The Magistrate Court has fined 20 road users between RM1,000 and RM2,000 for abusing the emergency lane on KM 222 of the North-South Highway on May 22. The accused were made up of 16 men and four women, aged between 23 and 65 years.
The fined parties were charged under Section 53(1) of the Road Traffic Rules 1959, and be punished under Section 119 (2) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which brings a maximum fine of 2,000 or imprisonment of six months, or both.
Among the pleas recorded from the accused include wanting to arrive at their destination quicker, skipping the traffic jam, desperate need to go to a bathroom, sick family member, car problems and not knowing about emergency lane usage laws.
“If everyone didn’t use the emergency lane, help will be able to arrive quickly, and vehicles involved in the accident can be removed promptly, resolving any traffic issues,” said Magistrate Nor Azizah Yusof in a report by Bernama.
“The actions of these individuals resulted in emergency services arriving late. They should have considered those who needed help urgently, and not just on reaching their destination quickly. If they were the family members of the accident victims, they would certainly be angry,” she added.
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…wanting to arrive at their destination quicker, skipping the traffic jam, desperate need to go to a bathroom, sick family member, car problems and not knowing about emergency lane usage laws…
WHAT???? These were the pleas/excuses for using the emergency lane? Wow! I would have laughed in the court. Gosh… until being fined, they are still being so self-centred. Just plea guilty and appeal for lesser fine. Not giving lame excuses like that…
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ooOoo, only 20 cars? i think the balance 980 cars dah ‘selesai’….lol
Bcoz the camera only caught 20 cars u dimwit. Is it ok for Gov to fine u trespassing the E lane even though no proof? Think b4 u accuse pls.
dah ‘settle’ you mean
;D
Another excuse carik Pokémon Go dekat emergency Lane
Do it like SG la.. take picture as prove.. if they come and ask for it, show the picture and increase the summon.. thats why SG people never ask, just pay..
They do have the picture as evidence but will only show it when the offender denies. Once shown the compound is getting higher. My friend who likes any Malaysian deny his offence but once the police provide the evidence (with his face clearly captured) he got to pay more. So if you have been summoning to court the chance is police do have the pic as evidence.
Hahahaha.
Seres them right.
But only 20?….. not enough ><
Enough to raise fear to other road users. This is only the beginning. Now let’s hope for a better future of Malaysian roads. Next will be fog lamps misuse.
Really should jail all of them. Make them as an example to others.
semua boleh selesai….Kopi is a wonderful thing…
If the government fully enforce the law on the roads (catch and fine them all) , the money they collect would cover all our silly tolls nationwide. I would gladly take money from law breakers to pay my toll expenses any day. Hands up if you agree…
Aiyyohh yoh yoh… ini bilik court ada muat 20 org saja… 1000 org kasi masuk ini picah lah bilik aiyyooooo
good move. should introduce incentive to public who caught those who abusing emergency lane. side income ma.
Waiting for The Politician, Kunta Kunte in 1..2..3
those who plea with crazy reason kena maximum fine
RM2K is really a small amount to them let alone RM1K. I’m not surprise if next week they start using the emergency lane again.
Bad image to other good Malaysian drivers.
Agreed with what uncle Lim says, I think RM2k is too small amount that would not create any impact to anyone else.
Initially I thought going to court may result some serious summon or jail term though…
The fine are really too little, they should have thrown into jail for few days. This will serve as example for others road user and reference for future courts cases.
At last some group of arrogant drivers are hauled to the court. Even though it’s a small figure… we hope that it will serve as a lesson to others. I will just post the recorded HD videos with time & date stamp so that the authority can charge this people.
Hope this enforcement is constant, not another “hangat hangat tahi ayam”
If they don’t pay the fine, put them in jail. There are too many Malaysians ignoring the law nowadays
Only 2k???
They should have been fined 5k, sit in jail for 2 weeks, community work (clean up RnR for another 2 weeks) and apologise personally to the victims family, now thats a punishement that will strike fear in future E-lane offenders
-BigBalls-
Thats the maximum penalty according to the law they broke. If not satisfied, pls petition ur MP to amend and get both sides to agree.
If lagi tak suka, then gip the judge a gun, a hovercycle and mandated he has free will to be judge, jury and executioner.
What about death penalty?
Tak ada ke bagi alasan mau berak sakit purut..
what if they die die also don’t want to pay?
still no problem renewing their license and road tax, worse comes to worst, settle under table, then life goes on….. c’mon la… enforcement in bolehland?! Ptui!!
Just wondering why car problem cannot use emergency lane? I mean real problem such as tayar pancit, engine overheating & etc.
if car problem, turn on hazardous light, drive at a slower speed on E-lane is fine, but none of these cars did this in the infamous video
-BigBalls-
Now, what is the definition of emergency ? YOur emergency and my emergency could be different. Heck, sick family members or toilet break could be an emergency. These 20 should have consulted a lawyer before plea guilty. BUt of course pay lawyer fees 3K….
I really wonder if motorcycles are allowed to ride on emergency lanes?