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Road Rage in Malaysia: Getting Worse or Just More Visible?

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Road Rage in Malaysia: Getting Worse or Just More Visible? “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” — Buddha Let’s be honest about one thing: Malaysians are very polite people — until we sit behind the steering wheel. Then suddenly, we transform from “boss, sorry boss, after you boss” into Formula 1 drivers with anger management issues. So the question is: Is road rage in Malaysia getting worse, or is it just more visible now because everyone has a dashcam and a smartphone? Short answer? Both. And also because many people drive like their brain is on airplane mode. You’ve seen it. I’ve seen it. Everyone has seen it. The guy who cuts three lanes without signal like he’s Moses parting the Red Sea. The driver who tailgates you so close you can read his IC number. The abang who drives 60 km/h in the fast lane like he bought the highway. The Myvi that appears in your rearview mirror out of nowhere like a boss-level video game...
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Why Food Delivery Riders Are Malaysia's Most Dangerous Road Users

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Why Food Delivery Riders Are Malaysia's Most Dangerous Road Users Drive in any Malaysian city for more than 20 minutes and you will experience it. A motorbike appears out of nowhere on your left. Another squeezes between you and a lorry on the right. One more runs a red light like traffic signals are merely festive decorations. And almost always, there is a brightly coloured food delivery box at the back. Let’s be honest about something many Malaysians already know but are afraid to say out loud: food delivery riders are slowly becoming some of the most dangerous road users in the country. This is not written out of hatred. It is written out of reality. The problem is not that they are bad people. The problem is that the system they work under almost forces them to ride dangerously . Food delivery is not paid by the hour. It is paid by the delivery. The more orders you deliver, the more money you make. Simple. So if you are a rider trying to earn RM150–RM200 a day,...
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