The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) hopes that Malaysian motorcyclists will ultimately be shifted to public transport, MIROS chairman Wong Shaw Voon said at a press conference today.
“We hope that in the future, we can move this group of road users from the most dangerous mode of transport to the safest mode [of transport] which is public transport, such as rail,” Wong said today.
The chairman of MIROS concedes that this is a difficult goal to achieve, especially in the rural areas, however the institute “would like to get support from everyone” in order for road users to choose the safest means of travelling such as by choosing the safest possible cars, or the safest modes of transport available, Wong continued.
“In Malaysia, we have groups of motorcycle riders who commute every day over long distances. For example, they may live in Serdang or Kajang, and they may work in Shah Alam, and they have go to work every day by motorcycle. That is a long distance and many hours of travel [on motorcycle required], which is not really safe and not healthy for the rider,” the MIROS chairman said as an example.
Prolonged riding of motorcycles, after a few years, may expose motorcyclists to musculoskeletal disorders such as shaky hands, back pain, numbness and more, Wong added.
Of all the available modes of transport, public transport by rail remains the safest mode of transport, especially when compared to motorcycling, said Wong; this means “a [public transport] network that is good enough” is needed, and while public transport ridership has increased, it is still not enough, he said.
While it is unfeasible to expect entire public transport networks to be grown in short order, there is a roadmap for the expansion of public transport, however road users can be encouraged to increase their use of public transport, Wong said.
Citing an academic group report on road safety presented to the Stockholm Global Minsterial Conference on Road Safety, the MIROS chairman said that one of the recommendations relates to modal shift, or the shift in the mode of transport used.
According to Wong, companies in some countries offer employees allowances if they reside close to their workplace, which enables them to walk or cycle to work, and is a practice that should be encouraged.
Wong cites common Malaysian practice as a contrast, where employers typically offer fuel and highway toll fare allowances for staff who reside further away from their workplace, thus encouraging them to stay further away from the workplace and having to commute longer distances as a result. This will also lead to delays due to traffic – and thus productivity losses – when staff need to spend more time in traffic. “That is where things should change,” he said.
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ha ha ha ha ha …. kuat berangan ni… sekurang kurangnya…biarlah angan angan tu ada visi dan misi ….suruh dia naik train/public transport dari kajang ke shah alam …. berapa lama nak sampai
Fahamkqn konteks apa yg disampaikan. DIA pun gitau sukar capai…tapi kalau ingat nyawa.
sembang lebat.
Cuba CEO Miros travel waktu pagi dr pejabat dia ke KLCC dan clock in jam 9.0 pg dan balik.
Jam berapa kena keluar rumah?
Jam berapa sampai rumah.
Berapa kos berbanding naik motosikal?
Jangan lupa keluarkan statement lepas tu
MIROS dude tokok a lot.
If our LRTs r as efficiently run like our downsouth neighbour,who on earth will want to ride a bike?
Of course rural areas still need bikes.
Use your brain lah..dont just breathe out rhetorical garbage.Just insulting our intelligence.
Can someone with twitter account tag Anthony Loke about this ‘brilliant’ suggestion?
Its time for our minister to experience the ‘efficiency’ of available rail network from kajang to shah alam
Try before.. more than 2 hour from kajang station to shah alam station.. not cost effective at all
motor = convenience + low cost, so long public transport separuh masak kat KL nie tak boleh match, selagi tu lah org akan naik motor. faham!
Imagine our food delivery bois using public transport. We’ll get our food next week.
What???
I used to drive before switching to riding.
I did that because of the nonsense traffic jam and of course the non existent public transport. If u ask me, the public transport in my state is worst than 15 years ago.
Oh BTW, staff that rides spent a lot less time in traffic. These are most probably the most productive staffs as they know to use their time wisely.Staff whom drive will arrive early to get a parking space or late because stuck in jam, staff whom uses public transport will arrive early if they woke up early but will be not so fresh at work. Both whom drive or uses public transport will die2 go back on time regardless having complete their task or not to avoid the mess during peak hour.
One more thing, i expect a ‘smarter’ statement to come from a chairman of anything.
MIROS CEO being nonsensical.
1. The cost of using public transportation in Malaysia is higher compared to car and motorcycle. Only rich people can afford public transportation be it for a single guy or for a family.
