The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will be instructed to review the enforcement of current load limits applied to private vehicles in order to maintain the correct passenger limit for a vehicle, according to a Bernama report.
According to deputy transport minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi, the limit on the number of passengers in private vehicles was not being enforced currently. “The time has come for the RTD (JPJ) to look at this again in order to ensure the safety of passengers,” he said.
Kaprawi’s comment was in relation to the four-vehicle crash which killed eight people in Jempoi, Negeri Sembilan yesterday. The transport ministry has also instructed the Malaysian Institute for Road Safety (MIROS) to investigate the cause of the accident, Kaprawi added.
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Syabas JPJ! Rakyat didahulukan.
Semua nya boleh boleh, terus… masuk longkang akhir nya
JPJ where got interest to enforce laws, that brings no undertable money.!
Talk kok lah … Child seat pon belum dilaksanakan lagi
Huh? Am I the only one who misunderstood this article. The Proton Exora vehicle which was involved in the crash in which 6 people died, is designed to transport up to 7 people safely. There are NCAP crash tests done to certify the vehicle but I’m sure it doesn’t consider being hit full-force head-on with a trailer.
because ONLY in Malaysia where its people put their kid in front of the steering wheel and don’t forget those stingy parents who don’t want to spend little for a proper child seat but willing to spend more on sport rims.
Even 7 series BMW also cannot tahan that kind of collision being hit full-force head-on with a trailer.
The problem here is not the car, but the old lorry that still being use. No point of 5 star ANCAP or what so ever if during impact with lorry, contact during impact are not in the crumple zone of the car.
Not only this, JPJ should look into the safety of vehicles and take action if receive complaints from the public. For example, they should investigate why so many Proton Exora got burnt down. This is not the first case that the Exora burst into flames
Why wud they need to look into this when its alredi been taken care of?
Beli cermat, jiwa selamat. Toyota.
Bcoz it happened again?
Do u have anything to back that up?
Agree with you, better get P2 and you’ll be safe even when a fuel tanker falls on top of it nothing will happen to you let alone burnt to death.
Pls read the others who got Exora burn for no reason. There are multiple case of this happening before. Nothing to do with fuel tanker
Either this is sarcasm or person dunno that P2 is well known for being deathtrap.
Pihak berkuasa berkenaan, Kenapa selalu sudah terhantuk baru terngadah?
How about motorcycle 1 adult and 3 kids die yesterday none of them wearing safety helmets? Talk talk only la, where is the enforcement?
Still too many parents letting their babies and little kids riding in between them. Even a basic car is out of reach.
This is a step in the right direction. The limit should be the amount of seatbelts available in the car.
Often see cars cram with 5 adults and 3 children etc…. and when accident happens the children will be flung out of the vehicle..
What the hell is the minister talking about? there were 6 ppl in the Exora, nothing wrong with 6 pax in a MPV. Go after the damn trailer/lorry/truck drivers please.
Pelik-pelik malaysia. Treler yg masuk jln org, tiba2 isu muatan pulak yg disuruh siasat. Apa cer?
Too many children in a family, but only can afford one Axia. Why not invent a child on lap strapbelt? Strap lap-sitting child to seat-seating occupant, while the seat-sitting occupant secured by car seatbelt. This way, one Axia can fit 5 pax + 4 children including driver in one Axia.
Or they can go through proper family planning.
It is Exora, not Axia.
Enforce the law on those champion rider as well.
Some just come out from circus performing 5ppx+ on a 2 wheels.
The max I saw before was 7ppx, ya…imagine how dangerous is that.
Dear Dato’ Menteri,
Have you read all the details of the accident or you just read it from whatsapp group? 8 persons perished in the accident; 2 in a myvi (in the grant by JPJ 5 seater), another 6 in a seven seater exora stated in JPJ’s grant. So where’s your logic on vehicle load limits? Math failed lorr in SPM?
Until today too many abang abang cram about 6 to 7 people in a small Proton Saga.
Every day, hundreds of cars do this. Time for JPJ to do something about this.
If you got 5 to 6 kids, you must buy Estima or Alphard.
atau INNOVA and SIENTA
If it happened to me there’s 10 people in the Exora. Cant afford the huge 10 seaters. Too expensive. Should remove some of my kids or give them up for adoption… Cant balik kg anymore.
Cheaper car prices 50%. Pipu can buy cars with better life saving features…
Dear Datuk,
You really oughta concentrate on your local authorities first la. Educate them on the basic functions of vehicles and ensure that they go through competency tests from to time. Law enforcing positions are supposed to be a respectable career, not a career of choice when a parent try to teach their kids if they do not excel in their studies.
cars too expensive la how to afford bigger car? many malay family 5-6 people in one Axia is normal. 2 adults and 3 kids on one motorbike also normal in kampung la minister, we all not rich like you guys bro.
Take public tranport then.
Wayang Only for show to silent the public
Before implementing to cars, we still see lots of commercial vehicles with overloaded cargo. Also commercial vehicles more than 20 years still can be seen frequently. Not forgetting backhoe running around and slowing down the traffic. These vehicles are more dangerous and create more deadly impact. Please take care of those first before coming to the non commercial cars.