Malay Mail Online has done a survey on the driving attitude of Malaysian drivers and summarizing the below 10 tips for oversea travellers who are planning to drive in Malaysia. Let’s discover what are recommended! 馬來郵報日前發出了一篇文章整理出馬來西亞公路使用者的10個慣常現象供外國遊客在本地開車時參考。 1 Overtake from the left 從左側超車
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Overtaking from the left is actually illegal, but in Malaysia, it seems to be perfectly all right to do so. It saves time, and because everybody else seems to like the right hand lane, the left lane always has less traffic.
從左側超車其實是違法的，但是在馬來西亞，這麼做似乎完全沒有問題，而且非常節省時間，因為大部分的司機都很喜歡靠右行駛，左邊通道通常不那麼擁擠。
2 Keep to the fast lane on highways or on any road 在高速公路上時保持靠右行駛
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The fast lane is the right hand lane on our highways. Technically, all cars should keep to the left lane on the highways, so that faster cars can overtake from the correct side (the right hand lane). However, because Malaysian drivers often feel that they are 「entitled」 to stay on the 「fast」 lane because they are driving at the speed limit, it may be better to overtake these cars from their left. If you are behind these cars that are travelling on the fast lane, the drivers tend to get very upset with you, especially if you flash them with your headlights politely to ask them to move over. Never mind that it is wrong to overtake them from the left — they would probably get very angry with you and ask, 「Why can』t you overtake me from the left?」
在馬來西亞的高速公路上，最右邊的走道屬於快車道。基本上所有車子都應該靠左行駛，讓比較快的車輛可以從右側超車，但是馬來西亞的司機認為只要他們開到一個特定的速度（他們認為屬於快的速度），他們就必須一直開在快速通道上。如果你開在他們後方（在快速通道上），這些司機會很生氣，特別是當你用閃光燈示意對方說這是快速道，請他們開往左側通道時。他們可能還會反問你：難道你就不能從左側超越我？？ 3 Give and take no quarter 不要奢望別人讓路
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It’s every man for himself here on the roads. In heavy traffic conditions, do not expect any courtesy from other drivers. This is the Malaysian way. Do not expect anybody to yield for you. Expect instead that others will force their way into your lane at the last minute, most times without any signal or indicator of any sort. Even if you are in the left-most lane, expect that somebody will try to overtake you using the emergency lane.
公路上沒有憐憫之心。當交通非常擁擠時，不要奢望其它公路使用者給你讓路，這就是馬來西亞的駕駛方式。而且不止不要奢望別人讓路，你可能還必須警惕其它人會突然插隊到你前方，大部分時候他們不會打指示燈也沒有任何他們需要插隊的預示。即便你已經把車子開在最左邊的通道，請注意，還是可能有人會從緊急通道超車越過你。 4 The signal is king 記得打指示燈就贏了
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If you happen to cut in on anybody else on the road, it is very important that you must have your indicator lights on. It doesn』t matter that you only had it on for half a second before you did the lane change. The 「signal」 light is king here. If anybody argues with you, you just have to say these magic words, 「I got signal what!」 and the other person will back off. However, if you forgot to put on your turn signal, just show an angry face, and as long as you have a 「louder」 face and a fiercer look, you will get away with it.Changing lane at the last minute is okay if you have your signals on.
如果你準備超車，記得信號燈。就算是超車前一秒才打也好，只要信號燈亮著就不會錯了。如果有人跟你理論，你只需要說：我不是有打信號燈！這樣他們就無話可說了。如果，我說如果，如果你真的真的忘了打信號燈，也沒關係，只要擺出一副關公臉，表現得比對方凶勐的樣子，問題也可以順利解決。總之在馬來西亞你可以隨意超車，只要亮著信號燈就可以了，即使是超車前一秒才亮燈也可以。 5 What yellow box? 什麼是黃格區？？
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Do not worry about those yellow boxes at intersections. They are just there to mark the boundaries of the intersection. Legally, you have to keep the areas demarcated by the yellow lines clear of traffic, i.e. you have to wait for the area beyond the yellow lines to be clear of traffic before you proceed. The yellow box is just a futile attempt by the authorities to maintain smooth traffic flow at intersections, but in Malaysia, you can just ignore them, because everybody else is. If you are negligent, and don』t maintain a close gap between you and the car in front, someone else will surely cut in, and you will lose about four or five metres of distance, a very big issue here. It is a question of face, and losing face is a big no-no here.
有時候你會看見路口會有一些黃線格，他們正確的名字叫做「路口導流區」。他們的作用是什麼呢？正確來說這個地方是必須時時刻刻保持清空的，在交通擁擠的時候，你必須等到黃格以外的對岸至少有一個車位的空缺才可以把車往前開去，而不是順著前方車輛，把車停在黃線格子內。這是為了確保你的車子不會卡在路口，阻礙其他方向的車輛通行。但是在馬來西亞，這些路口導流區你可以統統無視，因為這裡大部分的人都是如此。啊還有，千萬不要與前車保持空隙，因為其他的車子絕對會趁機插入，然後你會發現你至少比別人慢下5米的距離，事關面子問題，在這裡這是非常大件事的。 6 Learn how to weave 學會蛇行
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Learning how to weave is a very important aspect of driving in Malaysia. By this we don』t mean for you to go out and buy a cloth loom. You have to learn how to weave, i.e. learn how to do quick lane changes from left to right, then left again, or vice versa, in between cars in order to overtake. People here do not like to change lanes, and like to drive in formation with other cars. Therefore, if you need to go any place in a hurry, you have to learn how to drive around other traffic.
