Malaysian drivers are becoming more aggressive.  

Bukit Aman’s Traffic Enforcement Dept is concerned about this rising trend, as such aggressive behaviour can lead to incident of road rage and road bullying.  

It pointed out that there has been a 50% rise in cases of reckless and dangerous driving in the first half of the year.  

Most of the cases were in Johor, while KL, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Kelantan round up the top five.    

Meanwhile, a road safety expert from UPM says there is no single reason for the rise in reckless driving.  

He told the NST that instead, it’s due to multiple structural and factors including rising economic activity, heavier traffic and driver impatience.  

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In related news, the NGO Malaysia Community Crime Care has called for a lifetime ban for those who cause death while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 

It says existing penalties must be reviewed, to serve as an effective deterrent and send a clear message that impaired driving will NOT be tolerated.

It said this following a crash in Pahang that killed an AADK officer.  

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This, as Negeri Sembilan police launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly drove against the flow of traffic on the North South Expressway near Rembau. 

Cops say the suspect crashed into two other vehicles before he abandoned his car and ran off into a nearby oil palm plantation.  

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In other news  

The Communications Ministry says Malaysia is targeting 100% Internet access in populated areas nationwide by next year, under the JENDELA Network.  

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The DPM says the government wants to reduce the country’s dependence on imported food by half by the year 2050.

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Cops have arrested a woman, after viral footage appeared to show two children sticking their heads out of a car’s sunroof in Cheras.  

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UKM has denied recent claims that its international students outnumber locals 5 to 1, saying only 8 percent of its students are foreign.