Helmets
Well we know how important helmets are for our safety. However, a friend of mine sent me these pictures, made me wonder — many things. True as ridiculous as this may appear, it is still important because what if they do survive at least their brains and skulls may be saved. Compare this with us Malaysians. We still find people going around without helmets even in the city. That is the attitude we Malaysians have difficulty changing. The third world mentality!
January 27th, 2007 at 4:36 am
Another issue that peeves me off…. those motorcyclists who put on their helmets for SHOW… they don’t fasten it properly.
Aiyoooo… in the event of a crash… the helmet FLIES OFF and the head gets smashed.
BTW, are these photos real??
January 27th, 2007 at 4:39 am
move should be made for cyclist to wear helmets too in Malaysia!
January 27th, 2007 at 4:58 am
i’ll second susan… Wow , the pics…Dun say bikes , u ask me to walk along that stretch oso , i will think 2 or 3 times…*legs lembik liao
January 27th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
yes how true bernard. somehow, there is a problem in our mentality. it is not really about the country. Malaysians seem to take everything lightly. There are good and bad to this attitude, but like i mentioned in an earlier article, malaysians leave their health for others to care. Wearing helmets is one of them. This is to protect themselves, but they don’t see it as a form of protection but more like disturbance. Their health is not their utmost importance. then when they break their skull and bleed in their brain, then they regret. This is one of those things that one should cultivate at home.
MMA and many other associations have had community drives to inculcate these habits an even given the helmets off for free for those who attend.
BTW i think the picture is real.
January 28th, 2007 at 12:33 am
Maybe the thick skulls of some people made it impossible for them to absorb and reeive the “safety” message. A negative attitude makes it worse.
February 3rd, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Their thick skulls seem to fracture quite easily too!