself away after that, as it was pointless to fluster him
further.
It was pointless to report this matter to the Malaysian Police, as
they are indifferent to such reports from Singaporeans.
From his side mirrors, the bus driver could hardly see my car as a
Singapore registered car, especially when my two head lamps were
on, with additional two spot lights mounted into my bumpers also
turned on.
It seems that some of these bus drivers take the law into their own
hands, and behave in a murderous way when irritated by bright lamps
- regardless if the cars are Malaysian or Singaporean
registered.
Little wonder that some accidents on the Malaysian highway can
occur with little explanations, especially when no one live through
a severe road accident.
