No walking allowed, but kudos to the police at CIQ

Malaysia Today, 29 Dec 2008

I had previously alerted pedestrians who intend to walk from the Johor Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex to Singapore that they would be in for a hazardous journey.
There is no dedicated lane for pedestrians, and the 'five foot way' along the vehicle road is more like a 'two foot way', or even one or no foot at times. Therefore, the oddysey down the CIQ mountain to the Causeway carries the very real risk of being knocked down by a vehicle.

I have good news and bad news - The good news is, we don't have to worry about risking our lives to go to work each morning!

The bad news is, this is because walking from the CIQ to Singapore is now not allowed at all! Apparently, it is simply too risky to allow people to walk down that harrowing road.

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