Why Malaysian drivers behave rudely on the road?

Malaysians are a nice, kind and polite society. This is seemingly far fetch when they are on the road. For the past 7 years of driving and motorcycling on the Malaysian road, I noticed their very bad habits and unusually rude driving.

Malaysian drivers seems different while they are on their feet. Unfortunately transformation takes place once they entered their car. Is driving on the Malaysian road puts that much of pressure into them until they resorted to impoliteness, rudeness and bullying other drivers?

Firstly, Malaysian drivers tend to cut the queue whenever its possible and felt no remorse in doing so. They just could not care if it affects other drivers' feelings. Seemingly they just have that 'tidak apa' attitude. This is so wrong. This also make me to decide that they are ignorant.

Secondly, Malaysian drivers are rude when it comes to overtaking other drivers. They just seem to lazy to switch on their signals and cuts in abruptly without thinking of other people's safety. They just cut in too early and at times overtaking too near to the other driver. Didn't the driving school teaches them to overtake other drivers in a safer manner, did they? Somehow I think the 'tidak apa' attitude has switch on. This is so wrong in our driving society.

Thirdly, Malaysian drivers who always felt the need to be faster than other drivers. They will honk you incessantly with 'tidak apa' attitude. This creatures are the worse lot of drivers and usually are on the highways. They will more than 110 km/ph and will start shooting the high lights from far away so to let you know he is coming. Poor cars who are just overtaking are forced to go back into their path. Is this really necessary? They just couldn't wait to speed to their death, I presumed.

Fourthly, Malaysian drivers love to bully others while they are at another state. Especially Kuala Lumpur drivers who return to their hometown.This is another rude creature that don't care of other drivers originated from other states. When they sees a driver slows, they will honk. At traffic lights, they are the worse! They will start honking at the front car. We all know when to accelerate when its green. But are you in a hurry? So many times from what I seen this drivers are not in a hurry. Once they are on the road after the traffic light, they drive very slow. So is the honking necessary in the first place? It's just plain rude and annoying.

Malaysian drivers are rude, I must say, and those drivers with the ever-golden batch beside the number plate are even ruder. I always wonder why Malaysian drivers cannot just have the courtesy and proper manners in their driving. Nice, kind and polite as projected by the us is not seem on the Malaysian road. I wonder is it the driving school fault which fails to in-cultivate good driving with manners and courtesy? Or is it just because of our 'tidak apa' attitude?

Why Malaysian drivers behave rudely on the road?

Malaysians are a nice, kind and polite society. This is seemingly far fetch when they are on the road. For the past 7 years of driving and motorcycling on the Malaysian road, I noticed their very bad habits and unusually rude driving.

Malaysian drivers seems different while they are on their feet. Unfortunately transformation takes place once they entered their car. Is driving on the Malaysian road puts that much of pressure into them until they resorted to impoliteness, rudeness and bullying other drivers?

Firstly, Malaysian drivers tend to cut the queue whenever its possible and felt no remorse in doing so. They just could not care if it affects other drivers' feelings. Seemingly they just have that 'tidak apa' attitude. This is so wrong. This also make me to decide that they are ignorant.

Secondly, Malaysian drivers are rude when it comes to overtaking other drivers. They just seem to lazy to switch on their signals and cuts in abruptly without thinking of other people's safety. They just cut in too early and at times overtaking too near to the other driver. Didn't the driving school teaches them to overtake other drivers in a safer manner, did they? Somehow I think the 'tidak apa' attitude has switch on. This is so wrong in our driving society.

Thirdly, Malaysian drivers who always felt the need to be faster than other drivers. They will honk you incessantly with 'tidak apa' attitude. This creatures are the worse lot of drivers and usually are on the highways. They will more than 110 km/ph and will start shooting the high lights from far away so to let you know he is coming. Poor cars who are just overtaking are forced to go back into their path. Is this really necessary? They just couldn't wait to speed to their death, I presumed.

Fourthly, Malaysian drivers love to bully others while they are at another state. Especially Kuala Lumpur drivers who return to their hometown.This is another rude creature that don't care of other drivers originated from other states. When they sees a driver slows, they will honk. At traffic lights, they are the worse! They will start honking at the front car. We all know when to accelerate when its green. But are you in a hurry? So many times from what I seen this drivers are not in a hurry. Once they are on the road after the traffic light, they drive very slow. So is the honking necessary in the first place? It's just plain rude and annoying.

Malaysian drivers are rude, I must say, and those drivers with the ever-golden batch beside the number plate are even ruder. I always wonder why Malaysian drivers cannot just have the courtesy and proper manners in their driving. Nice, kind and polite as projected by the us is not seem on the Malaysian road. I wonder is it the driving school fault which fails to in-cultivate good driving with manners and courtesy? Or is it just because of our 'tidak apa' attitude?

Types of Driver in Malaysia

With my experience of driver on the road of Malaysia, i think you might be one of the group.

[1] Road Bullies
Usually, these are big size guys, not necessary thugs. They go for victims usually smaller size than them. Sometimes, they work in groups, ganging up on a victim. Drivers usually turn into road bullies when they do not get things done their way. Most of the time, the crimes they will commit is after the driving stops.

[2] Reckless Driver

This kind of driver will zig-zag at high speed, cutting into other vehicle's lanes without care. Don't expect any signal lights from them if they are turning left or right. Sometimes, these drivers tailgate another vehicle at an extremely close distance. These reckless drivers frequently cause accidents due to their dangerous driving. We wouldn't care so much if they crash into some lamp post or into some drains, but often, these hell-drivers causes accidents that claims innocent lives.

[3] Inconsiderate Driver

Drivers that are found in this category consist of two types :

[a] The "Rich" usually drives a big vehicle with white halogen lights which blinds oncoming vehicles, often nearly causing accidents. In fact, the white lights are so blinding that even the government and JPJ can't see these vehicles, thus taking no action against the usage of halogen lights.

[b] The "Slow" who usually drives on the fast lane at a slow speed. These drivers think they are not doing anything wrong since they are not speeding but in fact, they are just being selfishly inconsiderate. If the government wants to know why road-bullying is on the increase, it's because nothing is done about this kind of inconsiderate drivers.

[4] Inexperience Drivers

I'll probably be accused of stereotyping, but drivers in this category are mostly female and old drivers who are overly careful with their driving. These are usually those who have just got their P licence but who are still pretty inexperience when it comes to driving. Beware of sudden braking actions. These drivers can't help what they are doing so its up to the rest of us to anticipate their actions. Just like the slow drivers, these inexperience drivers also contributes to the rise in road-bullying cases.

So, before you accuse anyone of being one these drivers, ask yourself if you fit into any of these categories.