School-run stress

Gridlock outside gate: Traffic slows to a crawl as parents arrive to pick up their children at SMK Seri Hartamas in Kuala Lumpur. — SS KANESAN/The Star

As traffic volume grows with drop in demand for school bus services in Klang Valley, congestion caused by parents who fail to go by the book gets worse.

Residents living near SMK Seri Hartamas in Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, know they have to avoid the road in front of the school during weekday afternoons.