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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EG8" data-source="post: 421781" data-attributes="member: 1504">Psst! is there a weapon in your car ?By Arman AhmadKUALA LUMPUR, Mar 19:Just in case.A growing number of Malaysian motorists are carrying a variety of weaponsin their vehicles in case they come face-to-face with a road bully.Steel rods, golf clubs, baseball bats, hockey sticks, parangs, a variety offormidable-looking steering locks and even samurai swords have becometrusted companions of the Malaysian motorist.All those interviewed by the New Sunday Times said the "weapons'' were forself-defence only. They also believed that there was a good possibility ofthem getting embroiled in a road rage situation.In the last few months, three motorists have been murdered after amisunderstanding on the road. On Jan 25, engineering assistant MuhammadNazri Ismail was bludgeoned to death with a steering lock after beinginvolved in a minor accident.On Feb 24, Malaysia Airlines engineer Lau Kok Seng was slashed to death atthe Seremban-Kuala Lumpur highway, near the Desa Petaling exit, after atail-gating incident.Last week, petrol kiosk owner Azman Abdul Karim was stoned to death by agang of motorcyclists after an incident in Jelapang.Events manager Junaidah Ishak, 34, carries a golf club in her car thoughshe has never played a round of golf in her life."My uncle gave it to me", she said, adding that it gives her a sense ofsecurity. The golf club is kept behind the passenger seat of her PeroduaKembara.She has a reason to be wary. She recalled an incident in which she wasnearly attacked by a group of motorcyclists."They were racing and I just honked at them. All of a sudden, theysurrounded me." They tailed her for a while. This growing aggression amongroad users has seen many drivers joining the "arms race". "Almost everyonecarries something in his car for protection, some of my friends carrybaseball bats, knives — even parangs", said businessman Wan Kamarul WanIsmail, 37.He attributed this to the attitude of drivers in Kuala Lumpur who easilyget hot under the collar even for the most minor of traffic disputes."Especially in the morning, people will give you the middle finger oversmall matters," he said."And it doesn't end there. Some of them will tail you after that." WaneetaShah, 33, had one troubling experience. A motorist unhappy that she tooktoo long to fish out money to pay the toll charge overtook her car andforced it to stop."He got out and started banging on the window," she said. He only left whenother motorists honked at him."I went to Toys R' Us and bought a baseball bat after that", she said.Many of the objects carried have dual purposes. Technician Fadly Syamcarries a 20-inch steel rod in the trunk of his car."I use it as a lever to loosen the wheel nuts in case I have to change thetyres. However, I'm not afraid to use it to defend myself," he said. Peoplecarry these objects because often, they read about road rage in the newsand hear about it from friends and relatives.Police say that it is legal to carry steering locks. DeputyInspector-General of Police Datuk Musa Hassan said that there was no lawwhich prohibited motorists from carrying objects which could be used asweapons.However he warned: "Anything can be used as a weapon, even helmets andhockey sticks. But we advise anybody from getting violent. If you do causeharm, we will take action.''URL: http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Frontpage/20050320080029/Article/indexb_html</blockquote>

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