The tour bus accident in Shanxi province, China, which claimed the lives of four Malaysian tourists has prompted the Sun to come out with a write-up on "Tales of China's Manic Drivers" by Giam Say Khoon yesterday, 5th. June. The article quoted frightening experiences Malaysians have had in the hands of "crazy" drivers in China who have no regard for traffic lights and pedestrians and other road users.
When I was with a local tour group in Jiuzhaigou last year, the crazy bus driver that we had was driving like the devil was chasing him. The bus was careening down the mountain slope and at one point where road upgrading was being carried out we could hear the tyres skidding over gravel as the bus sped around a bend. I told the local tour leader who was accompanying us to tell the driver to take it easy because I had come to Jiuzhaigou to enjoy the scenic view, not to die in the mountains. The tour guide went to the front of the bus and spoke to the driver and then came back and told me that she had conveyed my message to the driver. She said that the driver was not happy with what I had said and that he knew what he was doing. He reduced speed nevertheless and we didn't die.
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