2. The connectivity is very low.
3. Sometime people drive or ride to work because of the job they do require them to travel a lot intracity.
He’s right
I will be having 5 gen family by the time i arrived at my destination frfr
I will be having 5 gen of families by the time i arrived at my destination fr
I have always say its a motorist attitude on road that says, not other stupid issues as depicted here.If a train driver to drive a train crazily will it be safe.Will a bus to operate in a reckless manner be safe too.Its the thoughts that count not type of vehicles.Mind it..
Macam-macam la cadangan tak masuk akal KERAjaan skg ni
Dia ni yang bermasalah. Pangkat CEO… Pemikiran kelaut
As long as there are:
1. Enough trains during peak hour and feeder buses as well
2. Short wait time of no more than 5 minutes per train and feeder buses during peak hours and This is from maybe 5am to 10am and from 4pm to maybe 9pm. This means there should be 1 train to maybe 2 or 3 buses in view of traffic jams.
3. More stations or stops near to one’s workplace and home
4. Fast. Don’t take ages to do all those
If not, it will be just like someone said, ‘kuat berangan’. It wont move all bikers off the roads but hopefully a big proportion of them may take to public service if it suits them.
Finally, at some stations, make a mall. Then people will be more inclined to be INTERESTED in taking a train trip instead of using it for just plain transportation.
Just my 2 sen worth on it.
Idiot who claims vehicle driving which stuck in traffic for centuries will be healthier compared to rider… pandai ini sohai
Motorcycles and perodua cars should be banned from public roads due to poor safety and quality
Don’t blanme the tools, is the attitude and the habit of the rider and infrastructure.
Wow, penunggang motor nampaknya banyak yang terkesan dengan statement ni.
Ramai je naik tren dari Kajang ke Shah Alam, while I fully support Dr Wong vision, and I do hope one day Malaysian Railway system will be fully integrated, interconnected including last mile connectivity, current operators really need improving especially service and waiting time for Komuter.
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Ya ke? Nak tau masa pergi dan masa utk balik. Dari orang yang benar benar melakukan benda ni. Bukan agak agak ya. Start dari kunci rumah ke punch in kat pejabat dan sebaliknys
Sebagai org yg dah duduk kajang 31tahun, aku rasa aku layak bg review. Klu nk ke shah alam dr kjg and nk smpai sblm 8am… Kne ada dkt ktm kjg pkul 6am… So klua rumah kne awal lg la… Nnt akan smpai shah alam ngam ngam pkul 8am… Klu naik kete… Klua 7am… Campur ngn hadap jem sume, bole smpai pkul 8am…
People use motorcycle to commute to work, not because they like it. But because it is efficient.
1. Consume lesser petrol (compared to cars)
2. Save time (compared to cars with traffic jams AND public transport)
3. No need to pay toll
I used to take the public transport (LRT KJ). Now I ride to work because our public transport is just so bad and I actually save more time riding to work. Frequent disruptions, delays, etc. The 7 days closure of LRT KJ is what makes me not wanting to use public transport anymore. Not to mention that not everyone can benefit from public transport. The ‘last-mile’ for our public transport is terrible. Even if you take the train, you would need another transport to get from the station to your office.
Why target motorcyclist? It’s not us who contribute to traffic jams and road congestions. What about just focus on making our public transport reliable at the least. Then maybe people will consider. This article statement is so out of touch.
Start by taking action on those motorcyclists who refuse to use the motorcycle lanes and ride on the right side of the highways in breakneck speed. You can see them daily on Federal Highway and Kesas highway.
Not that simple a conclusion. There are many times where the motorcycle lane is not useable, e.g. flooding, repair works/diversion, etc. Yes, there are those that don’t follow rules but majority do.
most cub motorbike users are B40 income group, so it is no surprise this group created the huge number of social ills, and thus giving it a negative light. From horrible loud exhaust to downright dangerous riding in traffic, motorbikes are in general a nuisance to other road user and themselves. Perhaps it is time to put a complete ban on cub bikes, and shift to alternatives. cub bikes are a staple to 3rd world countries.
yeah next time tell your father to wear c ondom before making love because you are one less intelligent human being.
I wish I won’t breed a new gen with that mentally ill mentality
You want to ban motorcycles? Yeah go on! Then the motorcyclist will start using cars, causing massive traffics. Then you will blame the government for implementing your idea.
Wah…Such a sweeping statement. You are literally saying the B40 group causes social ills because they are not as rich as you?
