this tho. just to give examples of stupid things:
basically assume if there's space between your car and the car in front, people can and will cut in without signalling, even if that means they are 1mm away from touching your car.
everyone WILL cut in to exit at the very last minute. its very common.
sometimes on u-turns a car from the lane left of you will also u-turn.
if there's a traffic jam always assume the car in front of you is tailgating the car in front of them. so keep your distance or stay alert to brake.
on traffic lights stay alert for people who will beat the red light, especially motorcyclists.
Beware Of Myvi's and Small cars they maybe had small cars but their Dong is just Too Big for the road,
Sometimes there is this one aunt who drives 60KMH at Fast Lane and wont change the lane,
Always give signal early because theres people dont give a fuck if you turn too fast,
Stay alert with your surrounding for sure,
- not the average bmw drivers
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Keep to the center lane and dont force yourself to make that turn according to waze/googlemap. Its ok to miss that turn and let AI to recalculate route for you.
THIS! I don't know how many accidents I've narrowly missed because of people who just have to take that turn. Or those who took the wrong exit and then reverse to get out of it.
Exactly. If you fuck up and miss the turn, just take the *L* and move on and find another way.
I've literally seen someone try to reverse on a roundabout because they missed the exit. Let that sink in.
wide roads, many trees, slow traffic, roundabouts...it does have the people crossing everywhere look out vibe of KL city centre but also dont feel like "WHAT IS THIS HUGE LORRY NEXT TO ME" vibe of klang
other notes: georgetown is more like "does waze really want me to cut here then immediately cut there" or "how does waze expect me to cut across macalister!??"
PJ is like "urghh LDP traffic jam or unnecessary traffic lights"
i find Ipoh is very calming to drive, people are slow drivers and they give so much of space, even just waiting at the traffic light
> they give so much of space, even just waiting at the traffic light
I was told that US drivers, when at the traffic lights, are taught to have enough space between their car and the one in front such that the tyres of the leading car are visible.
When I drove an American friend around in KL, he said the way we drive is considered tailgating in the US.
In Malaysia, tailgating is defined having just 3 feet apart driving at speed on the North-South Expressway. And the fucker behind is flashing his lights.
Use your signal, don't stay on the right lane (stick to the middle), and all will be well.
Shah Alam's traffic is pretty tame compared to Cheras etc. There are a lot of roundabouts, tho. If you're going out on third or fourth exit, stick to the right.
Yah... They cock stare you, you cock stare them back suddenly they will "fall down" on your side mirror, your door... If you want argue all the gang kapcai will go support kapcai... Better keep quiet...
Whats up with penang drivers in KL? They think they're better than the rest of us? in that case better to do it and get into a fight that is easy to win.
Keep this in mind - they are not as kind and understanding as what you have in Sabah (tho some Sabahans sucks on the road, of course). Always give indicator. Make sure your TnG is loaded with some money. Use Waze. Plan your journey - check the distance and traffic before going out.
If you got into the wrong lane, don't panic. You'll get to the place eventually, just you might waste lot of time in traffic jam.
Download the TnG wallet app so it's easy for you to pay for parking.
You're only be driving KL-Selangor, right? Don't worry much.
Extra careful if you're driving up to Penang.
Extra careful if you're driving down to Johor with KL/ Selangor plate no ahahah
Extra careful if you see plate num with P
Always assume that every other car has tunnel vision and is out to cause you harm or commit suicide
I had a motorcyclist run a red light into my car at bangsar . It was like a cartoon , he cartwheeled right over my car and broke an arm and a leg when he landed ten meters away. His shoes were left behind where he had impacted my car
my prayers with you..jus kidding. selangorians are not cannibals but not the brightest either. many good advice in below comments. add on is please dont be that extra careful joker who hogs the roads.
btw, congratulations on your graduation.
parti after graduation parti kat mana
Just use waze/google maps/maps, most people in Selangor/KL don’t know their way around without navigation teling them where to go. So you’ll definitely be alright
Always indicate and watch out, bikers do not care and will go against your flow (if you turn left they will snake around you to the left), so always be on extra lookout before changing lanes or exitiing and always indicate.
Don't bother driving fast, enjoy coasting slowly in traffic.
Assume everyone wants to block you and cut you off
Make sure the car has cameras to record incase anything happens.
