Motorcyclist's moral crisis

Motorcyclist's moral crisis

My name is Carolina Ratnawati. I am a student. I would like to
relate an unpleasant experience I had with a fellow road user who
was riding a motorcycle on Jl. Wahid Hasyim on Jan 7.

It was 6 p.m. and the traffic toward Tanah Abang Bukit was
fairly jammed. The motorcyclist, riding a silver-colored Tiger
2000, overtook my car from the left at a sharp angle. He said he
was hurt by my car's bumper and kicked my car twice. It tempted
me to react, but I contained myself considering that this is the
holy month of Ramadhan when we must resist all temptations from
the devil.

The motorcyclist was still unsatisfied. He rocked my car at
the traffic lights in front of Bank Jaya. I opened my window to
ask what he wanted, but had not finished speaking when he hit my
left eye very hard causing my glasses to splinter. My wounds bled
a lot.

Until now I still suffer headaches. I do not know whether it
is due to his jab, or to my shock because of his attitude toward
a woman. In these times of monetary crisis, I wonder if a moral
crisis has struck him.

Now that he may be satisfied with his action, I hope that he
and I will forgive each other when we meet one of these days.

CAROLINA RATNAWATI

Depok, West Java