At present, the Kejara demerit points system only punishes two traffic offences – speeding and beating the red light. But if all goes to plan, there will be 23 offences on the list by next year. The Star reports that the Road Transport Department (JPJ) will add 21 more offences to the demerit system by the end of 2017.
“As of now, the demerit system only applies to speeding and beating the red light. These new offences will be included once the upgrading of JPJ’s MySikap system is complete,” Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said, adding that the new offences include using mobile phones while driving, not wearing safety belts, drink driving, using the emergency lane, driving under the influence and commercial vehicle overloading.
The minister also reminded that seven new Automated Enforcement System (AES) cameras have been installed, including four along the North-South Expressway – KM 146.8 and KM 151.4 marks near Pagoh (Johor), KM 299.9 mark near Kampar (Perak), and the KM 96.3 mark near Kuala Muda (Kedah).
The other three new speed cameras can be found at the KM 17 mark of the Gua Musang-Kuala Krai highway, as well as on the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 (LPT2), at the KM 256.1 and KM 288.6 marks.
Liow lamented the country’s high accident rate – 7,152 people were killed on our roads last year. “A majority of those killed (62.7%) were motorcyclists. We need to internalise road safety as a part of our culture as accidents lower the productivity of the country, and our calculations show we lose about RM9 billion in productivity due to road accidents,” he said.
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A majority of those killed (62.7%) were motorcyclists. not wearing safety helmets?
JPJ oh JPJ, why don’t you clean up your officers first. All the time mintak duit kopi. Complain to MACC also, always MACC say NFA. No case.
Please lah JPJ, clean up your officers. They catch so many people with no lesen but let them go after duit kopi. Officially got 3 million motorists with no lesen. This is why accidents are so high.
Everytime JPJ tangkap, after dapat duit kopi, the offender goes back on the streets committing the same offence.
Why create more offences when even basic no lesen also you cannot control. 3 million is the official statistics. Unofficial I think 5 to 6 million no lesen.
Saman those who offend no problemo
$5 setel kopi.
Masih bayar kan? So no matter. Saman them, either uptable or undertable until they learn.
money money come come!
Saman lah. Raya mah.
U do the crime, u pay the fine.
saman also those driving too slow during peak hours…cruising 50 – 60 km/h on toll bound highway…
Saman and deduct Kejara points from road hoggers.
road hoggers which also implies to those driving way above speed limit and hog the fast lane for themselves by tailgating and high beaming others
Motorcyclist break the law but nothing is done about this. Even if your car accident with motorcycle, you’re automatically in the wrong. Motorcycle langgar pedestrian, 50-50 blame. Where is the justice? Motor is king.
Motorcyclist fail undang
Under law in Malaysia, motorcyclist are above the law (AES, running the red light, accidents), but not so under the laws of physics. The laws of physics doesn’t discriminate when it comes to accidents. There is justice, justice in death.
Some motorcyclist misuse/abuse their position under Malaysian laws by thinking they can do anything they want and other people will give way to them and that death is something that happen to other people. In the end, they just end up being part of the statistic.