A senator has asked the police to review its proposal to raise the maximum traffic fines, which it says will deter road users from violating traffic rules and change their driving attitude.
Senator Datuk Ng Chiang Chin said the proposed traffic fine increase to curb offenders and educate road users was not the best solution, Bernama reports. Ng said that measures to impose stricter enforcement needs to be improved first before any hike in compound fines is implemented.
“The authorities must demonstrate a commitment to stricter enforcement, not only seasonal such as during festive seasons,” he said during a debate at the Dewan Negara.
In February, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said the police is planning to increase traffic fines, a move it says is needed to reduce road accidents brought about by recklessness and poor driving attitude. The increase is set to be implemented before the end of the year; the process is currently being reviewed and will include amendments to the legislation.
The police is sticking to its plan to increase traffic fines despite Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai having said that he considered the level imposed in current fines to be adequate, and that education, the Kejara demerit points system and Automatic Enforcement System (AES) is a more effective means of encouraging road safety, a thought that is echoed by MIROS.
Earlier this week, Liow said the government will be implementing four urgent initiatives to help reduce the increasing number of road accidents and fatalities in the country.
They are the implementation of AES and the Kejara Demerit Points system (AWAS), the standardisation of the maximum permitted weight of commercial vehicles, evaluation of road safety and accident investigation of the East Coast Expressway 2 and recommendations on improvement and the execution of the International Road Safety Assessment Programme (IRAP) in Malaysia.
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higher fine is useless for rich ppl…..
Ops Donation Raya 2016 dah mula beb.
Biasa Ops kat bawah flyover, korner buta ngan pokok teduh sbb Tuan panas..
nvm… increase in fines…
increase in discounts only…
don’t worry fellow Malaysians…
Becareful ya, lots of police roadblocks these days.
Don’t be idiots by driving mabuk, hold phone and talk, drive without seatbelt and drive with expired roadtax.
And also don’t do uber and grabcar near KLIA
Car driver no need worry la. now they prefer illegal friends coz can perah more $$$, market rate min RM500/pax. lolx
do explain why is it not appropriate to use uber at klia?
OMG…so many outstanding fines still not yet settle, now wanna increased somemore. hahaha…this will encourage ppl to settle “on the spot”…i help u, u help me…lol
increasing fine will only make the people think that the government has no money and try to get something out from the people, really want to solve the accident problem, start educating the people.
The ultimate aim is to deter those deviant users form the road, use the scoring system, ban them from the road if allowance is fully deducted.
But first, improve the condition of the road lah. Most accident is not root-caused to the user, it’s the condition of the road that resulted user into accident!
I would like to see them do what you suggested. First they can start with motorcyclists.
Why NFA?
Can’t get money from them? Captive voter base?
What happen to all the studies conducted? Do they remember the recommendations made? Always waste public funds by going back to square one. Somemore IGP is not bright. The force is just enforcer of the law not a law maker. Maybe bar council should start suing those buggers.
Increase increase later give discount. What for to increase.
WTH with Road Block in Msia? 4/3/2 lanes but with ONLY 1 lane inspection causing the congestion, should we summons relevant dept for those kind of mis-operation…???
Solution: Eg if 4 lanes, road block by 4 lanes individualy, mean every lane have own check point. not few 10 offices waiting at 1 lanes and feel & do nothing of congestion cause.
jom..lets go we jammed all the road .. with speed of 80kmh … juz like wat taxi driver done in sg wang…. p/s:i joking onli, pls dun detain me….
I think more enforcement is the key together with higher fines. Reason being the perception of being caught breaking traffic rules in Malaysia is very low. Everyday people run the red lights in the same place. They do it daily cause they know they won’t be caught.