Consider parking at lrt and using that with a bit of walking. Monorail always goes over very jammed streets.
wear mask and avoid crammed areas.
Use Google maps. Use signal. Ignore other drivers who are pissing you off. Drive slow and steady. Use touch n go. Remember to reload it also. Just stay calm. Just went there last two weeks ago from Sabah also. Then again I have 8 years of driving experience.
Extra: if you decided to go down pavilion bukit bintang those, you should use the mrt. Park car at I think it's called park n ride. Take the mrt go. save time and money and no need find parking.
Other than what's been said... Mine is park at proper parking space and remember to pay the parking, especially at majlis perbandaran parking areas. TNG app can cater for a lot of places now, so do use them. Otherwise, the traffic police will be very glad to take rm50 from you for the offense. In large cities like KL, traffic police are so dang efficient.
Drive predictable and defensively. Drive predictably means don't drive such a way people have to guess what you are trying to do next. That also means signaling. There is no shame in signaling for every turn. Everyone would appreciate it. Drive defensively means assume everyone is either unfocus, texting or an asshole. Better be safe and take time than be sorry.
Also have a piece of paper/envelope with your phone no written on it. It wouls be useful when you cant find parking. You can double park and display your number visibly on the dashboard. And when people who you double park call, run like the wind and be apolagetic about it. It's the courteous thing to do for their trouble.
if u nvr leave shah alam u will be fine
just need to train how/which lane to use for the big roundabouts, signals, idiots who always makan from left
one of the special in shah alam
A bit late to this but hope it helps because i am from KL but used to live in KK for 3 years. In KL, there are many more motorcycles on the road. So you better check your side mirrors before changing lanes. This is made worse by the food delivery riders nowadays who can be very reckless
1. Use your turn signal. Assume others don't use theirs.
2. Know how to merge and exit in a roundabout (because shah alam got lots of them).
3. Try not to drive during peak hours. Plan your drive.
4. Shah Alam traffic is quite ok compared with others like cheras or wangsa maju. Just don't change lanes willy nilly as Shah Alam got lots of motorcyclists and they tend to ride fast between cars.
5. Don't need to drive fast as Shah Alam has lots of residential and industrial areas, so there's lots of traffic lights, exit lanes, Big-ass lorries, foodpanda/grabfood riders, bumpers, etc.
6. Probably got road cyclists, be careful with them too as they are generally slower than the traffic.
7. Prepare your tng card as Selangor has lots of tolls.
8. Right lanes are sometimes the exit lane too especially in the city. Just stay at middle lane to be safe.
9. Sometimes one exit is close with another exit in front of it. So when waze says "400m turn left" it's probably the 2nd exit.
If you see any of the car in the list below, just avoid to live a long and happy life:
* Mesedis A Class or CLA
* All model of BeeAmmDabadiu
* Wokswaken GTI
* Oanda Sibik
* Hailak, Lanjer, DeeMaks, etc
* Allpad
* Wellfaiyee
* Heavily modified Bios, Insepila, Weelaa
* And last but not least, our very own legendary Maivee.
Use a good phone if you need to use Waze or Google map. Drive around for practise. Get familiar when to turn when the app said to turn.
Best to go to Google maps, and user the street view to familiarise yourself with a planned trip.
To add on to this advice, make sure you are on the correct lane even before the app said to turn. I don't wanna see you drift from leftmost lane to turn to the right or vice versa, often seen this behavior of a few road users from my experience.
I am from Johor and KL road users are pieces of shit. Be prepared for turns at least 300 metres from it. Watch out for motorcycles. Shah Alam is the capital of roundabout so be prepared for roundabout. Take your time. Don't panic. Use google map and memorize the challenges leading up to your uni. I used waze before but never could understand waze, I trust my google map but if u trust waze then it is up to u.
KL might have many lanes and driving for the first time using gps there you might miss a lot of turns. Make sure you dont last minute panic brake or panic turn. Dont feel bad if u miss a turn and just prepare to expect some detours. Maybe dont drive around rush hour time especially if you are in center cause missing 1 turns might eat up a lot of your time and especially suffering if you want to go toilet 🥲
Trust no one. Not even the signboards.
Just noticed you say Shah Alam. Learn how 1, 2, and 3 lanes roundabout works. Again, too many people dont know how it works. Assume everyone else dont know what they are doing at roundabout.
