Public Called On To Drive Cautiously Amid Rainy Season
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Royal Brunei Police once again urged the public to exercise extra caution when driving in the rain and to periodically check the conditions-of their vehicles' tyres.

The department's head of public relation made the announcement following a recent accident that claimed the lives of five locals.

Motorists are urged to slow down during heavy downpours, when the car tyres can lose all contact with the road at speed of over 50 miles per hour.

Road observers said vehicles will be riding on water or "hydroplaning" at speed in excess of 50 miles per hour, and a slight change of wind direction or a gust of wind can cause a vehicle to veer off the road.

They advised drivers to slow down at the first sign of rain when the roads are the most slippery due to grease and dust on the surface.

"If the road is slippery, it will not give your tyres the grip you need. You must drive slower than you would on a dry road," they said.

In one of the deadliest road accidents in the country's history, four women and a man were killed after two cars collided with each other along the Tutong Highway near Kampung Penanjong in Tutong on November 26.

On November 17, a senior bank executive died instantly when his vehicle crashed into a tree at high speed at Lumut bypass. The victim, a Frenchman, was said to have been driving' alone from Kuala Belait to Bandar Seri Begawan.

The police speculated that the victim's car skidded as a result of slippery road condition.

Meanwhile, the first five days of Hari Raya Aidilfitri saw as many as 34 road accidents in the country, though none were fatal. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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