Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Smile for the cop camera

What say you on the issue below?

OVER the past few months, I have been travelling quite a bit on our expressways, either up north to Penang for work or south to Seremban for personal matters.

So, in some ways I was not surprised to receive a “love letter” bearing the stamp of the Royal Malaysian Police.

What shocked me when I tore open the envelope was that, instead of the normal summons, there was an A4 size notice stating what offence I had committed, where and when I did it plus a clear black-and-white picture of my car.

The first thing that came to my mind was:

“Oh-oh it must be me and I must have been speeding.”

Secret tool: Hidden cameras can catch traffic offenders red-handed.

It did not even cross my mind to protest “my innocence”. It was as if I had been caught with my pants down.

The only disagreement was between my son and me, blaming each other of being the driver at the time of the offence.

We were obviously on the way to Seremban when we were caught speeding at 114km per hour in a 90km per hour zone at KM8.5 of the Elite Highway.

Curious as to where I was “caught on camera speeding”, I took a quick drive to look for the “offending spot”.

For those who want to know, it is the overhead rest area near the Mofaz Go-Kart track.

A few weeks ago, while on my way to KLIA, the taxi driver pointed out that a window at the overhead rest area was open.

“See, that is where they shoot us,” said A. Manickam, my regular taxi driver to the airport. So, the next time you pass that area, keep a lookout for the open window.

But the problem is that when you see it, you may have already been photographed speeding.

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