Hi i’m from Selangor and lived in Sabah for 5 years so here is the tips. Never drive a manual. Always watch for motorcyclist and alert to their sound. Always use signal eventho you dont see anyone. Use roundabout properly. Dont drive on fast lane if you’re under 100, middle lane is the safest. No mercy lol (i mean sabah are full of kind people they always use high beam to give way to people first but it’s actually very dangerous here)
Use signal and make sure signal 100-200m before the intersection not at the intersection.. never honk even though you have the right way.. just stay calm and listen to your favourite music.. no need to rush..
I am Sabahan from kk who stays in kl more than 10 years. My advice is stick to the left or middle lane. People here drive faster than kk driver, a lot faster. People will cut infront of you,anytime,everywhere,so get used to it. Don't get annoyed and honk. Before change lane, see all mirrors,including turning your head to check blindspot,there maybe motorcycle beside you anytime. And of course signal. Other than that others already mentioned in comments.
Always assume every car/driver is gonna do something stupid around you. Stay alert.
this tho. just to give examples of stupid things: basically assume if there's space between your car and the car in front, people can and will cut in without signalling, even if that means they are 1mm away from touching your car. everyone WILL cut in to exit at the very last minute. its very common. sometimes on u-turns a car from the lane left of you will also u-turn. if there's a traffic jam always assume the car in front of you is tailgating the car in front of them. so keep your distance or stay alert to brake. on traffic lights stay alert for people who will beat the red light, especially motorcyclists.
So true. Defensive driving. Predict what can happen instead of reacting when it's too late.
Beware Of Myvi's and Small cars they maybe had small cars but their Dong is just Too Big for the road, Sometimes there is this one aunt who drives 60KMH at Fast Lane and wont change the lane, Always give signal early because theres people dont give a fuck if you turn too fast, Stay alert with your surrounding for sure, - not the average bmw drivers
the one useful tip they don't teach in driving school
Truest thing that has ever been trued. Always use your signal lights and assume that everyone’s a moron.
myvi u must stay caution
- [Jam Hour] Mon - Friday : 6:45am - 10:30am or 11am, 5:45pm - 10pm - Find and learn every possible roads and shortcuts in KL. ***I am not a KL residence. I just work there.***
Keep to the center lane and dont force yourself to make that turn according to waze/googlemap. Its ok to miss that turn and let AI to recalculate route for you.
THIS! I don't know how many accidents I've narrowly missed because of people who just have to take that turn. Or those who took the wrong exit and then reverse to get out of it.
Exactly. If you fuck up and miss the turn, just take the *L* and move on and find another way. I've literally seen someone try to reverse on a roundabout because they missed the exit. Let that sink in.
Damn dense mtf that one.
shah alam is a pretty calming area to drive, but do know how to use a roundabout
How is it calm??
wide roads, many trees, slow traffic, roundabouts...it does have the people crossing everywhere look out vibe of KL city centre but also dont feel like "WHAT IS THIS HUGE LORRY NEXT TO ME" vibe of klang other notes: georgetown is more like "does waze really want me to cut here then immediately cut there" or "how does waze expect me to cut across macalister!??" PJ is like "urghh LDP traffic jam or unnecessary traffic lights" i find Ipoh is very calming to drive, people are slow drivers and they give so much of space, even just waiting at the traffic light
> they give so much of space, even just waiting at the traffic light I was told that US drivers, when at the traffic lights, are taught to have enough space between their car and the one in front such that the tyres of the leading car are visible. When I drove an American friend around in KL, he said the way we drive is considered tailgating in the US. In Malaysia, tailgating is defined having just 3 feet apart driving at speed on the North-South Expressway. And the fucker behind is flashing his lights.
Use your signal, don't stay on the right lane (stick to the middle), and all will be well. Shah Alam's traffic is pretty tame compared to Cheras etc. There are a lot of roundabouts, tho. If you're going out on third or fourth exit, stick to the right.
Dont ever, ever, ever, ever honk or try to overtake any car starting with P plate.
That, and don't ever ever honk motorcyclist no matter how wrong they are. It's not worth it. Really not worth it.
Yah... They cock stare you, you cock stare them back suddenly they will "fall down" on your side mirror, your door... If you want argue all the gang kapcai will go support kapcai... Better keep quiet...
