Highway concessionare PLUS Malaysia says it will be submitting a proposal to the government that speed trap cameras be installed on the Penang bridge to improve safety levels on the crossing, Bernama reports. According to PLUS MD Datuk Azman Ismail, the Penang bridge does not presently have any speed trap cameras, and the plan to install them is aimed at preventing accidents.
“At present, the bridge only has closed-circuit television (CCTV) to monitor the traffic flow. Hence, we propose to have speed trap cameras installed. The proposal will be handed over to the government after we receive full report on the recent crash involving an SUV which plunged into the sea,” he said.
He said that PLUS will only install the cameras, but monitoring will be conducted by the police and the road transport department (JPJ). He added that PLUS will also review the need to reduce the speed limit and to increase the height of the barrier wall on the bridge depending on the investigation report. The current speed limit on the bridge is 80 km/h and the guardrail barrier follows the British Standard (BS 400) height of one metre.
Azman said the fatal accident rate on the bridge recorded a 54% decrease last year, with six cases reported compared to 13 cases in 2017. As for non-fatal mishaps, a total of 332 cases were recorded in 2018 compared to 345 cases the year before that. He added that the concessionaire also aims to add more speed trap cameras at several locations on the six highways it manages.
Earlier, Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow had called on authorities to improve the standard and specifications of the bridge guardrails on the Penang bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah bridge (also known as the Penang second bridge) to prevent further incidents of vehicles plunging into the sea.
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Most of the time the traffic is crawling on the bridge. What happened a few days ago was a mishapped but all said, there is no need for a camera there because of this. The camera will cause worse jam.. As the limit is set 60 ppl will drive 40 just to be sure they are not accidently shot.
Intoxicated with drugs n booze think they cared about other road users let alone aes. Luckily didn’t hit the innocent motorcycle
More mat rempit drug intoxicated in eksiden
Correct. Pipu know overspeeding and corruption is criminal. But pipu still commit
Why not just put chip on car’s roadtax? And also motorcycles. Any rogue units can be identified during operation
Well developed nations already practicing chip on vehicle and motorcycle license plate, no more ugly piece of paper or plastic sticks inside the windshield…
fully support PLUS to request Gov install AES on Penang Bridge but make sure speed limit are 110Km/H
You supports lorries and buses speeding 110Km/H crossing Penang Bridge
Private vehicle speed limit doesn’t apply to lorries or bus in general which lower limit… gosh…
“You supports lorries and buses speeding 110Km/H crossing Penang Bridge
Citizen should have freedom to travel, those pipu in prison also can travel freely?” << Use your fling brain.
Penang bridge 1, ok but please do not install any more speed cameras on penang bridge 2. the bridge is so boring so installing more cameras will result into more people falling asleep on the wheel.
If u wanna sleep u don’t drive
Make sure you are a frequent 2nd bridge user before you dislike.
Why is it that everytime a fatal accident happened, the immediate solution that comes to mind of the powers that be is to reduce the speed limit. Would reducing the speed limit to 60kmph on the bridge make a difference and deter errant drivers from speeding? In my opinion, the 80kmph on the bridge is reasonable. Matter of fact, at a certain portion on the bridge, the speed limit is 70kmph.
PLUS should get the police to look into slow vehicles hogging the middle lane and to take action against these drivers. I have often had to follow behind a car traveling nonchalantly at 60kmph in the middle lane of the North-South Highway when the left lane is free of any traffic. These slow vehicles would cause impatient drives to overtake them and endanger other approaching motorists.
Cut the trash.
https://paultan.org/2016/07/14/bus-company-suspended-one-month-following-crash/
Speed cameras are merely a deterrent and is not a long term solution. They are very costly to buy and maintain. One thing is clear is that they cannot prevent an accident from occurring especially when the driver is under the influence.
A new tender of nationwide AES project is better.
Great, thanks 2 people under the influence crashing into one another the rest of the state has to pay for their stupidity. Wonderful.
Lalabengs with too much parents money and too free to play with drugs. Do you think they care whether got speed camera or not? Even roadblocks they dare to breakthru. Speedcams? Pfft!
i dont see how this is gonna prevent those rich buggers from speeding…. otherwise all it does is just make them brake hard at the camera…and then its speeding as usual
saya sokong 100%, pasang speed cam. Sila pasang AES also kat Penang main highways. Please Chief Minister. Malaysia Barua.
