Traffic jams and road congestion have become a common sight outside many schools in Malaysia, with endless rows of cars lining up during pick up hours.

Frustrated by the traffic jam, one Malaysian took to X (formerly Twitter) to vent, questioning why schoolchildren couldn’t simply take the bus or even walk home instead.

“Don’t your kids know how to walk home, take public transport, or the school bus?

“If it’s one kid per car being picked up, of course it’s going to cause a traffic jam all the way to the highway.”

Naturally this post went viral, sparking a debate in the comment section.

Many parents defended the practise, citing safety concerns and rising school bus fares.

“If they walk home, then if there’s a case of kidnapping or an accident, people will blame the parents. If they take the school bus, the drivers might be predators. If they use Grab, people question how the kid even has a phone. Let the parents deal with the congestion to pick up their kids — as long as their safety is ensured,” commented @13TheUntamed.

“It’s not like the old days anymore, where kids could just walk around on their own. These days, there are too many crazy people out there. Even school buses cost RM100 per child. I’ve got two kids — that’s already RM200. Add on RM160 for pocket money, that’s RM360 gone. So I send them in the morning before work, that’s already sorted. In the afternoon, they hitch a ride with their aunty. When I’m done with work, I pick them up,” shared @phyrdawoosh.

Meanwhile some took to the comment section to vent about how they would be stuck in traffic jams because of parents who double park or park by the side of the road to pick up their kids after school.

“I swear! Yesterday I was stuck for half an hour just trying to get home because the road was jam-packed with parents picking up their kids from school. The worst part? The school already provided a proper pick-up lane — but parents still parked by the roadside! A three-lane road turned into one lane, ya Allah. And some even parked right next to the traffic light!” shared @calmdiamond.

“Sadly the case in Malaysia. It seems like some people are taught from their school days, with parents parking right by the roadside as close as possible. Then, when they drive their own cars, they have the same habit of triple parking in front of shops and inconveniencing others. Education really does start at home. Dear parents, please be a little more considerate,” said @AkitiAl.

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susah la, everyone have to buy Alphard for each child to fetch from school. No Alphard no face.

Nobody wants their kid to get molested on public transport or getting kidnapped while walking back from school.

Anak intan berlian payung, kene jemput, mana boleh suruh naik bas atau jalan kaki, tu b40 mentality, takde class.

marehsian very funny

school bus? not every housing area they go aka driver also choosy, and it is more like a school van thou

public transport? eh as far as i know public transport efficiency ke laut? no?

walk? later got kid get kidnap case all only know how to condemn the parent not being alert or irresponsible

kesimpulan marehsian tokok sing song when they are not in the parent's shoe

If basikal to school then basikal kena curi apamacam ? Mandi air bunga ka?

Desa sri hartamas school highway tepi : huehuehue

go to work sambil send children to school, whats the problem?

How to show off brand new Tesla to other parents if no fetch children frm school??
I wonder how Singapore deal with this problem

This post has been edited by fanlou: Apr 24 2025, 03:45 PM

When I was secondary school , use to walk home after school. About 1km+- distance.. kid these day had it good.
Car chauffeured
Come home Aircon blowing
Meal ready

all these helikopter parents la apa lagi

sikit2 also want the "best" for their kids, padahal is being overprotective

This is not a problem, is a benefit for Malaysia.
The beauty of our country is that when it comes to special cases, you are allowed to double-triple park, and the law takes a pause.

school needs teleport system

cukurlah, live within 1km of school. parents these day really char siew. should just get a house near the school, so their children can just walk to school.

since those are only within klang valley, i notice a lot of schools in klang valley aren't within walking distance of any train station at all

those who are, yes i did see students when i'm onboard LRT
and no they don't stay near the school too

so kesimpulannya just buy new house inside of school rather than new fridge on wheels

Boncenglah basikal awek teksar.................owai

in small town, i think kids ride own motorbike to school.

singaporeans are soooo poor people....so are japanese.....

You secondary time the 90s and 80s kah?

also same about 1km++, but I use bicycle instead, school got prepare a proper place for us to park bicycle inside school

but if wanna compare 10-15 years ago and the number of cars now, unless your area got side walk that intergrade with bicycle+walking, it isn't safe anymore to cycle as kids these days

Aiya, wanna accompany kids please walk instead.

Ensure both adult and kids got good exercise.

Police please saman these cars.

good, all jam in front school, other place clear

Bugimak my time very few kidnapping cases. Used to walk to school and back. Sometimes hang out at friend's house for lunch and go back by 4-5pm.

