JPJ waiting for green light on child seat enforcement

JPJ waiting for green light on child seat enforcement

The JPJ is ready and waiting for the green light from the transport ministry to enforce the use of vehicle child seats. JPJ director-general Datuk Seri Shaharuddin Khalid said that to date, the department has been merely doing advocacy work, advising road users who are not using child seats.

He said that from early this year till June 30, JPJ has issued 1,897 reminder notices to motorists. “Child seats or child restraint system (CRS) is part of the JPJ Act 1987 and should have been implemented in June this year. However, it was delayed by the ministry due to Covid-19. Enforcement will start once JPJ receives further notice from the ministry,” he told Bernama last week.

The JPJ D-G said that statistics from 2016 to 2018 show 1,707 accidents involving children ranging from infant age to 15 years old, according to Bukit Aman’s traffic department. He urged the public to not take this issue lightly. “CRS is vital for children, especially babies, as they are susceptible to serious injury due to weak neck muscles compared to adults,” he stressed.

The usage of child car seats in Malaysia became mandatory in January 2020, but then-transport minister Anthony Loke said that drivers will not be penalised for not complying with the rules for the first six months of the year, which was supposed to be the advocacy period.

July 1 was supposed to be the start date of full enforcement, but current transport minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong postponed it to a later date in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

So, parents won’t be issued fines for not having their kids in child seats for now. But do we really need a law to protect our precious cargo? According to the stats, there have been 1,559 deaths of children below the age of 10 from 2007 to 2017 in road accidents – don’t add to that stat.

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Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Safety First on Jul 27, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    Educating CRS is good but better to educate parents stop using dummy seatbelt clips. Safety First.

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    • mr1031 on Jul 27, 2020 at 4:41 pm

      I believe everyone educated..they only stubborn and think their head (as well as their baby’s head) is very strong

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  • YB Albert on Jul 27, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    Why in the world would a concerned parent deny his kids the rightful protection by not using child care seats?
    People can spend on other essential things in life but try to be stingy when child safety is raised.
    Rakyat,if we wait for enforcement,it may be sporadic.Why wait for enforcement and fines? Just do the right thing ,if you truly love your children.
    Do anyone here,want to see the video of a horrible accident when a child is thrown out of the vehicle?

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  • Safety for your kids need to wait? JUST DO IT!!! Don’t need to wait the government to tell you the safety of your kids. Not a rocket science.

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  • Karam Singh on Jul 27, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    Even rear seat passengers our govt can’t enforece nor educate the public.

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  • vivizurianti on Jul 27, 2020 at 3:54 pm

    do, dont do, do dont do……lack commitment from authorities.

    Perhaps waiting another tragedy before fully realize the problem and implement the rule?

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    • Copy Paste on Jul 27, 2020 at 5:25 pm

      Copy paste: “Safety for your kids need to wait? JUST DO IT!!! Don’t need to wait the government to tell you the safety of your kids. Not a rocket science.”

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  • kecamjgnxkecam on Jul 27, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    enforce what la…tell them buy child seat then they buy sport rim first…reason is simple: gaya mesti ada! sport rim itulah jalan!

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  • Roti John Loo on Jul 28, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    Malaysian motorists are BASTARDS. No money also, they will do anything to bergaya and drive expensive junk car. But invest in car seat that cost few hundred RM per unit, they will refuse.

    You can have all the laws in the world, but if there is no enforcement, you can kiss goodbye to the law, furthermore Malaysian motorists are lawless and barbaric that like to challenge every single law.

    Go see in other countries, not buckling up seat belt, TERUS MASUK LOKAP. No questions about it (unlike in Malaysia where even drivers and passengers happily travelling without buckling up safety belt, lagi hebat when these bastards using fake belt clips to bypass seatbelt warning sound). Time for PDRM/JPJ also to enforce the law. Start doing your work. Go to Singapore and see, everybody so scared to even touch their handphones or drive with one hand on steering wheel whilst driving. TERUS MASUK LOKAP.

    Here in Malaysia, everybody whatsapping on the road or drive with one hand on steering wheel that is too common – in other developed countries, this should be fall under reckless driving. Hebat kan

    In Australia, people with kids are so scared and not to go into a car that has no child seat. The law is so damn strict.

    Malaysian evil and lawless attitudes needs to be eradicated completely, only with SOSMA or POCA by throwing them into detention center as long as possible (at least I no need to face bad traffic jam almost every day) as Malaysian motorists generally are imbecile bastards that UNFIT TO DRIVE on the road.

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  • auckland panel and paint on Nov 18, 2020 at 2:15 pm

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