Ops Sikap 24 'Eidulfitri 2011- Did it really fail?

289 deaths from 19,606 road accidents.

18% more fatalities and 16.5% more accidents as compared to 'Eidulfitri of 2010.

Sounds very dire doesn't it?

I'm only elaborating on Big Boss' observation on this. Feel free to agree or disagree.

The true failure here may not be the operation itself, but the way it is reported.

If you notice, the report focuses on absolute numbers- number of deaths; number of accidents.

But have we ever wondered how many lives were saved or how many accidents prevented because of the operation?

A good way to clarify this would be to find out how many vehicles were involved in accidents versus the best approximate number of vehicles actually on the road during the period.

Then we should compare this to the previous years ratio. Or even better would be to compare it with current everyday ratio.

For example, lets say, Ops Sikap 'Eidulfitri 2011 shows 20% of vehicles on the road during the period were involved in accidents. While the statistics for 2010 showed only a 15% accident rate.

Now, doesn't this show more clearly whether Ops Sikap 24 succeeded or failed?

Or we determined that Ops Sikap 'Eidulfitri 2011 shows 20% accident rate. But then, the current everyday accident rate is also around 20%.

This would clearly illustrate that high road accident rate is a perennial issue instead of a seasonal problem and must be addressed accordingly.

I wrote this entry because I agreed with Big Boss' reasoning.

The absolute numbers given were tragic- good fodder for the newspapers but did not represent the real picture nor the actual challenges faced by our traffic police force.

I am not sure if is even feasible to collect the data needed to report the outcome of the operations as suggested.

However, I strongly believe that the manner of reporting must be improved.

It is useless to simply throw out numbers without putting it into the right context and perspective.

P.S. Though I'm sure it doesn't matter much to anyone if I update or not, just in case you have been waiting for it, you have Nuke to thank for this entry. So go increase his traffic and pile praises in his comment box, okay?

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Apa-apa pun

aku yakin

yang aku telah usahakan

yang terbaik

yang aku mampu

15-Sep-2011 15:31

"P anggp abg mcm abg je.xlebh k."

The End

AlhamdulilLahi rabbil'Aalamiin

Segala puji dan syukur yang berterusan bagi Allah yang telah mengizinkan aku untuk berkasih sayang dengannya selama tempoh 47 hari yang telah lepas

Kini Allah telah menarik nikmat itu kembali

What it takes...

To have a lasting relationship

you need to be strong enough

to get to know each other

and to learn to love each other

over and over and over again!

Why?

Because people change with time- physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually:

The baby sister you cuddled is different from the girl you're sending off to college.

The boy you used to play with is different from the undergraduate who's discussing his future with you.

The sweet girl you married is different from the woman who's nurturing your child.

The young guy you tied the knot with is different from the man who's working hard to make ends meet for you and his children.

And so on, and so forth...

This is actually harder than it seems.

Not every one of us will be lucky enough to get someone who complements us seamlessly.

Most of the time we need to work at it!

To either fill the holes at the seams

or accept them as part of the beautiful pattern of your shared lives.

But it is ultimately

the most rewarding!

To all my readers

and especially as a reminder to myself

Do cherish ALL your relationships while they last.

Work smart and hard to develop them

because we will never know if they might end.

And if they do end

let it be in joy.

Because we know we have done our best.

The rest is ma shaa Allah

...

The way you say

"I know!"

is so cute

highly annoying

but ever so endearing

at least to me

...and why the heck am I contemplating this???