在馬來西亞你必須學會蛇行。如何在最短時間內從最左側的通道轉換至最右側，然後再從最右側往最左側去，諸如此類。如果你敢時間你就必須學會這項特技，在馬來西亞很多人都會，這沒什麼特別的。因為一般人不太喜歡轉換車道，他們喜歡跟其他車輛並肩而行。 7 Drive in a bunch with others — it’s more fun 行駛時跟其他車輛排成一列
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When driving on the highway, it is very fashionable to drive at the same speed as others. Make sure you help to cover all the lanes so that you look like a flock of geese. If you can make a perfect V like geese do, it will look very good to anybody who happens to be looking down at you from an airplane or a helicopter. If you do it well, nobody else can overtake your group, and don』t forget to drive slowly to hold everybody behind your group back. Besides, you can get great pleasure looking at the antics of the people behind as they try futilely to get past.
在高速公路上行駛時你可以試著跟其他車輛保持接近的速度，然後排成一列，這才是目前最夯的做法。確定你跟其他車子像天上飛行的雁群成群結隊地行駛，如果可以排成人字，從高空上望下來的景色就會很別致。如果你和其他車主配合得夠好，其他車輛就沒辦法超越你們。記得要開得慢一點，才可以讓其餘車子開始在你們車後慢慢累積成長長的車龍。這樣你會發現那些想盡辦法想要超越你們的車主臉上會出現很多可愛的表情。 8 Stop your car immediately after an accident
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No matter how small a fender bender, you must stop your car immediately if you have an accident. It doesn』t matter if you are on a bridge, an access ramp, or in the fast lane on a highway. You have to stop, get out of your car, and inspect the damage to your car. Do not worry about other traffic — they can drive around you if they want to get past. It’s better if you have a steering lock in your car. If you don』t have one, go get one immediately, the bigger the better. The steering lock can be used as an attack or defence weapon. It is also useful for breaking the windscreen of the other car that you hit or which hit you. Before any aggression, make sure the other person or his passengers do not have a hand phone camera or a dash cam — they can video you and earn great popularity with the video of you smashing their windscreen. If you have a passenger, get your passenger to video you — you can get famous if you put up your video first.
不管是多麼微小的碰撞擦傷，車禍後記得一定要立刻停車。不管你是在橋上、路口坡道、還是在高速公路上的快速車道上，你都必須立刻停車、下車、檢察車子狀況。不用理會交通狀況怎麼樣，反正他們一定有辦法越過你。最好在車上準備好一個又大又結實的轉向鎖，它可以成為你的武器。你可以用來敲破別人的車窗或者當別人敲破你的車窗時可以用來低檔。但是在開始暴力行為之前，先確定對方車上沒有人有相機或者錄影機，不然他們會錄下你的暴行放上網路免費幫你宣傳。不過如果你想紅的話也可以叫你車上的朋友幫你錄一錄，放上網之前向一個轟動全城的標題，隔天走在路上就很風光了。 9 Stop your car if you see an accident 當你發現路邊有人發生車禍時立刻停車
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If you see any accident, be it on your side of the road or the other side, be sure to stop and take pictures or a video. This is a great pastime for Malaysian drivers, and we do not want you to miss out on any opportunity to take videos or photographs. Make sure you get the registration numbers of the cars involved, and buy the numbers at the nearest 4D shop. The numbers will surely strike first prize in the next draw. If any car turns turtle, make sure you jumble all the numbers up in all possible combinations. If the car only has three numbers, add a zero to the front or back. Sometimes, people still stop even though the accident cars have long gone, but if you ask around, there will be someone who can tell you the registration numbers of the accident cars, or tell you the full life history of the accident victims.
當你發現路邊有人發生車禍，立刻停車拍照或者拍攝短片。這是每個馬來西亞人都會做的事，你也絕對不可以錯過這個拍照和拍攝短片的大好機會。記得要記起發生碰撞的車子的車牌號碼，然後到附近的4D店去買字。下一次開彩的時候這個號碼一定會中大獎。如果車子整輛翻了過來，記得把車牌號碼用各種可能的方式打亂重排，然後買進每個組合。如果車牌號碼只有三個字，你可以在前面或後面加上一個0。有時候即使發生車禍的車子早就被拖走了，但是你到現場去隨便問問，還是有人可以告訴你車牌號碼是什麼，順便告訴你整個發生經過。 10 Emergency lanes are just another additional lane 緊急通道只是另一條普通走道
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If there is heavy traffic, and even if there is no heavy traffic, it is perfectly all right to use the emergency lane or the side table. (FYI, the emergency lane is that bit of the road on the left, usually meant for people who have problems with their cars, but if you are in a hurry, that qualifies as an emergency. In fact anything can qualify as an emergency. The fact that you are in a hurry and there are cars blocking the normal lanes qualifies as an emergency). You are perfectly within your rights as a road user to take the emergency lane anytime – after all, you have paid road tax, right?
當交通非常擁擠，甚至是交通部擁擠的時候，你都可以任意使用緊急通道。緊急通道其實就是最左側的通道外側那剛好只能讓一輛小車通過的部分，沒有劃線的部分，一般上是為了應付道路上車子發生故障的狀況，遇上這種狀況，故障的車子就能比較安全地停在路邊，不會造成交通阻塞。儘管如此，但是當你趕時間是的時候，這當然也可以算是緊急狀況，重點是你已經很趕時間了，前面還有那麼多車子阻擋你前進，你也是有繳付路稅的嗎，當然也有資格使用緊急通道！
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