Following the recent accident where a car slammed into some motorcycles taking shelter from the rain under an overpass at kilometer 258 of the North-South highway near the Port Dickson exit, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has asked for the authorities and highway concessionaries to reevaluate the design and location of rain shelters for motorcyclists to ensure their safety.
According to MIROS chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, motorcycle shelters should be located in bright areas and clearly illuminated. Additionally, view of the shelter should not be obscured from other road users.
“Rain shelters should not be located at corners to avoid vehicles colliding with riders or motorcycles. At the same time, shelters should have enough space and be equipped with barriers to protect riders and their bikes,” said Lee, reports Berita Harian.
Lee said riders and pillions should ensure they are visible to other road users, especially when it is raining. Lee said wearing high-visibility raincoats or with reflectors will increase visibility, as well as taking shelter in appropriate shelters designated for motorcycles.
“According to Article 53 in the Road Traffic Act 1959, no vehicle shall be stopped or use the emergency lane, or road shoulder, except police, JPJ, ambulance, Fire and Rescue Department, Customs Department and Prisons Department vehicles,” said Lee. “They should stop at the R&R, lay-bys or rain shelters as this will protect them against being hit by other vehicles especially when visibility is limited and the road is slippery during rain,” he continued.
Lee said the Works Department (JKR) had previously instructed all highway concessionaires to provide rain shelters for motorcyclists on highways under their purview. MIROS and the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA) had previously raised this issue after finding that several highways and road were not conducive to motorcycles, placing riders at risk.
If i’m the ministry of transport i will ban all motorcycle below 500cc and make the price of proton or perodua to be same level as motorcycle to have a much safer society not only on the road but crime activity as well.
Betui! If sayur expensive, we tanam jagung. If cars expensive, we buy Proton.
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then bangi to klcc will be 3 hour driving on sunday morning
well good luck with your dream..and make sure to clean your offices of kilang and get your delivery yourself from the post office yaa..
Skip the hassle. Put on a raincoat.
Duh.. even people who have 2 or 3 cars ride kapchai just to go to Midvalley. Stuck in jam sucks. #truestory.
there is very good reason u r not
Cukurlah ada kerajaan prihatin rakyat.
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Rider suppose not allow ride in highway especially third lane. This action very dangerous. I dont know the reasons behind the government allow the rule and no enforcement since we know that ride on third lane is wrong. Before build the shelter, government have to think to build the alternate lane for motor rider not share the lane with car. This is an issue havent been solved since last few decade.
Ride on the third lane is ok if follow the speed limit, 90km/h is 90km/h. Driver (cars) who always hog the third lane is the real problems.
Yes please, they clog up half a lane, car drivers slow down to avoid, then cause jam everytime. Bikes are suppose to ease traffic not worsen.
rain shelters for motorcyclists will be build along expressways and highways provided toll collection on motorcyclist as well
Motorcycle below 500cc wasn’t allowed on highways without dedicated motorcycle lane to begin with no?
Suggest to put part time yellow signal like the traffic light at all motorbike shelters to warn other road users. Rain sensitive so that it would only working when raining
M’sian authorities need motorcyclist to DIE B4 they reevaluate motorcyclist shelters. Sound like they just woke up from SLUMBER !!
There was a lot of near accident cases before but MIROS did not say anything until this accident … pls think harder for road user future safety.
“Lee said the Works Department (JKR) had previously instructed all highway concessionaires to provide rain shelters for motorcyclists on highways under their purview”.
So, if instruction was not obeyed, why no action taken?
Get these motorcyclists to ride safely & follow the law first lah. Many are just dangerous on the roads. Absolutely reckless & to hell with the rules & laws.
Please don’t put to danger other road users should they have a death wish.
just ban all the stupid kapchais..pest on the road
Not all can afford the car, bro and the kapchai is not stupid, only the rider can act stupid.
40 years ago, 1 kapchai rode by a father of 10 childs, now because of that kapchai, there are more than 10 cars on the road. Maybe you were born from well off family so you cannot understand kapchai and its importances….
Bcoz of that kapchai, more traffic jam lol
Aiya why so hurry.. let people die first la then think about the plan.Then slowly slowly do.. so to show economic progress. After that blow horn to rakyat how gov care.
Government should ban all motorcycle entering paid toll highway!! It is very dangerous!
e.g.
Duke highway does not have any emergency lane or motorlane. The motorcycle are free to cross the line.
Plus highway, all plus highway does not have a dedicated motorlane. Eventhough, there is an emergency lane, motorbike are speeding in the middle/fast lane passing all the lorries on the left lane. e.g. Rawang to KL Stretch and NKVE!
Everyday i see accident, everyday i see motorcyclist kena “bungkus” and the Government does not want to enforce!