Originally posted by Fatum:
my take:
johor traffic polis pulls singaporean car over .... chap sticks out palm .... singaporean driver pulls out some ringgit to save all parties involved the trouble .... chap takes the money, waves the driver off ..... chap writes out ticket anyways, throw away the driver's copy, hand in his slip back to his boss, so that he can have something to answer for .....
Singaporean chap unwittingly gets a warrant of arrest for an unpaid fine which he doesn't even have any idea of ....
what do you think guys ? ... plausible ? ....
Totally possible. Thousand and one possibilities. What can we do to prevent all this from happening?
Absolutely nothing.
We're in their country, and they've got their own way of doing things. Can't say what's right or wrong.
Everytime i kenna an open palm, and i think i'm in the wrong (speeding, no parking coupon, park at roadside etc) i'll hand over some ringgit. Case closed. So far so good. *touch wood*
If you really wanna go north and you are genuinely afraid of the crimes and ...er....ang pao $, I suggest you stay in SG. What's the point of going there to save a few $, when you're constantly watching over your shoulder and think that everyone walking past you is gonna mug you?
You already know for a fact of the risks involved. Everyone's heard of more than 1 horror story up north. Nothing's gonna change for now. Weigh your options and see whether you can take that risk.
If you can, go by all means.
If you can't, then stay in Sg.