Nowadays there are so many kidnapping cases so its understandable.

My son’s school is within “walking distance”. But the stupidity of our local town planner prevent myself from allowing my son to walk home.

The pavement is design is just stupid and unsafe.

last time i live around 15KM from my school. dad use to take me to school using motorbike.. only need 10 minutes. nowadays, even if motorbike 15Km will easily take you 30min with all the traffic, one way road, no u turn, long traffic light and etc..

when kid hilang then talk again why allow kid to walk/go home ownself.
susa to layan la

Weak lah. Last time I walked 5km also no issue. Those who go pick up kids only want excuses to tell bosses they need to leave early in order to pick up kids.

Apa susah walk home?

I used to walk home from primary school and secondary school.

Primary school distance from home was only 10 minutes tho.

Secondary school was further. 20 minutes.

Yes this one.

nowadays dangerous for kids to take bus.

last time when I was in primary, I used to take public bus to go home.

However, i've been mugged a few times before, even those days it wasn't safe.

My time I have to take 2 bus to school, a foh hup + minibus. No hal pun.

last time I tried walking home from school.

Just try lah.

Instance regret.

15km.

salah town planner and area developer. look at where school is build? tepi jalan.

Let me guess, the last time is the 90s or 80s or at least 15 years ago

bas sekolah ada ma. kanineh

I know a rich person hired someone RM3k a month just to become his kid's bodyguard because it's too jam to drive and it's too dangerous alone for a 9 years old girl to go school balik alone.

All the person need to do is follow her to school/koko/friend house/shopping and just make sure she is safe in LRT/Bus

last time my secondary school got case. the guy walked back from home after Koko, forgot is afternoon or evening cause his house is near lah walking distance.
then he kena robbed and stabbed and was dumped into the longkang (not very deep but at least got 1.5m deep kot). he survived macam got ppl found him. since then school no allow us to stay too late or cant be alone if walk back home.

This post has been edited by Silfer: Apr 24 2025, 04:40 PM

Lol. Rindu zaman hanging dekat pintu bas mini. I take bus since standard 4. See the kids nowadays......haiya ..

This post has been edited by kcchong2000: Apr 24 2025, 04:42 PM

public transport pun serupa pundek, connectivity from school to public transport also shitty, not to mention nowadays kids so manja, kenot kena panas sikit pun...

Pandan muka

Sendiri centralize development in Klang valley sendiri complaint klang valley highly develop

Sendiri hantar sendiri masuk jem

with the amount of cars and our security situation.. u dare meh? specially if primary skool kids..

those who complain now will do the same when they have kids in the future

You sure town planner include school building ???

Now all development is ONLY for residential and commercial

If you say bas mini, you're definitely 80s or 90s kids.

Do you think the environment today is the same as back then

Later when kids kena rob, rape, kidnapped or killed, you're probably the one who start blaming parents for negligence

naodays kids so strawberry

my time jus walk home jer with frens, otw can catch guppy in longkang n basically make a nuisance of ourselves

Another one who say your time! Your time is 30/40 years ago lah uncle!

You think the environment today is like 30/40 years ago?

Even back then got kidnapping case

Just that you never heard about it because there's no social media

I remember during my time there was a girl that got kidnapped walking home from school

Those from 80s/90s that condemn either are lonely single or childfree couple by now

I notice that childfree couple or single won't understand the feelings/commitments of having kids

So just save energy arguing with them no matter what horseshit that came out from their mouth, i'll treat it as jealousy only

furthermore, the number of vehicles and crazy drivers/riders does increase a lot compared to 2 or 3 decades ago

Should limit breeding. One AP one kid, first come first serve. Limit ever year only one thousand kids, depopulation achieved all problem solved.

sound like what my late grand father use to say his children and grand children.. when he is still alive, his sentence 80% time will start with "during my time"(in local dialect).... his times is in the 30s-40s, always talk about before merdeka this and that..

This post has been edited by brkli: Apr 24 2025, 05:28 PM

if 50 years ago, this may work

As a B40, i walk and cycle jer

With today surge of druggie, ped0, mabuk, the crazies on the street, children not safe as during old unker days.

kasi stay hostel ..

Last time where got so many foreign workers from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Indonesia

Times have changed , nowadays polis also not feared by criminals anymore

4-5meals per day, the meal always ready on table. dont know hungry is what feel

if there is proper enforcement, this will not happen. Just fine them everyday and see if they still come. Of course, school buses must be made available.

