Well, usually and always in fact, I anticipate the traffic in front
of me on my right and left. I expect and suspect anyone in front to
just swerve into my lane, so I always keep a distance allowing just
such moves.
The other problem that is largely common on our roads, are Tail
Gaters. Yes, these are annoying motorists who move up reall close
to your tail, meaning to urge you on faster, or frighten you out of
their way. In retaliation, I noted some drivers jam their brakes.
This is foolish, and dangerous to all of us on the road. Some
resort to slowing down drastically until the tail gater overtakes.
I usually do the second option - slow down until the offending
motorist overtakes. If he honks, I honk back with my hidden airhorn
and my disposable camera is ever present and visible on my
dashboard.
Profile of tail gaters are usually people who drive the following:
luxury cars, vans, lorries, private buses / coaches, and of course,
flashy japanese sports cars. The others are mostly vehicles with
Malaysian plates. But of all the cars I find most polite and
tolerant of others on the roads are those in Porches, Ferarri, and
exotic models. Why is this so? Simple, they are driving expensive
dream machines, and they just as much wanna keep their machine free
from accidents.