Kerajaan baru prihatin sangat.
I don’t care what john or his dupes say, the new clean government cares for the safety of the drivers and is trying to get rid of all the kopi lessn drivers. BN cybertroopers never syukur.
Paid troll is paid troll. Only one lone voice supporting PH Penang and even then not relevant to this accident or the shortsighted solution. If these kids are more responsible and not high on something, this wouldn’t happen.
It’s about time to equip the bridge with rolling barrier which PT did published review the rolling barrier effectiveness moons ago.
The one metre wall is a Big Joke.It should be
2 metres.Absencee of speed cameras is just bad planning…
Great Wall of Penang (bridge)
Hello..its not the fault of the barrier since it already meet the design and safety specs..Put the blame on those driver who drive under influence of alcohol and drugs..speeding and racing some more..
you put 10 meter barrier also no use if the driver slam kaw2…
Yes, JPJ should have placed AES on bridge and elevated highway to monitor the overspeed vehicles. Some may say install of AES is additional cost but putting on these places are meaningful to prevent accident. If the CX-5 wasn’t went into sea he may got a chance to survive.
Modern car is designed to withstand high impact during accident but not design to save life when the car go into sea or roll down from mountain (though some SUV or 4×4 has actually design to withstand limited roll over). Hence it is good idea to install AES on bridge to reduce speed. Yes it is all about attitude but it takes time to build the awareness. Ask ourself how many of you drive below 80km/h in Penang bridge, at least 30% vehicle speed more than 90km/h as everytime I cross this bridge.
Never say if limit to 80km/h it will cause traffic jam, most of the bridge speed limit is below 90km/h almost worldwide. The traffic is come from city mostly or accident happened within the bridge, otherwise the traffic flow is smooth most of the time though the speed is 90km/h.
Beside nowadays SUV, MPV and 4×4 getting more popular, the barrier should have increase the height. But this may not help must like in the case of CX-5 because the car was in rather high speed and it rolled over till it flipped the barrier. If the car speed is at 80km/h or below and barrier height increase, the car may able to stop (my own assumption only).
ur own assumption is really unscientific and wrong
Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that’s what gets you.
The barrier should not be focus point of this accident. That middle lane hogger is the root cause. He should be removed from our road to prevent more accidents.
suggest speed camera for every kilometre…no more speeding in highway, and raise the summon to RM1000
Might as well put a camera on each of the 6 lanes at every 500 metres, or even every 250 metres. And update the law such that if more than x number of cameras are triggered on the same trip, straight away become non-compoundable offence and go to court.
don’t only put speed cameras. put speed bumps too. hahahha….
Plus who collect toll, then must responsible for safety issue, the Penang bridge is not safe at all, PLUS you don’t kick your responsible to others.
I thought ph wanna abolished the tolls? Why should plus care? Why should plus responsible for assholes?
Instead of banning smoking better ban drinking. Drunk drivers kills smoking drivers dont kill.
these guys were smoking weed.
Somehow this makes sense. Let’s all become Saudi.
dont have to make it religious sentiments whenever alcohol is brought into picture. fact is advanced non-muslim countries also has strict laws on drinking and driving, since seeing the globe might be challenge for you, take a trip to SG and see how her citizens are freaking scared to drive even after having one glass of wine!
what a stupid suggestion? if install AES then what? all cars cannot drive fast is it? hello. those who tend to break the rule, do you think they will give a damn? they will still drive recklessly despite everybody else is being careful. and end up the good people becomes their victim.
I see opportunity to grab more money here.
Do you know the speed limit on the bridge used to be 80km/h when it was only 2 lane wide? After expanding to 3 lanes suddenly half of the bridge is rated at 70km/h only.
I see the same thing happening to some roads in the countryside. Narrow single lane roads used to have 90km/h limit. After expanding to a wide 2 lanes plus a motorcycle lane suddenly the speed limit is now 70km/h.
I wonder what purpose this action serve other than make it easier for people to violate traffic rules.
Hey, why aes? It will not slow down the speeding car. Put speed bumps, better. Every 100m apart.
PLUS wants everything but not making the highway more safer.Just build a higher wall please.You guys need to spend money.Enough money collected ever since.Penang bridge road are not smooth as it use to be.