Have badge will travel...

Have you noticed the badge that some drivers have on their cars? I think you should make an effort to squint your eyes and try read the text on it because it is beneficial for you to be aware of who these drivers are.

I could not make out the text on the above but the crest is unmistakably PDRM's, only that it has two shaking hands across the centre portion. Maybe it is an association or a club that is associated with the Police. I don't think a member of the force is required to wear a badge on his or her personal ride... 

Speaking of which, the driver above seemed to have the actual PDRM crest on his Alphard. He should be a high-ranking officer because the MPV as you and I know is not a cheap vehicle to buy. It's good to be able to spot a police officer immediately in our presence, in case we need his help to catch biker snatchers who are quite rampant on the streets nowadays. I don't think the driver placed it there to get favours or escape speeding fines. No... of course not. 

If you are a Datuk or someone who carries an official title before his name, you need to let the other drivers know that you are one so that they can be extra careful while near you. The Accord above has the crest and it was parked on the OKU spot at a nearby McDonald's. I'm pretty sure he has the blue sticker on the front windshield as well that allowed him the privilege in the first place.

A friend whom I go hiking with once in a while has a badge of the Selangor state government crest along with the text that reads 'Senior Citizen of Selangor.' He told me that the badge is widely available and the message can be customized. Now, I am not suggesting that all the badges above are fake. That never crossed my mind...

Lately, I see a lot of cars with the Malaysian Bar Council badge on them, like the one above. It's good to know who these people are just in case we need friendly advice on legal matters. But another reason why members have the emblem on their vehicles must be of practicality—place to park around the Bar Council office can be difficult to find so that the DBKL road patrol unit or the traffic police or members of the public for that matter, know where to find them should they need to remove their cars.

I am totally at lost with the crest on this Sentra but I'm confident it's there for our own good as well. 

For the driver above, I'm sorry but I think that number plate has to go. That is the European Union state identifier plate format for vehicles in that region to facilitate their crossing borders. Last I checked no Malaysian cars are required to use this plate simply because Malaysia is no EU state. And for the record, UN is not an EU member. If you do want to make a statement, at least make a right one!