VIP escorts and emergency drivers: Sirens on, rules off?
Photo: New Straits Times
ALMOST every motorist in Malaysia would have encountered VIP escorts pulling alongside vehicles at breakneck speed, screaming "tepi, tepi" and furiously waving motorists to move aside.
From the original report
Failure to comply often earns a hard stare from escorts who seem determined to get their VIPs to their destination at all costs.
Why our VIPs always appear to be in such a rush while ordinary motorists are expected to make way for their convoys is anyone's guess.
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- Aug 22, 2026
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- Aug 22, 2026
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