My mind is playing tricks on me.
As you know, I'll be taking an express bus to KL this coming tuesday. And seriously, it's scaring the hell out of me. :O
Taking into view the the sudden increase of express bus accidents recently, you can't blame me.
For those who do not read newspapers (I know many don't), here are the statistics of the recent crashes. I've even provided links so you can check it out to know more. Pls click okie!
Kelantan to Uni Pendidikan Sultan Idris - 15 warded - students swear off field trips after horrific crash (Aug 10th)
Kuantan to Kuala Lumpur - 32 hurt - express bus overturns as it tries to overtake another express bus (Aug 12th)
Bukit Gantang Horror Crash - fatality 21, 8 critically injured - the worst road accident to date (Aug 14th)
Crash at Tangkak - slight or no injuries - the accident occurred despite the crackdown on express bus companies (Aug 19th)
South-bound express bus - 2 hurt - bus was allegedly hit from behind by a four-wheel-drive vehicle (Aug 20th)
Accident at Gua Musang - fatality 1, 4 seriously injured - Kota Baru to Kuala Lumpur (Aug 21th)
2 more express bus accidents - all unscathed - Butterworth to Kota Baru / Setiawan to Kuala Lumpur (Aug 22th)
So far these are the accidents I cud find. I'm not sure whether I missed out on any of the accidents that happened recently. Anyhow, you get the picture.
The fact that our country ALWAYS waits till something disastrous happens then only they will sit up, take notice and make some stupid guidelines which will be forgotten soon after - irks me so. Why can't they really be efficient for once and put those guidelines to good use? If not, don't promise at all okay.
All this red tape and dilly-dallying costs people LIVES you know. The time when something real is done for prevention and not to appease the public after something bad happened is the day when I'd proudly say that we have grown as a country.
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*this part has been deleted becoz my frenz insisted that it was inauspicious - I guess it is*
All these road accidents seriously scares me. Becoz I cud have easily avoided this coz I HAD a choice. But I didn't take it. I was obstinate. And bored. yes do not underestimate the power of extreme boredom. It makes one unable to think clearly.
Please, let me be safe.
I haven't fulfilled my dream of being a doctor. I want to get married and have a family. I still want to save the world people that need me. I want to grow old with you and spoil my grandchildren (as all grandparents do, haha).
And there are more of those along the same lines. It takes guts for me to admit all this. but yeah, I realise that I still have a lot of things that I want to do.
Only the young think they will live forever. I think I'm growing old. -_-
3 comments:
i totally agree with u!! it's so scary to sit express bus these days. and especially scary of u had to take night bus. at least mine is only 2 hour journey but still unsafe -__-
yeah!! i think nite bus is the scariest. most of the accidents happen during the nite or early morning..
mine is 4-5 hrs journey. wic is pretty long. but whatever the length, its still unsafe lah.
what to do, cant afford to travel by plane >.< haha.
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