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Photos from my Malaysia/Singapore Trip - Pt 4: On the Road

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Photos from my Malaysia/Singapore Trip - Pt 4: On the Road

Postby losfp on Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:14 am

Part 1 here -> http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php?t=13676
Part 2 here -> http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php?t=13678
Part 3 here -> http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php?t=13704


Part IV is all about the road. Driving in Malaysia is every bit as scary as I'd remembered it from 12 years ago. Lane markings seem to be entirely optional, and roundabouts are not for the faint hearted. Unfortunately, it's hard to capture the moment using a single still photo, so the terror of a drive in KL doesn't quite come across in these pics.... Thumbnail -> click -> bigger picture.



Just a mundane street shot really - the towers in the background.

<a target="_blank" href="http://thesystemisdown.com/gallery/albums/userpics/malaysia06/gallery/msia_gallery_road01.jpg"><img src="http://thesystemisdown.com/gallery/albums/userpics/malaysia06/gallery/normal_msia_gallery_road01.jpg" border="0"></a>


Taxi stand outside Times Square, KL. As each taxi picked up a fare, the others moved up in the queue. Most didn't bother starting their engines, just slipped their cab into neutral and rolled it along :)

<a target="_blank" href="http://thesystemisdown.com/gallery/albums/userpics/malaysia06/gallery/msia_gallery_road02.jpg"><img src="http://thesystemisdown.com/gallery/albums/userpics/malaysia06/gallery/normal_msia_gallery_road02.jpg" border="0"></a>


Malaysian have a decidedly casual attitude towards parking. Whether it's completely disregarding parking space lines, parking in front of hydrants (both are in evidence here), parking on the wrong side of the road, parking on corners, double or triple parking... to find a spot, you really need a "it'll do" attitude.

<a target="_blank" href="http://thesystemisdown.com/gallery/albums/userpics/malaysia06/gallery/msia_gallery_road03.jpg"><img src="http://thesystemisdown.com/gallery/albums/userpics/malaysia06/gallery/normal_msia_gallery_road03.jpg" border="0"></a>


But damn the highways are nice (even if you pay a truckload in tolls - RM80+ in tolls from Penang to Johor)... Here, we were racing the stormclouds to Penang...

<a target="_blank" href="http://thesystemisdown.com/gallery/albums/userpics/malaysia06/gallery/msia_gallery_road04.jpg"><img src="http://thesystemisdown.com/gallery/albums/userpics/malaysia06/gallery/normal_msia_gallery_road04.jpg" border="0"></a>
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Postby BT*ist on Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:59 am

I like the shots that tell a story (slipping the taxi into neutral, crazy parking).

Did you manage to catch up to the storm?
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Postby losfp on Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:51 pm

Yeah, I love the quirkiness of the place - it was good to be taken around the place by a local - you eat food and see things that the normal tourist doesn't!

The storms weren't moving very quickly. Mostly we just drove straight through em :)
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