Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Very Normal Activity: 10 Things You'll Meet While Driving at Night

VNA is back since the reformat for another midnight edition! Not long ago I posted about driving by a graveyard, let's see what to expect when you do drive at night.

A lot of things happen after midnight. Illegal races, rempits, ah guas...

1. The Umbrella Lady
Quite common, since the typical story you would hear is how a lady in white with or without an umbrella waves at you by the roadside, apparently trying to tumpang you. Desperate much?

2. The Black... erm... Thingy
Usually you can't make out what it really is, just a black figure by the roadside which may be idle or moving. Since the colour black is usually associated with the dark side, I don't know if it'll wave nicely at you. Slowing down to record a poor 3GP video of it is not recommended either.

3. The Noisemaker
You may or may not be alone. Then suddenly you'll hear the cooler full of fish at the back of your car thrashing itself. Problem: the fish you bought died 8 hours ago. Or you could hear a lot of knocking on your roof. For this one, don't. stop. Keep on driving.

4. The Chasing Head
You open your window to get some fresh air to prevent you from further getting sleepy. With your arms resting on the window sill, you notices something strange at the rear view mirror. Holy! Something is chasing your car and it is quickly gaining distance towards you. Is that... is that a freaking head? Quite common in plantation areas somehow.

5. The Passenger
You may or may not be driving alone. Looking at the top rear view mirror, you notices a new hitchhiker sitting in the back seat. You look back, nothing. Then you focus back to driving. Minutes later you look at the mirror and hey! Someone's sitting there again! You look back nothing. Then you start to get goosebumps behind your neck... may also appear as a gunny sack/plastic bag/flowers/etc.

6. Hit-and-Run?
You are driving when suddenly you see a plastic bag floating in the wind hoping to start again. Ahh it's just a plastic bag so you just continue driving and hit the plastic bag. Instead of a quick plastic splet, you get a THUD. You slow down or stop your car. Only to see something rising up beside you...

7. The Annoying One
Quite similar to The Passenger, except this one is more physical. While driving, you feel someone touching your ears. Then you look back, everyone's asleep/no one's there. Moments later more touching around your head, your nose, body, etc. You get so annoyed and scared at the same time, you lose control.

8. The Radio Changer
Your radio is on and it's playing some generic songs that's putting you to sleep. Suddenly static and/or changes to a gibberish channel. You change back and it changes back too. Eventually you turn it off. It may remain quiet OR suddenly burst back into life OR plays a song by Justin Bieber, which frightens you and make you lose control.

9.The Stench/Aroma
You are driving when suddenly you smell something foul/aromatic. If it's foul, you usually had to open your windows or stop to pick up some flowers to freshen up your car. If it's aromatic, that's dangerous. Somehow having sweet aroma in your car could mean something just hitchhiked with you. In both cases, check your rear view mirror...

10. The Girl in the Middle of the Road
Kinda cliche in many horror movies. You're driving and suddenly there's a girl/woman appearing/walking on the middle of the road. You either avoid and crash into a tree, OR run her down and get #6, or end up with #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #9. Seriously, what will you do when you see a girl in the middle of the road at this hour? Will you use common sense and listen to what your mom says, or endure 8 hours of Silent Hill-ish horror.

To end, here's a random youtube video for you before you sleep. Good nite, and drive safe...

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