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Engine down, Penang bridge accident
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scorgio
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Sep 20 2010, 09:29 PM
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Lost control, hit the left side of the car. Panicked, steer to the right (but oversteer), car spun to the center lane. Front & driver side got hit hard by following lorry (a 6-wheeler i guess).
The impact knocked the engine out of its mounting & a passenger into the sea.
Make sense?
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scorgio
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Sep 21 2010, 06:25 PM
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QUOTE(idunnolol @ Sep 21 2010, 02:49 PM) ...... By the way, i dont think there is any law prohibiting lane hogging, Someone should advocate it to parliment. I have my fair share of lane hoggers There is. My driver 'kena' b4. He's driving a 'throttled' lorry (fuel pump was locked at an extent the smoke would pass Puspakom inspection). Max the lorry can go is 75km/h. When he wanted to overtake a fully loaded 10-wheeler, the fella driving the V10 Turbo wouldn't give way & press hard. There's a patrol car not far behind, my driver was stopped and penalised for "Memandu perlahan di lorong kanan". Note: The right lane is an overtaking lane. The center lane is for cruising. Many thought that by sticking to the max speed limit, they are free to stay on the right lane as long as they wish. And thanks to them, it's sometimes faster to drive on the left lane cos there's no traffic.
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scorgio
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Sep 21 2010, 08:28 PM
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QUOTE(Taipan052 @ Sep 21 2010, 06:31 PM) sorry if offence anybody here.. penangites tend to hog the right lane. i experience it not once, not twice but thrice on the way balik kampung during raya last year. on the same route from KL to pahang. all with P plate number. even the left lane is empty and drive slowly on right lane. not at speed limit also. hahaha ya.. not all. but most of them. when i was in penang also experience very dangerous driving style.. Pardon them on this. The tempo in Penang is not as fast in KL. And perhaps the only road where one can drive fast on Penang Island is the coastal road stretch fr Macallum St to Queensbay Mall. Even then the speed limit is only 80km/h & 70km/h after The View. Yes, the bikes & small roads on the island make it extra challenging. However, if u can master the skill of driving safely while maintaining efficiency, u're gonna be fine everywhere else. Drivers in Penang generally can park their cars really well. Not like in KL, where plenty of 'awek & makcik, lenglui & aunty' can't park a Kancil properly.
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