Not while Malaysia has visa free to certain country right now with future years of extension. Organs and child beggers remain in demand in that country. You want to gamble with your child ka?

They walk and it’s almost a mile downhill
Hardens them up
They only get a lift if it storms

So many kids no worry la

Designed that way by car moguls so parents forced to buy cars
/tinfoilhat

Parents jz lazy to park further down the road. I used to park 6 mins away but some lazy fatty parents jz dun bother and double triple park their ahfatt, merc or bmw, all these in srjk©.

i dont even see school bus nowadays
teksi sapu banyiak

our country not walkable (for a purpose, like going home) type

but for sports, marathon all - fully booked!

Year 2005+/-
Kena kejar anjing lol

school holidays traffic always clear

hence anak pundeks

yea those day, i still fairly remember, looking alphard and vellfire everyday outside school, later i realise it is those datuk datin big shot SME people

100 bus fare monthly, understandable , back my days was 40.

but 160 per month ? what 6 ringgit per day ( 160/24 or 25 days) ? what is this ? back in my 2003 already hand out 5 ringgit liao.

Now kid already have RM10-20 liao at this era.

Last time KL jam hah, I walk home from school about 40 mins, but taking public transport during heavy rain, public bus can take 2-3 hours, if outside not heavy rain, I won't take bus. No aircond somemore, while heavy rain, cannot put the windows down.... cry

because spare parts for bus got increase in costs now

Instead of every parent drive to drop/fetch their kids, if 1 car can tumpang 3-4 kids, that would really help cut the number of cars

Whatever it is, schools inside city boundaries should go. I’m looking at you Kuen Cheng, St John’s, MBSKL, VI etc

Nope, for MBSKL, VI, SRJK Jln Davidson & Confucian - whenever Confucian holiday - traffic smooth2. But kudos to Confucian, when they opened the access next to Angkasa Hotel that helped much but then PNB 118 came up, but still much better - last time kena jam 30 mins, now max 10 mins only - same time comparison.

The MRT/LRT station also helped. With the access next to Angkasa, more students use the LRT d, further reducing traffic.

Kuan Cheng whenever passby there around 2pm-3pm sure die. Morning not as bad as afternoon.

This post has been edited by AbbyCom: Apr 25 2025, 12:51 AM

petrol too cheap

u tak suka u naik moto

Can’t you walk to work?

Traffic jam is good. Foreigner will glorify Malaysia as Negara Maju. LoL.

So Singapore and Japan and Vietnam has too many kid get kidnapped or molested

Most of Kid in Singapore take bus and MRT to school by themselves

Same as in Japan take train

In Vietnam, most kid go to school riding bicycle or walk

Indonesia as well, bus, or becak or angkut

Malaysia parent too entitled

This post has been edited by cuddlybubblyteddy: Apr 25 2025, 07:22 AM

In failed nation, everything is haphazard.
Go and see how well developed school zones are in developed nations.

Bru... Your time got frequent kidnap case or not?

last time a lot free lance driver take kid tumpang 6-7 kid , now i dont think i see beside the school van

You equivalent Malaysian bus and MRT to Singapore and Japan? LOL!

If like that you might as well say why Malaysians drive to work and not take bus and MRT?

As for Vietnam, do they have a huge population of foreigners like Bangla and Indon in our country?

It is not Malaysia parents too entitled. Its our transport system is built for cars and the environment today is not 10/20/30 years ago.

Yes, why Malaysian drive to work? Maruah? Show off?

Now with MRT, LRT, KTM available still want to drive into city Center to work.

18 years ago, even with just LRT and KTM, I just drove to the nearest LRT or KTM , then took that to work.

People complain public transport at Malaysia is sucks, it was, still are but doesn’t mean it’s not working.

You have a screwed sense of smooth traffic. It may not affect much within the vicinity of those schools you mentioned but overall it still contributes to heavier traffic. And wait till PNB118 is fully open.

Kuen Cheng gotta move. Period. And whatever happened to being schooled near where you live? I know parents just submit some fake address near the school they want their child to go for admission.

What do you think will happen if everyone take LRT, MRT, etc.?

Can our public transport take in all the additional passengers?

Today, a lot of our public transport is already to the max and you want more people take public transport

Now you want all school kids to take public transport too? You think all schools are built near LRT, MRT stations?

