M'sian MP: women drivers 'slow' and 'oblivious'

[MarrickG]

KUALA LUMPUR - Women drivers are "slow" at the wheel and "oblivious" on the roads, a Malaysian ruling party MP told parliament, prompting outrage among women's groups Tuesday.

"Some women drivers drive slowly and seem oblivious to traffic," Bung Mokhtar Radin was quoted as saying by the Star daily, while urging the government to set up a body to monitor new motorists.

"When you honk at them, they get agitated with some even showing hand gestures to other drivers," he added. An aide to the lawmaker confirmed the remarks but declined further comment.

It is not the first time Bung has made controversial comments about women.

In 2007 he brought up menstruation in a debate about parliament's leaking roofs, responding to a female opposition MP by stating: "Where is the leak? (She) leaks every month too." He later apologised.

Rights group Tenaganita's programme coordinator Aegile Fernandez said the lawmaker's latest remarks were "sexist" and "reflective of the kind of backward mentality of some male politicians."

"That such a comment was made just shows the kind of backward thinking and prejudice towards women," she told AFP.

"There are women fighter pilots who are better than men so these comments about slowness and being oblivious are silly," she added.

All Women's Action Society senior programme officer Abigail De Vries said it was a "disgrace that such a person is a lawmaker."

"This is only the latest of his sexist comments," she added.

According to figures from the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, road fatalities increased by 15.32 per cent from 2001 to 2009, the latest year for which figures were available.

It did not have statistical breakdowns based on gender.

Car and bus accidents are relatively common in Malaysia, often involving interstate routes and accompanied by revelations that drivers were unlicenced, speeding or under the influence of drugs to keep themselves awake.

 

[Capano2121]

It is so true in Malaysia, nothing to deny!
Rule of thumb while driving in Malaysia, when you see young auntie
1) In brand new car - slow down and never try to overtake them, new car better pick up & they will chase after you.
2) In not too old not too new cars still within ten years old - slow down & be wary & try to anticipate their next move, most probably signals lights are not working, and if working fine not used anyway.
3) In old banged up bone shaker - turn the other way and keep a distance of at least one kilometre, everything else goes, safest is to pull over and wait for them to disappear.

For old aunties behind the wheel of any kind of cars, just turn the other way & leave the state, better still head back to SIngapore, lao auntie are the worst dirvers in Malaysia.

 

[KNNBCCB]

DON'T TALK SHIT. !!!

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