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January 20, 2005

My kid's school and the traffic jam

Those who read my blog for a very long time (say, August 16, 2004), know that I loved my kid's school. Yeah, I write in past tense, because now, my feeling has dropped, ever so slightly.

But they expanded last year, build a new block for secondary kids. This year, there is a lot more traffic. Before, parents would speed, they just cannot do it differently, but about 1 kilometer before the school entrance, they would slow down and start lining up. May be I know the guy in front of me, and what would he think when I cut him off just like that, might have been the thought.

This was possible, because the school was smaller - more personal. Now, they doubled in size and boy, do the parents and driver need to show off their cars and their driving skills. Fighting for space until 10.5 meter before the main entrance.

In the afternoon, and as usual, the gates to the school are opened on time and to be one of the first, those picking up the kids must be there early.

But that doesn't impede those that have no time at all. They cut in. And in the end, they block the whole road, all three lanes. It is a main road, luckily, with not too much traffic to go beyond the school - yet. But if you happen to get stuck, you have to wait, for the rest. Look at the picture (taken with camera phone, so my apologies that it is a bit blur).

You see the red jeep in front cutting in. In the opposite lane, you can see how all the lanes on the road are totally blocked.

What do parents teach their children about values? How was this again, with the rude Malaysian?

Posted by Andreas at January 20, 2005 10:38 PM

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