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A Singapore-registered Volkswagen Golf was stopped by Malaysia traffic police for allegedly using the bus lane along the Causeway en route from Woodlands to Johor Bahru.
The incident, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 1 at around 4pm, was caught on camera by the occupant of another vehicle travelling along the same road.
What video showed
The video showed at least two vehicles, one Singapore-registered car and another Malaysia-registered car, using the right-most lane along the Causeway reserved for heavy vehicles, such as buses, to travel to the Malaysia immigration side without having to form up like the other vehicles.
Upon seeing the Volkswagen Golf about to filter left to enter the car lane, those that were in line inched forward to fill up the gaps in between vehicles to stop any of the cars on the right-most lane from cutting queue.
This location was about 200m from the Malaysian immigration.
Within seconds, a Malaysia traffic police on a motorcycle showed up and instructed the Singapore-registered and Malaysia-registered vehicles to follow him.
The video ended shortly after with the two cars following the Malaysia traffic police.
The caption on the YouTube video claimed that the passports belonging to the drivers involved were seized.
Cutting queue happens all the time
This incident was reminiscent of a similar one just a week ago.
Reactions
Commenters who responded to the video said those vehicles that cut the queue along the Causeway to enter or exit Johor Bahru should be blocked from getting ahead.
Many called for more severe punishments to be meted out to deter inconsiderate motorists.
Another earlier case
On June 4, 2022, a 40-year-old Singaporean man was issued a ticket for allegedly accidentally driving into the bus lane during his journey from JB back to Singapore at about 2am.
However, the ticket did not state the penalty for the offence or if there was a fine, and only that the driver travelled along the bus lane, failed to obey traffic signs, and violated the regulations.
The man told Shin Min Daily News that he was verbally told in English after he was pulled over that he had to pay a RM500 fine by the immigration officer on Malaysia's side.
The Singaporean driver did not pay the fine eventually.
He then called the Consulate-General of the Republic of Singapore in Johor Bahru for help.
The report did not state if the man was successful in avoiding any penalties following his appeal.
It only stated that he said he would have to return to Malaysia to pay the fine if he did incur one.
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