Road trip to M'sia post Covid

[inlinesix]

29 minutes ago, Shibadog said:

actually it should be the same right? in terms of the maintenance schedule. Unless it has to do with wear rate being higher on E1 than E2?

i've stopped taking note of the location lol

I always stuck in jam on the stretch btw KL and Ipoh.

That’s impression.

It could be more rain that resulted in higher wear

[Hamburger]

2 hours ago, inlinesix said:

It is quite normal btw KL and Ipoh.  It is less so btw KL and JB.

 

Incidentally I was stuck for an hour in the latter.

[inlinesix]

2 minutes ago, Hamburger said:

Incidentally I was stuck for an hour in the latter.

Was it shown on Waze?

[Hamburger]

10 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Was it shown on Waze?

I used Google map. Waze only for voice activation for camera.

 

Yup. Google map showed clearly the red route ahead 

Edited December 15, 2022 by Hamburger

[inlinesix]

4 minutes ago, Hamburger said:

I used Google map. Waze only for voice activation for camera.

Yup. Google map showed clearly the red route ahead 

On Waze, it usually redirect into back road.

Once I ignored the re-routing, stuck in 1 hr jam

[Shibadog]

9 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

On Waze, it usually redirect into back road.

Once I ignored the re-routing, stuck in 1 hr jam

i did that once during a drive from Sadao to Ipoh. Crazy jam on NSHW. Followed waze to back roads but everyone was doing the same 🤣

end up i was late for my dinner appt in Ipoh

[Mkl22]

3 minutes ago, Shibadog said:

i did that once during a drive from Sadao to Ipoh. Crazy jam on NSHW. Followed waze to back roads but everyone was doing the same 🤣

end up i was late for my dinner appt in Ipoh

It still does help.  More and more going the back road will then equalize things such that both routes about the same in the end. 🤣

but I must say the routing algorithm is pretty good and traffic analysis based on your position and speed fed back to the server helps to predict next course of action. Of course there is still some delay. 

[Shibadog]

3 minutes ago, Mkl22 said:

It still does help.  More and more going the back road will then equalize things such that both routes about the same in the end. 🤣

but I must say the routing algorithm is pretty good and traffic analysis based on your position and speed fed back to the server helps to predict next course of action. Of course there is still some delay. 

yes definitely better than staying in the jam which wasn't moving at all. Seems the lanes all blocked. 

 

[Hamburger]

After all the hard work of decarbonizing, only to get stuck and build up carbon again. Just exaggerating.

[Shibadog]

anyone heading to South Thai this week? chk the news for flooding. 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2463285/road-between-hat-yai-and-songkhla-city-under-water

 

 

 

[TameDriver]

@Shibadog Thanks for sharing.  It was wet weather in Satun where I stayed but just light drizzle.  Temperature was cool and nice. 
However, it was sunny, dry and humid in Trang and Phang-nag where I spending a few days.  


 

 

[Shibadog]

25 minutes ago, TameDriver said:

@Shibadog Thanks for sharing.  It was wet weather in Satun where I stayed but just light drizzle.  Temperature was cool and nice. 
However, it was sunny, dry and humid in Trang and Phang-nag where I spending a few days.  


 

 

have a good trip!! 

[loycheong]

Just sharing

 

[loycheong]

 

[badlammy]

Northbound towards Ipoh, where do you guys usually stop for lunch?

[inlinesix]

1 hour ago, badlammy said:

Northbound towards Ipoh, where do you guys usually stop for lunch?

Malacca, Seremban, Kepong.

North Bound Rawang R&R is a good place to a break.

From thereon, it is about 2hr to Ipoh exit.

[Shibadog]

20 hours ago, badlammy said:

Northbound towards Ipoh, where do you guys usually stop for lunch?

depends on where i am at lunch time.

Tangkak, Yong Peng are popular stops

sometimes outskirts of KL/Klang

sometimes chiong all the way to Ipoh

[Shibadog]

On 2/2/2023 at 5:11 PM, loycheong said:

Just sharing

 

i like the pad thai at that Chumpon stall because it's local taste not the tourist taste usually found in big cities. It's on the sweet side, as you mentioned. 

the only other place i eat pad thai is at Ang Thong, but that's on the opposite taste profile- it's more sour. Very traditional