You cannot eradicate bad drivers, there is no such thing as a nation of perfect drivers. What can be done is to educate people in abandoning the kiasu mentality that rules our roads.

Everyone is looking for the path of least resistance, and the afraid-to-lose mentality is simply magnifying that. By ridding Malaysians of that kiasuness, and getting people to understand that driving is not a competition, but a shared network of finite roadspace, can we get them to realise that progress will be much more pleasant if everyone co-operated in a courteous and gracious manner.

I've had many pleasant driving experiences in countries like Japan and Australia. I'm not saying that they are perfect drivers there, just that the road experience I had was so much less stressful. The thing is, it's ingrained culturally in places like this that rules exist to facilitate the movement of the greater population, and that the root of the problem is more recognised than any quickie solution. Yes there still are jams in places like that, and the road area is far surpassed by the number of users, but it's the behaviour of those users in those jams that make a difference.

I've been stuck in many Tokyo jams, and everyone understands that it's not anyone's fault there is a jam, it's just that the road is a limited resource. For the most part, they are patient and courteous, they merge alternately and double-hazard to say thanks. They don't take advantage of emergency lanes or cut in and out. Having everyone operate like this reduces stress levels. Which then is let loose wangan midnight racer style or with some tie-up vids... which is another thing altogether...