It looks like the current speed limits are here to stay after all. According to the works ministry, the government has no plans to increase the current speed limit of 80 km/h on state roads, 90 km/h on federal roads and 110 km/h on expressways.
The Sun reported that the decision is based on statistics showing that the rate of road accident is still high, and that there would be cost implications to upgrade the geometric of the roads involved.
“The speed limit of every road was set and gazetted after taking into consideration its geometric design, traffic flow capacity and accident risks. Although some expressways in the country were designed to sustain speeds of over 110 km/h, the speed limit gazetted by the government remains at a maximum level of 110 km/h,” the ministry said in a written reply to Merbok MP Dr Ismail Daut.
Back in 2015, Lumut MP Haji Mohamad Imran proposed the idea of raising national speed limits, citing that the cars driven by Malaysians these days are of high quality and could travel at high speeds. Ismail had wanted to know the development of discussions between the government and the road safety department regarding the said proposal.
The ministry added that there are no further discussions on the matter, especially with regards to raising speed limits, as the current limits were put in place to ensure the safety of road users. Perhaps enforcing minimum speed limits would be one way to go forwards? Share your thoughts below.
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110 is good enough
I disagree. The one thing no one can change in order to reduce our road carnage, no matter what speed it is, is the nut behind the wheel.
The problem is when small single lane roads are upgraded to multi lane roads with divider, the speed limit is not changed. It is pretty idiotic when a 6 lane highway has a speed limit of 60kph.
Often, even after upgrade, the land geography doesnt change. Karak went from a single lane hiway to 2 lanes but that dun gip it the justification to increase speed limit to 110kmh updown Genting.
Good enough? ya only apply to Gov., otherwise will lose lot of speed saman… so u know i know, they won’t raise the speed limits..
We always can see the outer lane full of cars while middle lane was hogged by those driving 80-90km/h on the highway. Should have better education and minimum speed limit on middle and outer lane. This is worse when you have a four lane highway eg KL-seremban. the 3rd and 4th lane will be full of cars while inner 1st and 2nd lane quite empty. this is waste of highway capacity.
Generally, 130km/h speed limit should be ok as cars on our road nowadays have much better performance than 20 years ago.
Better to go slow. it saves lives
Driving slow doesnt save lives, it prevents loss of life. You want to save lives, become a heart surgeon. Excessive speeding by cars is a small factor in accidents in Malaysia. Other factors must be taken into account like motorcycles weaving through traffic, cars weaving through traffic, not obeying traffic lights, poor maintanence of cars and much more.
What is the main purpose of setting a speed limit ??! It is Only Gud if we all practice safety 1st Right ! We should applauded the authority for doing the right thing.
As for those who get caught for speeding, U pay the price la. I think the ministry of transport & those in authorities should address those culprits who flaunts the laws at its customers expenses & sometimes deaths.
yes. minimum speed limit on highways should be enforced
Agree, highway is not meant for drive slow
we need minimum speed. too many drivers travelling ‘peacefully’ at 60-70km/h on the fast lane, resulting everyone who want to drive faster has to drive at the overtaking lane. traffic caused by idxxt.
110km/h is appropriate for highway, may be allow 120km/h for the right fast lane. And must set minimum speed, those drive slow also cause danger on the highway, minimum speed 90km/h
The speed limit should be increased. Cars today are designed to travel at way higher speeds than the 110 km/h with tons of tech in ensuring the car is in full control by the driver and some safety systems. Most of the accidents today are cause by sub standard cars, 30 year old busses, lorries and drivers with poor driving practices and not to mention the drivers intoxicated on drugs, liqueurs and etc. Instead of limiting the speed, the earlier mention causes should be barred instead from our roads else it will make no difference no matter how fast the car is moving. Death can occur at any speed. Malaysian people are traveling far distances these days to and from their work place like people from Seremban travelling to kl on daily basis for work and from other locations as well. Building so many highways will not make much difference if the speed remains.Suggest to lower the road tax also for high cc cars. Its no longer a luxury but a necessity for todays people as people can only buy homes that are only cheaper and affordable from the furthest reaches of KL city and town. High cc cars are usually built with the best driving and safety capabilities. This will eliminate sub par cars on our roads and improve safety at one go. Please don’t reserve this privileged for the rich and wealthy only.
speed is not the cause of high accident rates, that is fact. the actual statistics prove it year after year after year. Poor driver and rider training and the total lack of respect for basic traffic rules are some of the main issues. The majority of accidents either involve motorcycles (more than 60%), and or happen in city roads, or small countryside roads. Highways account for the least accidents.
Most cars today can travel up to 130km/hr IN CONFIDENCE, some 160km/hr and above IN CONFIDENCE. If for some reason you have no confidence to drive at 130kmn/hr and above. Please then go and check 1. If your eye sight is still good or have been compromised by some illness like diabetes, old age. 2. If your reflexes is still good or old age and general body health is not up to mark.3. If your car has been maintained properly at all times.
Failing which i see no reason to keep at 110km/hr. In fact 110km/hr is for those who are not qualified to drive on highway be it the cause their car or themselves.
our road design is not suitable for highspeed driving except for minister, goverment car, VVIP..and Myvi
tak payahla increase speed limit.. speed limit yg sedia ada pon dah banyak accident..
kereta laju2 mesti orang kaya, banyak duit beli kereta mahal, banyak duit bayar duit hospital kalau accident..
banyak duit, takkan nak bayar saman pon tak boleh..
pandai bawak laju, pandai2la bayar..
betul, drive slow pon boleh cause the accident, tapi kalau yg bawak laju tu bawak ikut speed limit, the tahap teruk accident tu takla teruk sangat..
nak bawak laju, pergi litar la..
tak payah nak bahayakan nyawa orang lain..
Speed limits are inherently nonsense. The safe speed to drive depends on a lot of factors including; weather conditions, traffic conditions, the car you are driving, how you are feeling and the road itself. Those factors can’t be determined by someone in an office.
all these safety reasons are total bs.. lower speed limit, more saman to collect lah!
120kmh-125kmh reasonable for highway