Driving safety tips

This article will introduce on what we should not do while driving or using the road. These are the very important issues which always tend to ignore by people especially young people.

First, as a driver, we should not drink alcohol before driving, you should ask someone to pick you up if you want to drink alcohol at outside. A driver is considered to be driving under the influence of alcohol in Malaysia if the blood/alcohol level is equal to or over 0.8 grams per litre (g/l). The penalty for the offender can be a fine, a court case, and sentencing with a fine and imprisonment of three months to a year depending on the severity of the offence. 

Second, do not text or talking on a phone while driving. If it is necessary to answer a phone call, you should prepare hands free - talk device to prevent yourself holding the phone. Nowadays, because of the existing of smartphone, most of the people will use phone when waiting in the traffic light, stuck in the traffic jam or they think that there is needed to reply on the message immediately. Using on the phone could distract the attention of driver easily most of the time, so we should put our phone aside and be focus while driving on the road.

Third, avoid speeding and driving through a red light even you are hastening on to the destination. You should manage your time very well and drive within the limit of speeds especially driving in the inclement weather condition. This attitude will not only endanger on your life but also the innocent people which is also one of the road users. Besides, we should also learn ready to stop at yellow which mean when the traffic light is turning from yellow to red, we should drive slow instead of speeding in order driving through before it turning red.   

Lastly, we should avoid ourselves in a drowsy driving mood because that is so much dangerous when you feeling sleepy while driving. We should rest more and sleep well before that day you driving in long haul. You can stop at roadside to take a nap when you feeling sleepy while driving or have a cup of coffee in the nearby restaurant or rest stops to reduce your fatigue.     

So, please change your bad habit now before you become one of the victims of car accident.

(Leong Sok Yan - 14WHR09356)
Exhibition department 
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