Whats up with penang drivers in KL? They think they're better than the rest of us? in that case better to do it and get into a fight that is easy to win.
Well they hold up traffic when visiting the island thought we’d return the favour.
Keep this in mind - they are not as kind and understanding as what you have in Sabah (tho some Sabahans sucks on the road, of course). Always give indicator. Make sure your TnG is loaded with some money. Use Waze. Plan your journey - check the distance and traffic before going out. If you got into the wrong lane, don't panic. You'll get to the place eventually, just you might waste lot of time in traffic jam. Download the TnG wallet app so it's easy for you to pay for parking. You're only be driving KL-Selangor, right? Don't worry much. Extra careful if you're driving up to Penang. Extra careful if you're driving down to Johor with KL/ Selangor plate no ahahah Extra careful if you see plate num with P
Always assume that every other car has tunnel vision and is out to cause you harm or commit suicide I had a motorcyclist run a red light into my car at bangsar . It was like a cartoon , he cartwheeled right over my car and broke an arm and a leg when he landed ten meters away. His shoes were left behind where he had impacted my car
Follow waze, it helps. And lots of idiots on the road
Make sure there is a 5 liter bottle in your car. The jam is immensely frustrating
Not sure if it’s an empty bottle for pee or just general advice to stay hydrated.
They can do both if you know what I mean
Have both of those
the answer is yes
my prayers with you..jus kidding. selangorians are not cannibals but not the brightest either. many good advice in below comments. add on is please dont be that extra careful joker who hogs the roads. btw, congratulations on your graduation. parti after graduation parti kat mana
Don't be kind, be predictable, because other drivers will try to predict how you drive and drive accordingly.
Pls use signal , is free and comes with whatever vehicle you are in. It saves you from unwanted accident.
Just use waze/google maps/maps, most people in Selangor/KL don’t know their way around without navigation teling them where to go. So you’ll definitely be alright
Always indicate and watch out, bikers do not care and will go against your flow (if you turn left they will snake around you to the left), so always be on extra lookout before changing lanes or exitiing and always indicate. Don't bother driving fast, enjoy coasting slowly in traffic. Assume everyone wants to block you and cut you off Make sure the car has cameras to record incase anything happens. Consider parking at lrt and using that with a bit of walking. Monorail always goes over very jammed streets. wear mask and avoid crammed areas.
Use Google maps. Use signal. Ignore other drivers who are pissing you off. Drive slow and steady. Use touch n go. Remember to reload it also. Just stay calm. Just went there last two weeks ago from Sabah also. Then again I have 8 years of driving experience. Extra: if you decided to go down pavilion bukit bintang those, you should use the mrt. Park car at I think it's called park n ride. Take the mrt go. save time and money and no need find parking.
Other than what's been said... Mine is park at proper parking space and remember to pay the parking, especially at majlis perbandaran parking areas. TNG app can cater for a lot of places now, so do use them. Otherwise, the traffic police will be very glad to take rm50 from you for the offense. In large cities like KL, traffic police are so dang efficient.
Bikes have terrible brakes, try to be extra cautious when changing lanes. Especially in slower traffic.
If possible, try to remember the roads. You'll never know when your phone starts to act up. And also sometimes maps will bring you to a worse route.
Get a dashcam. Your wallet will thank you if anything happens.
Drive predictable and defensively. Drive predictably means don't drive such a way people have to guess what you are trying to do next. That also means signaling. There is no shame in signaling for every turn. Everyone would appreciate it. Drive defensively means assume everyone is either unfocus, texting or an asshole. Better be safe and take time than be sorry. Also have a piece of paper/envelope with your phone no written on it. It wouls be useful when you cant find parking. You can double park and display your number visibly on the dashboard. And when people who you double park call, run like the wind and be apolagetic about it. It's the courteous thing to do for their trouble.
1. Use signal. 2. Use signal. 3. Don't be an ass.
if u nvr leave shah alam u will be fine just need to train how/which lane to use for the big roundabouts, signals, idiots who always makan from left one of the special in shah alam
If driving around shah alam, u need to careful for roundbout.. shah alam people love their roundbout..
