F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS
Sunday, August 13th, 2006Hmm.
Why is it so hard to put your eyes into another person’s eye sockets? Or to view the world through other people’s perspective? Ever tried imagining what it would be like to be blind? Or for that matter, driving blindly?
The latest fad (well, its been awhile) in car accessories: F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS. I’m tired, and all I asked for Mak to drive us both back home in one piece. We were near our destination, and lo and behold what greeted us, 2 houses away from our driveway: F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS, straight into our distraught eyes, partially blinding Mak (poor Mak, dah la night vision bad). How I wished I could amplify the curses coming from my heart out! My own neighbour, in the same class as the stupid people of Malaysia who don’t give a hoot about road safety. The car was parked in front of the good neighbour’s house, unloading the occupants and readying itself to enter its driveway. Mak flashed the damn car, but since their HEADLIGHTS glare was stronger than a Merc’s flashing headlights, they seemed to not noticed. Or pretended to be stupid. I don’t know.
Heh. What transpired through my mind was a sense of wanting to cari gaduh. But that wouldn’t be nice. Dah la mmg tak kenal jiran sendiri. It would be… unethical to start a relationship with curses. But the F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS. It ALWAYS gets on my nerves, since my eyes are pretty sensitive towards glares. And I’m pretty sure many face the same predicament as I. You’re driving courteously on the road, wanting to get home safe and sound, then comes the F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS from the opposite side. You squint your eyes in the hope of lowering the glaring halo and at the same time risk driving blindly for a split second.
Being cool is one thing; putting the welfare of others into perspective should also be considered in the cool factor. There are other safe ways to be cool, and seriously, F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS is not one of them. As it is, I can only pray those using such F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS become blind themselves for the pain they inflict on their fellow drivers. It’s not just dangerous, it’s perversely stupid. You don’t just endanger others, you’re also putting your ass and also the F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS on the line.
The transport ministry pun satu, how can they let such intense lighting be used? Petty issues (Siti Nurhaliza’s wedding, Mawi’s separation, whether a ministry for public toilets should be formed) are always highlighted in main stream news. Road rules do not necessarily address the root cause of the high accident rates in this country. Safety should come first, and it should start with the machinery itself; the CAR. Safety features must be integrated from within. And safety must cover not just the car’s passengers, but also of other road users. Impound those F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS cars, revoke the driver’s licenses, close down workshop offering such lighting. Buatlah apa saja, asal F***INGLY BLINDING WHITE HEADLIGHTS will not be on our roads.
Susah sangat ke?
