March 12, 2009

touch and then fast fast go

yesteday on my way home via the expensive way, a very 'smart' kelisa decided to hold up traffic at the SMART tunnel's T&G and SmartTag lanes heading towards Sungai Besi. i was in queue behind two vans and the kelisa at the SmartTag lane. just by looking out the window i could see that the lady in the kelisa was trying in vain to touch her T&G card at the toll stand but to no avail. it's bad enough that she attempted it once and nothing happened, but she had to give it another go, which, as logic goes, resulted in the same thing - nothing. behind me the cars kept on piling up. i had no idea what was going on at the other lane though, but it was backed up as well, also by a kelisa. and there was no one at the toll plaza to help sort things out. haiz.

seriously people, don't you know that you can use your T&G card at all lanes except for the SmartTag lane? it wouldn't be called that if you were able to do so, you'd hold up traffic and defeat the whole purpose of a SmartTag lane. and that's another thing. people take their own sweet time getting all touchy feely each time they pass through the T&G lane. omg. it's Touch and Go okay. not touch here, touch there, hello, goodbye then only Go. sigh.

when the lady managed to compute into her brain that her T&G card was simply not going to allow her to pass through only then did she put her car into reverse and switched to the proper T&G lane. i had no idea what happened after that though. i just wanted to get pass the toll and head home. i just hope the toll lanes were fully functioning. it would be a shame to curse people for holding up traffic, only to find out that they're actually innocent and it's the toll that is actually at fault. hihi.

so next time if you don't want to piss people off at toll lanes (which are a tad too many in Malaysia i might add), please ensure and take note of the following:

1. if you own a SmartTag, make sure it's operational i.e the batteries are not dead. i dunno if the lady's Smart Tag device kong or what but if the batteries did die, please go home and replace the batteries!

2. T&G card alone will never be able to let you through the gate that is specifically meant for SmartTag. go and buy a SmartTag already if you still wish to pass through the SmartTag lane.

3. always ensure that your T&G card has enough value for you to pass through. i remember one time my T&G value ran out and i told myself i'd reload it later. but since passing through the SmartTag lane was almost like a subconscious routine i tried to pass through it anyway. luckily i eased up on the gas pedal or else i'd have ended up ramming the gate barrier dengan penuh bangganya. haha. malunye... was lucky there wasn't a long queue behind me =P

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