Even though I take public transport, I also won't make stupid statement like everyone should take public transport

Not everyone stays in area where there are accessable public transport

For some to drive to public transport and take public transport, the time taken is longer than driving directly to work

The reality is Klang Valley was planned for driving since the 80s

You can blame Tun M for that but its something we can't turn back

Our public transport is to complement driving and not replace driving

Don't even compare our public transport to HK, Japan or Singapore

Our planning for development in Klang Valley was never consistent and it is why it is now impossible to emulate them

That is a fact that people like you don't understand

Nobody like to be jam but this a reality we must face

You think being schooled near the school means walking distance today?

Let me just give an example. Children from Puchong or Dengkil allocated schools in Cyberjaya.

You expect the kids to walk/bicycle from Puchong or Dengkil to Cyberjaya?

You are not a parent yet, right?

Malaysians are too proud of their vehicles to take public transport, nuff said

Walking home is getting more and more challenging. last time one have to be enticed with shops selling junk food along the way.

Now its vape shop .

Do you think school in Singapore and Japan all build next to LRT and MRT?

Kids took MRT&LRT, then change bus and drop off at nearby bus stop of the school,

Like I say, Malaysia people is entitled, always find excuses that this can’t work, that don’t work.

The fact that it’s so easy to get a car in Malaysia, cheaper loan, makes everyone entitled that must get a car.

Vietnam - imported car used to have 300% tax, now is about 100% - thus not many car on the car, mostly is motorbike

It’s the policy of country that will change the course of direction of development, at Mahathir era, the pride of nationalism and national car, make a cheap car for everyone, resulted this. Thus public transport is not fully been build across the country

Let me guess, you take public transport, right?

Imagine if 50% of all the people who are driving today take public transport

That will mean public transport will have to accomodate 50% more people

Some people here say school kids also take public transport

You sure you still can get in your MRT, LRT, Komuter, etc with additional 50% people and school kids?

Our public transport was not built to be the major source of transportation

Since the 80s, the whole of Klang Valley was planned for driving

You cannot undo what was built for decades as Klang Valley development was not properly planned like Singapore, HK or Japan

I thought Vape shop is illegal in Malaysia ?

Like I repeatedly say before, do you think our current LRT, MRT, etc. can take in all the additional people who are driving and school kids?

You go see how pack is our LRT, MRT, etc during peak hours lah

It is just slightly better than Tokyo and HK only lah

You go and see where a lot of schools are built today lah

Most are not near any public transport at all

I bet you're not a parent, right?

I had my fair share of getting sandwiches in peak hour, que with everyone and sometimes got boobs squeeze from behind, man boob, woman boob ect

Like I say, as long the mentality in Malaysia change, getting and building the public transport, roll it out in phases, at residential , school, the route that can connect with public school, university.

People will take public transport.

P/s: I have 2 toddlers, I send my eldest to school by motorbike. 🏍️

And I’m not living in Malaysia

I did plan to come back to Malaysia when my kid going to primary school.


This post has been edited by cuddlybubblyteddy: Apr 25 2025, 09:51 AM

Like I say before, our LRT, MRT, etc. are already very packed and cannot take in more people

See, you send your eldest to school by motorbike

Why not send your kid to school using public transport?

Why not ask your kid to go to school himself?

You not living in Malaysia. You don't know what is like today in Klang Valley

When you come back to Malaysia and send your kids to school, then you'll know why parents send their kids to schools

This post has been edited by 30624770: Apr 25 2025, 09:54 AM

Nope, i drove fetching children to school and for working purposes. I've been driving for 30 years now since my
younger days doing a sales job. Nowadays i'd much prefer public transport than facing all the traffic jams

See, you also drive your children to school

That is a sad reality everyone in Klang Valley face

Of course, everyone would prefer public transport if they can

But for some people taking public transport is just not feasible

If the time needed is equivalent, why take public transport packed with people?

yea . i pick up my kids from schools often and the school is smack right in the middle of residental area. If I can snap my gauntlet and make all the cars dissapear and tell my kids to walk home... they wont make it pass 200m due to many illegal riders aka secondary school students zooming pass with little concern for other road users.

Even those licensed (parents) riders also showed little concern with kids safely outside the schools where slowing down is a must.

This post has been edited by alanyuppie: Apr 25 2025, 10:26 AM

my son school one bloody alphard confirm double park right in front of school 1 hour before school finish everyday. no matter how many empty space also won't park in, must double park because want to leave early don't want get stuck by double parker. confirm same space right in front of entrance because come 1 hour early hog that space

Exactly

The environment today are not like 10/20/30 years ago

Back then walking/cycling home is possible

Today, its way to dangerous