What a wonderful morning! The sun is shining, the skies are bright, the weather is cool. I feel fresh! I was supposed to blog last night, but I skipped dinner and slept the whole night. Let me see, 7+pm - 7+am. Ok that’s +/- 12 hours *smiles*

Heard about the fatal accident of an express bus, killing 20 lives last Monday? That was one big-fat-ass-shocking story. Who is to be blamed? The driver himself? Or rather, the bus? I felt so sorry for the victims and the victims’ family members. Nobody wants it to happen, but it did. Melancholy will fade as time passes by.

All this while, I’ve been asking my dad about lots of things, including the reasons for not having a luminous expressway. I mean as in all along the way. Dad said it consumes a lot of power. Well, that is true. But, we paid for everything else to use the roads here, be it toll fares or road taxes. Where had all the money gone? Adding an extra lane? Road maintenance?

If one say it’s a waste of money, then the next question is “Lamp posts are to be lit only at night, aren’t they?” You don’t have to put bulbs so close to one another to keep a bright road. Perhaps one every 50 meters?

If only part of the money is used to install lamp posts along the expressway, the chances of accidents (night journeys) will definitely decrease. I know this sounds ridiculous, “Where on Earth, an expressway is ever lit up?” But, wouldn’t it be much safer for drivers who often steer their wheels at night, especially the ones with a number of passengers or the ones with heavy loads? Accidents decreased. Lives saved. Less worries. Lights keep us awake, give us attention. Yea?

Big exceptions for those who don’t pay full attention while driving or speeding like mad dogs. Road rules are to be obeyed. You offend it, then it’s your problem. Who cares if you die? But we care for those innocent lives who died for no reasons. They’re dead because other vehicles crashed into them.

I used to be sleeping in the car and didn’t bother about the life of a night driver. Once, I drove from KL back to Penang and it’s my first time and it’s a night trip. I was awake and alert. Actually Kor was sleepy, so I took his position. I was shocked because I didn’t know it could so dark when there’s not a single car on the road. No wonder people tend to be so sleepy. Then I thought, it could be better if there’s lamp posts everywhere, instead of the junctions turning into some towns. The scariest part was when there were lorries, carrying loads and were slow in motions. Gosh, sometimes I couldn’t see them as it’s too dark and the bulbs on the lorries weren’t bright enough to catch attention.

Whatever it is. I’m just voicing out my thoughts. Never meant to criticize or offend. That’s all for now. Chiaoz ;)