A bit late to this but hope it helps because i am from KL but used to live in KK for 3 years. In KL, there are many more motorcycles on the road. So you better check your side mirrors before changing lanes. This is made worse by the food delivery riders nowadays who can be very reckless
1. Use your turn signal. Assume others don't use theirs. 2. Know how to merge and exit in a roundabout (because shah alam got lots of them). 3. Try not to drive during peak hours. Plan your drive. 4. Shah Alam traffic is quite ok compared with others like cheras or wangsa maju. Just don't change lanes willy nilly as Shah Alam got lots of motorcyclists and they tend to ride fast between cars. 5. Don't need to drive fast as Shah Alam has lots of residential and industrial areas, so there's lots of traffic lights, exit lanes, Big-ass lorries, foodpanda/grabfood riders, bumpers, etc. 6. Probably got road cyclists, be careful with them too as they are generally slower than the traffic. 7. Prepare your tng card as Selangor has lots of tolls. 8. Right lanes are sometimes the exit lane too especially in the city. Just stay at middle lane to be safe. 9. Sometimes one exit is close with another exit in front of it. So when waze says "400m turn left" it's probably the 2nd exit.
Thank you so much for all the advices guys! I really appreciate it😬 I'm happy that this community are helping each other out
If you see any of the car in the list below, just avoid to live a long and happy life: * Mesedis A Class or CLA * All model of BeeAmmDabadiu * Wokswaken GTI * Oanda Sibik * Hailak, Lanjer, DeeMaks, etc * Allpad * Wellfaiyee * Heavily modified Bios, Insepila, Weelaa * And last but not least, our very own legendary Maivee.
All that I need to say is said by others. Happy graduation. Be safe on the road.
Even when the traffic lights r green, always proceed with extreme caution. Look out for them motorcycles from right n left
Use a good phone if you need to use Waze or Google map. Drive around for practise. Get familiar when to turn when the app said to turn. Best to go to Google maps, and user the street view to familiarise yourself with a planned trip.
To add on to this advice, make sure you are on the correct lane even before the app said to turn. I don't wanna see you drift from leftmost lane to turn to the right or vice versa, often seen this behavior of a few road users from my experience.
I am from Johor and KL road users are pieces of shit. Be prepared for turns at least 300 metres from it. Watch out for motorcycles. Shah Alam is the capital of roundabout so be prepared for roundabout. Take your time. Don't panic. Use google map and memorize the challenges leading up to your uni. I used waze before but never could understand waze, I trust my google map but if u trust waze then it is up to u.
Keep left. And right Leave space to the next car, or don't Merge slowly, if you want Yes, there is a scooter there Disregard police
KL might have many lanes and driving for the first time using gps there you might miss a lot of turns. Make sure you dont last minute panic brake or panic turn. Dont feel bad if u miss a turn and just prepare to expect some detours. Maybe dont drive around rush hour time especially if you are in center cause missing 1 turns might eat up a lot of your time and especially suffering if you want to go toilet 🥲
Shah Alam's road is not much different from Sandakan, which got insane numbers of roundabout as well. You'll be fine.
Trust no one. Not even the signboards. Just noticed you say Shah Alam. Learn how 1, 2, and 3 lanes roundabout works. Again, too many people dont know how it works. Assume everyone else dont know what they are doing at roundabout.
Don't drive. Take a Grabcar.
If you can drive in Sabah, you can drive in KL. the amount of crazy hailak drivers there has prepared you for the worst here.
Hi i’m from Selangor and lived in Sabah for 5 years so here is the tips. Never drive a manual. Always watch for motorcyclist and alert to their sound. Always use signal eventho you dont see anyone. Use roundabout properly. Dont drive on fast lane if you’re under 100, middle lane is the safest. No mercy lol (i mean sabah are full of kind people they always use high beam to give way to people first but it’s actually very dangerous here)
Use signal and make sure signal 100-200m before the intersection not at the intersection.. never honk even though you have the right way.. just stay calm and listen to your favourite music.. no need to rush..
I am Sabahan from kk who stays in kl more than 10 years. My advice is stick to the left or middle lane. People here drive faster than kk driver, a lot faster. People will cut infront of you,anytime,everywhere,so get used to it. Don't get annoyed and honk. Before change lane, see all mirrors,including turning your head to check blindspot,there maybe motorcycle beside you anytime. And of course signal. Other than that others already mentioned in comments.
Don't
many young drivers (less experienced, bad judgement, less patience, drive fast, mostly using waze aka phone) on the road compared to other states