'Crazy car' in KK worries netizens
Published on: Saturday, June 15, 2024
By: Jessie Lee
Car caught on video going the wrong way at a traffic light intersection in Kota Kinabalu. (Photo: Facebook/Chong Tze Nam)
Kota Kinabalu: A viral video showing a car driving against traffic at a busy traffic light intersection here has caused concern among netizens.
The dashcam footage dated May 29 was taken to Facebook by user Chong Tze Nam.
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The video garnered widespread attention and has since been viewed about 859,000 times and shared 2,000 times.
The incident was recorded in Foh Sang by a dashcam in a vehicle behind a Perodua Alza seen in the clip waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
Near the end of the video, a Perodua Axia is seen unexpectedly entering the lane against its direction, passing between vehicles, including the Perodua Alza and the vehicle with the dashcam.
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Netizens expressed disbelief and concern in the Facebook post's comments section.
“[One needs to always] stay alert [on the road], especially new drivers,” said one netizen, Fieyrah Mua.
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Some were concerned if an accident occured later off camera.
“Is there more [to the dashcam footage]?” asked Raymond Cys.
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