Of Malaysian motorists and risky habits

MALAYSIAN motorists are in a great rush to top the world’s worst drivers league table.   Last year, our drivers were the fifth worst, an online survey concluded. Envious of Thailand perched on the first rung of the unenviable ladder, our drivers are hurrying to displace it. What a wrong rung changer our drivers have become. Bad driving habits are fast becoming a part of Malaysian road culture. So don’t go wondering why there is road carnage here. Every year, police issue hundreds of thousands of summonses for all manner of traffic violations. The three most common are speeding, obstructing traffic and running the red light, in that order. In just a few days last week, the police…