COMMENT | The oil crisis may be a hidden blessing for Malaysia to have fewer traffic jams and become more eco-friendly.

Suggested steps toward this include:

- Ramping up renewables such as solar, wind and hydro power for national survival, as China has done.

- Discourage petrol guzzlers with higher road taxes and switch to smaller fuel-efficient cars such as Perodua Myvi or Axia.

- Create more shade to reduce air conditioning use by