Kuala Lampur, March 27 -- Picture this.

It is 7am on the NKVE, and a Myvi moves into the RFID lane, its driver clutching a tag that's supposed to whisper sweet nothings to the RFID reader so the barrier opens.

Silence.

The barrier stays down.

The Myvi reverses in sheer embarrassment.

Behind, half a dozen drivers curse that front car before grudgingly reversing and secretly wishing they had picked another lane.

How many times have you seen this?

For me it's about once a day (and I just saw it about two hours before banging out the first paragraph to this article).

I mean, it's 2025, isn't it?

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