You must be always walking with your nose pointing to the sky…and have no understanding/empathy for those “lower” than you…
Instead why not make more dedicated motorcycle lanes everywhere and enforce strict regulations to curb motorcyclist from sharing lanes with other larger vehicles? Forcing everyone to take public transport makes no sense. Please think like a leader, not like fish monger.
dey, your rail how accurate ah?
I ride my motorcycle I can filter lane and get to work on time.
no.2, I ride bike for leisure also, you gonna stop me?
Actually, if motorcyclists ride more defensively and not like they own the road, shouldn’t be a problem.
Correct…It’s about the attitude and safety awareness. Time to implement better road safety education for all vehicle drivers/riders.
those who suffered near death accident would agree however those shxtholes who only care about money and convenience would bark
if you ban us motorcyclists on the road, your whole economy will suffer. you talk like your public transport is good. it is NOT good and has poor coverage and is always late and is more expensive.
Don’t get angry bird with MIROS bos… they all must show they doing work… or else people will say MIROS is “tunggul”. Let they say anything they want…
How can this possible ?
I can’t use any kind of public transport from my home to work because its simply NOT available.
Improve public transportation system first STUPID GOVERNMENT & MIROS.
Imaging if just remove the tolls the way from Kajang to Shah Alam, most will switch back to drive instead of dangerous ride on motorcycle. Public transport ideal is good, but take century to reach destination, not cost efficient also, basically too many companies running different locations, even many RapidKL areas not connected also.
Kelana Jaya back to Puchong is just one straight LDP. I once took LRT when my carpool colleague had an emergency. I had to go from Kelana to USJ then to Shah Alam then Putra Height, change to another line then only reached Puchong. If it’s just a chill off work day I don’t mind, but no thanks if you asked me to do it everyday. I’d rather getting a bigger bike to have a bigger presence on the road or drive.
Miros always come with stupid comments.
This would only be a pipe dream as long as our mrt/lrt ride frequency is not drastically improved. When first the lrt was introduced, the wait in between for communters rides was only about 10 to 20 minutes from Seremban to KL Sentral. Now you need to wait an hour!
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What actually this MIROS manager want to say is “we must get rid of this motorcyclists because they don’t pay tolls to use the road. We want toll road companies to make more money”
Inilah jadinya bila jadi pegawai dan menteri tu dari golongan kaya dan bangsawan. Cakap tapi tak pernah cuba.
Malaysia are the most funniest country, they never want to solve the problem yet just push the problem to aways
Come on… make a proper lane untuk public transport dulu. Banting to KL, KLIA, Shah Alam or Putrajaya pun tak ada. Talk about using public transport, huh!! Cubalah naik public transport from KL to Banting during morning rush and night masa balik kerja. Cubalah dulu… kemudian baru bincang kaedah yang bagus. Jangan rasa semua idea implementable…
Haiyaa…How can a motorcycle (or a car or bus) be dangerous?? It’s just a machine. If you use it properly, it will not cause any harm to anyone.
Propose la..better road safety education. Revamp the JPJ education and testing to get license.
Make every license holder learn defensive driving and have highest level of safety awareness.
Orang yang tak pernah pakai motosikal untuk kehidupan nak bagi nasihat/kesimpulan yang tak boleh pakai … Haiyaa…
Ridiculous and nonsense! Idea yang tak boleh pakai langsung
Riding is dangerous because they are sharing the same road with cars and lorries. Build a bike highway, you’ll see a lot less accidents, a more efficient travel time, AND A LOT LESS TRAFFIC since more people can move out of the main road, also parcel delivery would be very much more efficient too. But menteris don’t ride kapcai to work, how to know. Once a year ride superbike for konvoi, even that with escort. Lol. I wonder if najib becomes PM once again, if we’ll see more motorbike specific changes since he’s friend with so many mat rempit after his fall lolol
You can’t just tell people to use public transport when the fact is there’s no public transport in the first place to the location people wanted to go.
Duduk bandar boleh la sembang… Mai la duduk Kulim Hi-tech… Nama jer Hi-tech… Pengangkutan awam xada… Jalan teruk… Tu belum kira time hujan lagi, tenggelam jalan… Kalau nak sembang pun kasi cerdik sikit la…
kemon la..
1. sediakan lebih banyak lorong moto yang selesa dan selamat
2. baik pulih jalan raya dengan kadar segera..
suruh naik public transport yang sekarang ni pun tak dapat menampung permintaan memang tak bleh brain la… orang2 kat miros ni memang tak turun padang ke.. duduk opis & buat pemerhatian depan monitor je ke..