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This, kids, is why they kept telling us in driving school, don't abruptly cut in front of another motorist from the left, because the odds are they won't see you, and should it be a worst case scenario.... When everyone is at the lights, all seems well. The motorcycle on the left is a GrabFood rider, and he rides off straight. It is only after the GrabFood rider goes off a little in the distance, that the Malaysian motorcycle suddenly cuts in front of the Toyota Wish, who seems to not be wanting to turn but instead going straight. Now before you blame the Toyota for "why is he going straight in a turning lane", watch the video. The lane the Toyota is on can be used to turn right or go straight. Now, I am assuming the Toyota did not turn on his right signal, indicating that he didn't want to turn at the junction, he wanted to go straight. But as the light turns green, the Malaysian motorcycle just dandily cuts in from the left and right in front of the Toyota, giving the driver barely any time to react. No matter how hard you slam on your brakes, people, cars don't cut to an immediate stop like they do in cartoons. It's called physics. Now, I'm not pointing fingers at anybody, but I believe the Toyota didn't even realise that the motorcyclist was in front of him until it was too late. But really, the Malaysian motorcyclist should have known better than to cut in front of a car in such a carefree manner. Whether you're in JB or not, I don't think most drivers would expect a motorcycle to sudden appear in front of them and prepare to turn right as one is heading straight. Ultimately, let's just hope that everyone involved in the accident is all right. Rules, people. They exist for a reason.

Alright, people, yes, Singapore has a lot of rules. Some questionable, others necessary. But if the road you're on has clear demarcation and signs saying "NO OVERTAKING", the signs are there for a reason, people. And more often than not, the video has brought us back to one of the most infamous roads in Singapore, South Buona Vista Road. Also known as "99 Bends" or "gao zhup gao wan", this road has seen many an accident over the years. Every corner is more or less a blind corner, and it is nigh impossible to see who or what is coming the other way until it is too late, so it is only more than expected that the stretch where the road is the windiest has double white lines to indicate no overtaking at all times, and multiple signs along the road to also remind road users not to overtake until the road switches back to a single white line. Most people get the message. Emphasis on most people. As seen in the video, the motorcyclist suddenly overtakes the car from the right, crossing the double white line, and proceeds to channel his inner Valentino Rossi as he takes the corner at speed. Once again, he crosses the double white line. Only this time, there is another motorcyclist coming the other way, which he most probably didn't realise until it was too late. Mr MotoGP ends up losing control of his bike and crashes into the other motorcyclist who was just minding his own business. Come on people, if you want to do something stupid, keep the injuries to yourself, and not hurt other people in the process. Apparently this guy didn't get the memo, as he gave the lady in the car a good shock too when he crashed, as heard from the shriek in the video. Rules, people. They are there for a reason, and sometimes it won't hurt just to listen to them. For all you know, it could mean the difference between life and death.