A brief Fb reel from person driving4dummies reveals him driving a bike in downtown Kuala Lumpur when he stops at a pedestrian crossing. As he does so, he’s honked at by an impatient driver in an X50 behind him.
Shifting off, the motive force pulls alongside and rolls down the window to chastise him for stopping on the pedestrian crossing. A brief interchange ensues the place the motive force tells driving4dummies to only go on at pedestrian crossings and that it isn’t essential to cease, asking him rudely if he (the motive force) hit him on the crossing.
Holding his cool, driving4dummies explains that automobiles ought to cease at a pedestrian crossing. Not happy, the X50 driver asks a number of extra occasions if he had hit driving4dummies along with his automobile earlier than rolling up his window and driving away.
driving4dummies goes on to say in his brief video drivers and riders ought to obey the legislation and cease at crossing when pedestrians are ready to cross. He says the time taken to take action is so small that it’s insignificant within the common scheme of issues.
The story does have a very good ending although, as driving4dummies says he later met up with the motive force of the X50, the place an apology was given and handshakes exchanged. As driving4dummies says in his observe up submit, all drivers and riders must be extra conscious of pedestrian crossings the place many on foot discover it onerous to cross and proceed to undergo in silence.
driving4dummies says crossings “have a life”, the place those that cross embody the previous and the younger, and generally individuals we all know. He asks that we cease at pedestrian crossings not simply because it’s the legislation, however as a result of we’re courteous and respectful to all highway customers.
