Penang Bridge operator PLUS Malaysia is considering the installation of average speed cameras on the bridge as an additional enforcement measure to deter speeding, Bernama reported.
“The average speed of a vehicle will be calculated to determine whether it was speeding or not and this is one of our enforcement strategies,” PLUS chief operating officer Zakaria Ahmad Zabidi said when interviewed, adding that PLUS is working with the Road Transport Department (JPJ) for the installation of such cameras which would also capture the registration details of vehicles entering and exiting the bridge.
The highway operator is also waiting on the outcome of a road safety audit carried out for the bridge, which is meant to determine measures to enhance the safety features of the bridge. “Although we have already complied with all the engineering standards for the bridge, we are also conducting our own road safety audit. From the audit, we will act accordingly if there is a need to add more safety measures,” the COO said.
Attention was drawn to the Penang Bridge after a vehicle plunged into the water beneath following a collision with another car, resulting in a fatality. Safety has always been of paramount importance to PLUS, said Zakaria, noting that out of over 13,000 accidents recorded nationwide, just 2.4% took place on its highways.
“We take pride in incorporating safety into whatever we do, and we also take pride (in) the PLUS Expressway being one the safest highways in the country. We broadly put together three elements that we always focus on which we call 3E, which is enforcement, engineering and education,” he said.
These are augmented through PLUS’ continued collaboration with enforcement authorities, adoption of new technologies for maintaining its facilities and regularly holding safety awareness campaigns, the COO added. The national news agency reported earlier this year that the latest case was the fifth reported incident of fatalities due to vehicles falling off the bridge since 2010.
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Why is the government thinking about the bridge, when the traffic control inside the island is already worst, and it gets even worst during peak hours. If they solve this, bridge issue could be solved easily.
PLUS is not part of G. And yes, they should install the cameras. Infact if they could install mechanisms that auto eject speeding vehicles of any sorts, straight into the sea or straight to hell. That would be an even better move towards removing non compliant road users, which would result in preservation of rule following drivers.
Speed demons disagree…
What Penang (and KL as well) needs is a better public transport system. The cars jamming the roads are just not going to reduce unless there is a good alternative. Building more roads is not the solution; the traffic will increase proportionately to fill the new roads.
Germany did this 20 years ago. Once you pass the toll, if you reach your destination toll before X hours/minutes, it means you automatically speeding over the speed limit.
In Malaysia we still cannot understand this method. Can solves so many accidents and don’t have to waste PDRM manpower.
If you reach the destination toll booth “too soon” automatically you get the saman
They are talking about speed not road congestion. And the statement is by PLUS not the goverment..
PLUS is not part of G. And yes, they should install the cameras. Infact if they could install mechanisms that auto eject speeding vehicles of any sorts, straight into the sea or straight to hell. That would be an even better move towards removing non compliant road users, which would result in preservation of rule following drivers.
3 lane left center right, some drivers just took their time driving and cover all 3 lanes to become congested, so people need to speed to cut this driver off. This especially near the mid span where some drivers scare to drive normal speed and slow down.Imagine the left lane sometimes even faster than the center and right lane because left mostly occupied by lorries and trucker but they drive according to speed limit , the left some driver slow down but did not bother the back car is slowing down also.
Bridge tolls abolish mana? Stop looking to find more ways to earn money from the rakyat.
abolish tol able to reduce accident due to speeding? or 2 different topic?
Yes it can. When people no longer rush to beat the peak hour charges, they no longer have need to racing.
Cool. Now I can top out at 300. Stop for a fag and be on my merry way without worrying about speeding.
:P