Re-post (2/4/2004) - Drivers

1. One hand on steering wheel, one hand on horn : IPOH driver.
2. One hand on wheel, one hand out of open window, with cigarette : KEPONG driver
3. One hand on wheel, one finger out of window, cutting across all lanes of traffic : DOWN TOWN KUALA LUMPUR driver.
4. One hand on wheel, one hand holding parang, foot solidly on accelerator : JOHOR driver.
5. One hand on wheel, one hand on non-fat double decaf cappuccino, cradling cell phone, brick on accelerator, hands-free in lap : BANGSAR driver.
6. Both hands on wheel, both eyes shut, both feet on brakes, quivering in terror : FOREIGNER driving in MALAYSIA.
7. One hand on 12 oz. double shot Latte, one knee on wheel, talking on cell phone, foot on brakes, mind on radio game, banging head on steering wheel while stuck in traffic : SUBANG JAYA driver on the Federal Highway.
8. One hand on wheel, one hand on passenger's head rest, alternating both feet on brakes and accelerator, throwing rambutans skin or durian shells out of window on the Karak Highway : KUANTAN driver.
9. Four-wheel driver pick-up truck, READY-TO-KILL attitude, rear windows stickers which read "Make My Day", beer cans on floor, wedding ribbon still attached to radio antenna : PUCHONG CONSTRUCTION SITE driver.
10. One hand on the hand phone, another hand picking nose, one leg on the dash board, another leg crossed on the seat with a beer can in the middle, turning anywhere he likes, parking anywhere he likes, in fact driving anywhere he likes. Aaahh...this is a heaven for drivers.. Welcome to PENANG!
11. Driving with child in lap/child standing between driver and steering wheel, occasionally with headlights off in the dead of the night : BANDAR BARU BANGI driver.
12. Going off road and squeezing back into the main traffic and/or queue jumping, that will be HULU LANGAT drivers.
13. Two hands gripping steering wheel tightly, eyes glued to windscreen, alternately stepping on the accelerator and brakes EVERY 5 seconds. The drivers that have special mention in Malaysian Parliament.

This is a collection I got from a friend plus additional comments.