The police has announced that 207 road fatalities were recorded within a 12-day period of Ops Selamat 15 since the road safety operation was launched on May 29 in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive period, Bernama reports.
According to police corporate communications head Datuk Asmawati Ahmad, the total number of road accidents recorded up to June 9 was 19,515. In the first four days of the operation, there were 7,012 road accidents reported nationwide, involving 10,042 vehicles.
With the operation set to end tomorrow, June 12, it remains to be seen if the total for the entire duration will be higher than that recorded during Ops Selamat 13, which was carried out over the Raya festive period last year – during that operation, there were 22,411 road accidents and 235 fatalities.
She added that Selangor recording the highest number of road accidents at 5,008, followed by Johor (3,046), Kuala Lumpur (2,236) and Perak (1,676).
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Most casualties come from motorcyclist right? So tailored the campaign to the targeted group.
Could also be they got the least protection whenever an accident happened which could not be their fault.
We have 24 road fatalities per 100,000 people.
Liberia is the highest @ 36.
Thailand – 33
Botswana – 24
Saudi – 27
Russia – 19
USA – 12
South Korea – 10
SG – 3.6
UK – 3.1
Total fatalities annually:
Msia – 7100
Japan – 5200
S.Korea – 4900
Italy – 3300
UK – 2000
Denmark – 227
SG – 200
Every single day, I see at least 10 motorcycles and 5 cars heading to their impending death on my commute to work. Its an epidemic of death on Malaysian roads.
Whats the purpose of publishing the same type of data every festive season?
Why dont show in category;
-vehicle make & model
-type of road it happened (junction/highway/state road)
-potential cost (overtaking/que cutting/illegal manouver/etc)
-driver wearing seatblet
-child secured properly?
-got license
Malaysian needs to be scared before they make any action.
By Brand:
No. 1 is Perodua
No. 2 is Toyota
No. 3 is Proton
By Model:
No. 1 Viva
No. 2 Myvi
No. 3 Alza
Yes, the details would give some insights to the pattern of the accidents. Therefore more police patrols are placed at these ‘Hotpots”.
*BTW should be – Potential cause or Probable cause.
thats why our minister is sleeping, but busy on changing tint policies, white to black those joking work.
do a thorough study on the data.. publish all the stats.. which roads have most accidents, road design, which type of vehicles, what time, etc. etc. then tailor an education and enforcement programme to suit the situation. if the road is dangerous, a redesign should be considered..etc.
rally_fan,
I don’t really disagree with any of the points you have made, however the approach to changing the driving culture in this country needs something far more immediate and drastic.
I’m not against educating drivers, per se, but most of the problems I see daily on the roads have to do with road culture. For instance, in its simplest terms, ALL motorcycle riders KNOW they have to wear a helmet but many choose NOT to. They are simply flaunting the law and don’t care about the road rules or their safety.
This carries through to car drivers who KNOW the basic laws, yet choose not to obey them.
This is why we need more traffic police on the roads to start to combat those reckless people and to gradually change the road culture.
Hitting people where it hurts most, THE WALLET, is a good start.
It has to start somewhere…..and soon, or nothing will change.
We can tint windows as dark as we like now. Who cares about safety?