Road accidents are reported in newspaper and on television every day.
There are more frequently caused by reckless drivers rather than faulty
vehicles. Last Saturday, while I was travelling from Ipoh, I witnessed a
serious accident. The scene of the accidents was vivid in my mind.
A motorcyclist was following behind was taxi very
closely. He was so impatient that he was trying to overtake my taxi even
near a sharp bend. At that critical moment, there was an oncoming car.
The taxi driver swerved to the roadside and I got a terrible jolt. It
was too late for the motorcyclist to avoid the car. His motorcycle ran
against the bumper of the car and smashed its windscreen. The
motorcyclist somersaulted over the car and was found lying in a pool of
blood. It was a scene to chill the flesh! The car driver, who was cut by
the flying glass, was in a state of shock. All that happened in split
second and fear overwhelmed us.
The taxi driver stopped his taxi and I quickly ran to
the nearest to the nearest telephone booth to inform the police and the
hospital. From a distance I could see some people trying to help the
injured motorcyclist and the car driver. They carried them into one of
the onlooker’s car and sent them to the hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile the taxi driver tried to control and directs the traffic. Soon
the police arrived and they promptly took some measurements and
evidence. After that they moved the damaged car and the motorcycle to
the roadside to ease the traffic congestion. They also took down the
evidence provided by witnesses and onlookers. Some sweepers were
clearing the debris and the blood stains on the road.
When the taxi finally continued the journey, I silently
thanked God for my narrow escape. I learned a good lesson that
impatience and recklessness would bring harm and danger. I was happy to
see that Malaysians are public-spirited and they render help to others
readily. Since then I remember and follow the saying ‘more haste less
speed’ and ‘prevention is better than cure’. I believe good road manners
and roads safety campaigns can help to reduce the number of road
accidents which cause injuries, loss and lives and properties.
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