Commuters who leave home early find time for coffee break and leisurely drive


It’s a breeze: Traffic flowing smoothly underneath the ‘scary’ unfinished flyover at the reopened stretch of the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway. — GARY CHEN / The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Car salesman Thor Wei Wynn had a leisurely breakfast of half-boiled eggs and buttered toast in a coffee shop near the Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas.

Expecting another maddening morning crawl to Bayan Lepas, he left his house in Tanjung Bungah at 6.30am but found himself at his office compound in Jalan Sungai Tiram, Bayan Lepas by 7.10am!

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