A day before the end of Ops Selamat 16, police reported a death toll of 183 on Malaysian roads and highways. Out of a total of 18,830 accidents, 166 were fatal, with Selangor recording the highest number at 5,302 crashes in 12 days.
This was followed by Johor with 2,944 reported crashes, Kuala Lumpur with 2,095 and Perak with 1,584. Ops Selamat 16, which began on January 18 and is scheduled to end tomorrow, February 1.
Motorcyclists and pillion riders accounted for 119 of the total number of deaths. Speaking on the matter, Bukit Aman Traffic Enforcement and Investigations Department director Datuk Azisman Alias said 313,936 summonses were issued thus far.
Of these, 197,454 concerned the six offences focused on by Ops Selamat – using mobile phones while driving, beating traffic lights, driving over speed limits, misusing emergency lanes, cutting queues and overtaking on double lines, reports The New Straits Times.
The death toll is a rise of 28 over the previously reported number of 138, just three days ago. In the same earlier report, Alias was quoted as saying 233,454 summonses were issued, an increase of 80,482 summonses.
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Most death from motorcycles. BUT most summonses are from cars. HHMMM… Are we in the right direction???
No. Because summoning is not the solution.
All these deaths could be prevented if our JPJ and PDRM abang2 stop taking duit kopi and letting offenders scott free.
Nobody learns their lesson if duit kopi culture is still prevalent.
Takde bagi, takde terima. So jangan bagi! Simple!
Malaysian mentality about road safety and road law and regulation is the worst in the world. In other words, they behave like “sakai” when behind the wheel.
Malaysian are hardcore law-flaunters, and sometimes hard lesson is the only solution.
Flaunting laws are now legalised. You only need to pay money, that’s all.
Loke is sleeping on the job for the 2nd year running! Under LTL we see death rates decreasing but under this stupid Loke, everything is going up. WTH is he doing? Oh selling number plates and getting into arguments with those in charge for road safety. Replace this mofo pls.
When PH promised everything will naik when they take over, we didn’t expect it to mean accident rates and death tolls. PH please answer this.