Effective June 16, it will be compulsory for all ride-sharing service providers to submit their drivers’ records to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), Bernama reports.
The commission said the move was to enable it to screen the background of drivers more stringently, which it do with the help of other enforcement agencies such as the police and Road Transport Department (JPJ).
“As a proactive risk mitigation policy, SPAD has emphasised to ride-sharing operators to use a more comprehensive identification process on the profile of the driver; it will enable them to identify and reject high risk drivers,” the commission said via a statement on the matter.
“Aside from that, ride-sharing operators must also monthly submit data on drivers who have committed traffic offences or have problems of misconduct to enable SPAD to blacklist them and prevent them from further seeking other e-hailing work,” it added. Ride-sharing providers will also be required to submit a data rating on their drivers every month.
The commission has also directed these companies to expedite the implementation of a SOS panic button as a security feature for passengers in their respective applications.
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Why don’t you start by doing background checks on your existing teksi drivers? All of them gangsters
Until today, despite so many teksi drivers whacking and beating Uber and Grab drivers up, not even one prosecution of the teksi driver.
Uber victims have even recorded the faces as well as the teksi number plates that beat them up. They even lodged reports. But not even one teksi driver has been arrested.
So why don’t you start with your gangster teksi drivers. Do a background check on them first.
Gov is doing something instead of sitting back and just bashing like someone does. Gip credit when its due, and pls grow up.
I don’t see government arresting the taxi bully who bantai Uber drivers
Can you elaborate further what do you means by “Doing Something”? Or you are also just bash as everyone else? Including myself……….
Apasal spad banyak sibuk sibuk. E heelling is under kkppddnk ler.
I agreed with YB Kunta Kinte. But I worried is it trap for uber and grab driver? If spad or jpj have their particular they possible ambush them? First take action on taxi Drivers! Screen on them first! First reject the mafia taxi drivers permits.