I drove all the way from Kota Kinabalu to Semporna and also the return trip during the Hari Raya Holiday and was really thankful that I did not witness any fatal road accident involving vehicles along the way.
It is always a depressing sight to behold whenever there is a road accident and what more those involving lose of lives.
However, elsewhere in the country it's a different story altogether. The latest death toll as at yesterday as reported by the Star on Ops Sikap stands at 192. Ops Sikap is in its 11th days and that comes to an average of 17 lives per day.
Now that we have the numbers, what if we were to compare the deaths caused by the dreaded H1N1 influenza against the deaths on our roads across the Country. H1N1 death as reported by Bernama at the moment stands at 77.It is always a depressing sight to behold whenever there is a road accident and what more those involving lose of lives.
However, elsewhere in the country it's a different story altogether. The latest death toll as at yesterday as reported by the Star on Ops Sikap stands at 192. Ops Sikap is in its 11th days and that comes to an average of 17 lives per day.
So folks which is deadlier? Is it the H1N1 virus or the combination of reasons such as the condition of our roads, our driving habits and the condition of our vehicles. Which one?
And please, whatever the reason is don't simply put the blame on fate ...
