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May102011

HowtohireanddriveacarinKualaLumpurandsurvive
PublishedbyPatFamaat6:03amunderTransport

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MyfirstpieceofadvicetoanyonethinkingofhiringacartouseinKualaLumpurwouldbe:dontdoit!KL
driversmaynotbetheworstintheworld,buttheycomefairlyclose.Addinerraticsignage,everworsening
trafficjams,andafrighteningdisregardforroadsafety,andyoucanappreciatehowunpleasantthiscityisto
drivein.FortravelwithinKL,acombinationoftaxis,busesandtrainsprovidesacheaper,saferandless
stressfulalternative.

DrivinginKLisnotforthefainthearted.
Butfortripsoutofthecity,especiallyifyouaretravellinginagroup,hiringacarcanmakealotofsensein
termsofbothmoneyandconvenience.Ofcourse,thatmeansdrivingthroughKLbeforeyoureachtheopen
road.Hereareafewtipstostaysafe(andsane):
Watchoutformotorbikesatalltimes.Theywillovertakeyou,undertakeyou,driveintooncomingtraffic,

ignoreredlightsyougetthepicture.Useallthreeofyourmirrorsinquickrotation,beforeanymanoeuvre.

Motorbikemayhem.
Alwaysuseyourindicators.Malaysiansmayhaveaconstitutionalaversiontosignalling,butthatdoesnot
meanyoushouldfollowsuit.Itcouldeasilysaveyourlifeorsomeoneelses.
Intherareinstanceofanotherroaduserindicating,donotassumetheyaretellingthetruth.Itishighly
likelythatadriversignallingleftwillinfactswingright,acrossthreelanesoftraffic,todoanillegaluturn.
Imaginewhatthemoststupidthinganyofyourfellowdriverscoulddoinanygivensituation.Then
prepareforit.Itwillhappen,withalarmingregularity.
Donothesitate.Ifyouseeagap,goforit.Youwillhaveaverylongwaitindeedifyouexpectanotherdriver
toletyouin.Infact,astandardpracticeofKLdriversistoacceleratetopreventothercarsfrommovinginto
theirlane.
Attollgates,gotothelanesmarkedtunai(cash),unlessyouhaveastoredvalueTouchnGocard(whichisa
sensiblepurchase,beforearoadtrip).Reversingintoseverallanesofoncomingtrafficisnofun.
Whenfillingupwithpetrol,youhavetopayfirst.Thismeansestimatinghowmuchfuelyouneed
beforehand.PetrolischeapinMalaysia,soevenifyourfueltankisnearlyempty,fillingupisunlikelytocost
muchmorethan50ringgit.

Noguaranteethecarswillbeasshinyasthesign.
KLiswellservedbyinternationalcarhirecompanies,likeAvisandHertz.Italsohassomelocalorregional
companies,suchasHawkandPacific,whichcanoftenworkoutbettervalue.Pacificinparticularhassome
excellentdealsfordaily(08:0020:00)andweekendhires.Ifyouwanttosavetime,Rhinosearchesroundfor
thebestdeals,andusuallygivesacompetitivequote.
Avis
MainLobby,CrownePlazaMutiara,JalanSultanIsmail,Kualalumpur
T:(03)21444487
www.avis.com
Hertz
Lot2,GroundFloor,KompleksAntarabangsa,JalanSultanIsmail,KualaLumpur
T:(03)21486433
www.hertzmalaysia.com
Hawk
MezzanineFloor,UOACentre,19JalanPinang,KualaLumpur
www.hawkrentacar.com
Pacific
8thFloor,TheBoulevardOffices,MidValleyCity,LingkaranSyedPutra,KualaLumpur.
T:(03)22874118
www.iprac.com
Rhino
www.rhinocarhire.com
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