#NSTviral: Will Malaysians change? School crossing video raises concerns
PUTRAJAYA: Concerns over motorists failing to give way to pedestrians have resurfaced after schoolchildren were seen struggling to cross a zebra crossing.
PUTRAJAYA: Concerns over motorists failing to yield to pedestrians have once again resurfaced following a video showing schoolchildren struggling to cross a zebra crossing. The clip, likely recorded near Sekolah Kebangsaan Putrajaya Presint 9(2), depicts two children attempting to cross while motorcycles and cars continue to pass by.
The video has garnered over 63,000 views and 1,300 likes on the social media platform Threads, sparking widespread questions about why motorists seem unwilling to slow down for children in a school zone. A Threads user named shahrimtamrin shared the video and questioned when Malaysians would change and when people in the country would start respecting the rights of pedestrians.
This incident echoes two other recent cases where schoolchildren were injured while crossing pedestrian crossings in front of their schools. In the first incident, two schoolgirls aged 8 and 9 were hit by a motorcycle in Permatang Pauh, Penang, on September 23. In another incident reported on Monday, a schoolgirl was struck by a motorcycle while crossing a pedestrian crossing in front of SMK Saujana Utama in Bandar Saujana Utama, Selangor.
These recent cases have been discussed in relation to the Threads post, with users expressing frustration over motorists' failure to give way at pedestrian crossings.
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