Blindfolded Driver Amazes
Crowd
Kuala Lumpur, Sun: Shaun Tan, a law graduate, drove blindfolded and achieved an
extraordinary feat today.
He was blindfolded at the wheels of a Pajero and drove the 5km distance - from Dataran
Merdeka to KLCC - in 15 minutes.
The mentalist, who undertook the fund-raising daredevil attempt to prove his power of
"positive thinking" and raise funds for the National Council for the Blind
Malaysia, was assisted by 40 traffic policemen.
They guided him at every turn of the route, and half of them escorted him along the way.
Shaun arrived at KLCC around 9.30am and walked, still blindfolded, to the fourth floor, to
thunderous applause.
It was his first attempt and he cautioned others not to mimic him as "it is very
dangerous".
However, he said his achievement proved everyone has the power to overcome and achieve.
"I was a bit nervous before the event but once I got behind the wheel, I was very
calm and focused."
Shaun, who is also a consultant and trainer at All Net Profits Center,
said the feat helped to highlight the problems of the sightless in their daily lives.
- The Sun, January 25 1999 |
