Dangerous driving

Driving in developed countries such as the US, Australia, Germany, UK, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and Singapore are all deemed very safe and orderly. Having a matured motoring culture and long driving history does have a significant impact on road safety, good driving etiquette and good driving behaviour. This however is not the case in the less developed countries such as India and China.

China and India has the highest accident rates in the world. China and India are the fastest growing economies in the world and car ownership is relatively new to many of its citizens. Only having a driver's license in the last 10 years and having just bought a car less than 10 years ago contributes to the lack of driving experience and couple that with very congested road network leads to chaotic driving conditions. China who were once filled with bicycles are now filled with cars. Many of the drivers in China do not care about the traffic laws and think the breaking the traffic laws are nothing serious. While in India, the country used to be filled with cows and bullock carts but now the roads are high filled with cars.

China and India combined boast the world's most dangerous highway network in the world. Dangerous in the sense that the motorist flout the law, there are no street lights (in India) on the highways, the drivers weave in and out of traffic without considering about other motorist on the road and stop in the middle of the highway because they missed a turn or have a problem with their car. India currently lead the statistics in the most road accidents in the world, their highways are not lit at night and trucks with no lights are plying those highways on a daily basis. Trucks will stop in the middle of the highway to change tyres, and vehicles will drive in opposing direction to the traffic flow.

These two countries can be economic power houses but they are sorely lacking proper driving etiquette and attitude. In countries such as Malaysia where driving etiquette used to be good, it has since gone down hill. These days you will find silly drivers who miss a turn on the highway reverse dangerously on the highway instead of taking the next turn off. You will also find many drivers beating red lights or driving in opposing direction to the traffic flow. All of these silly acts are down to the silly attitude and lack of consideration of the drivers.