As more gig workers emerge on the ride-hailing and p-hailing scene to cater for the growing demand for such services, it has become imperative that steps be taken to ensure that they are safer on the road, said transport minister Anthony Loke.
“There are now more ride-hailing and p-hailing riders on the road than ever before, and if they aren’t given proper safety training, they could endanger both themselves and other drivers. Factor in the increase in traffic levels to that of pre-pandemic times, and it has become necessary to take every step possible to prevent accidents,” he said.
Loke said that the newly-drafted road safety guidelines for platform providers that is being drawn up by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) will be an important step in ensuring road safety for all, as The Star reports.
“The guidelines are aimed at increasing the service quality of p-hailing and ride-hailing service providers, while educating the riders about staying safe on the road. Once the guidelines are finalised, it is hoped that they will help in reducing the number of road accident-related fatalities and injuries nationwide,” he said.
He welcomed stakeholders to provide their input on the guidelines, which are aligned with the United Nations’ Decade of Action for Road Safety Plan that aims to reduce the global road accident death rate to below 50% by 2030.
Loke said he would continue to prioritise ensuring safety measures, stating that he believed that safety should always comes first, even if it made him unpopular to the public.
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Goob job Loke. Safety always comes 1st. They should get proper training before become p hailing riders.
Anthony should go undercover like always…this time become a food rider…remember you have to be serious if you want to be the first chinese james bond…PH voters will support you for sure…imagine the next james bond movie…Ni hao ma James Bond…wow must be boxoffice hor…
Anthony ni mmg kerja keras… walaupon aq x sokong PH tapi dia mmg tetap buat kerja.. ni baru lah kerajaan bagus
Ahlokekor..fainted…when going undercover as food rider..nine out of ten riders r color blind approaching red traffic lights.He should initiate locking up these bad riders besarbesaran for 2 weeks without bail.
They are always perfect during training and tests. It’s only after certification that they show their true colours and probably motivated to earn more within a shorter time.
Aiyo… when these politician ever learn. Its not about training or skill. Its their attitude and mentality. Wasting people and their money to pay for the training fees just like the driving school.
revised the motorcyclist syllables in-line with international law banned lane-splitting,
You want to ban the only reason why people ride bikes apart from it being a cheap mode of transport?
Lane splitting can be done safely if drivers and riders are trained well.
Land splitting is illegal in the US. But most other developed countries don’t make it illegal. Some have rules for lane splitting safely.
It’s dangerous when the speed difference between the rider and car is excessive (more than 20km/h) during lane splitting.
Lane splitting can be done safely.
banning lane splitting will not solve the problem,.. it will only make your food arrive late.
Lane splitting is legal in many countries and actually reduces rear-end collisions suffered by motorcyclists. What’s not good is doing it at excessive speed as seen in Malaysia. That should be clamped down on very hard.
Isnt Ride hailing drivers already required to take the PSV course?
Its the general motorcyclist couriers and delivery riders that are the problem. Deal with that first. Not running red lights would be a start.
E hailing or ride hailing? I’m confused with these two words.
Seems like majority not good in English. Time for a revamp in education
Close vernacular schools 1st. And then we can talk about unity or revamp education.
How is vernacular schools going to affect when those from the national schools are worse? “Brek no eat and Tayar no flower”
I actually agree with the idea. Just that education standards in sekolah kebangsaan should improve. I am Malay btw
Please do it asap. Our school new semester is now open for registration
Riders lack of training or lack of attitude? Placing officers at traffic lights would solve most problems.
This is not sustainable. What may be controversial and effective at the same time is letting the public report traffic offenses from dashcam or phone video footage. The summon, if issued and paid for, will be split between PDRM and the reporter. A bounty system of sorts.
Dashcam? Did they also mentioned that you will need to attend the court in person to be a witness if summoned? How many wants to take the trouble and risk retaliation from mat rempit?
a good start but ultimately it’s depend on enforcement
in which we are critically lack of there of
kudos if the enforcement is ramp up
Thats like saying motor riders in general needs more training to be safer on the road, so what had u done during ur 22 months as Transport Minister hah? Oh wait selling bumber plates more important than safety ya
Those people can be trained??
Job requirements:
1) Pernah kena saman polis, saman beribu keping belum bayar added advantage
2) Pernah kena tahan polis, tido lokap at least 2 malam added advantage
3) Lincah merempit
4) Berani langgar lampu merah
5) Tak takut eksiden
6) Can outrun pulis when chased, successful grand theft auto track record added advantage
7) Road rage skills with death stare preferred
8) Possess own motorcycle, illegally modified with loud ekzos paip added advantage
9) No valid driver license is ok, janji pernah jadi mat lajak
10) No rotek & insurance is ok, janji bukan moto curi, kalo curi pun pandai2 elak roblok la
Let’s give them the benefit of the doubt, hoping that these measures would have a significant effect.
At the same time, let’s be honest, simple rules like not running red light, driving against traffic or interpreting simple road signs and markings do not require a whole new training. They are a given in driving school. Time and time again, enforcement is key.
1 eye bigger that the other… see things better
1 eye bigger that the other… see things better
Trained?? Biar betul.. one of the purpose of gig economy is to give part-time jobs to unskilled workers so that they can ride their bikes in their usual suicidal ways but make money while doing it. Who’d have thought that these gig workers are now treating it as a full-time job and demanding EPF, insurance and more.
Trying to train gig riders to be corteous and safe road users is like training a komodo dragon to be vegetarian.
You are right
YB, i hv few suggestions for u:
Urgent measures:-
1. Only JPJ or authorised ctr allow to issue/produce number plate to curb clone cars, unreadable plate, etc. With built in rfid for easily to trace or monitor.
2. Make sure all roadmarks visible, many faded and disappear coz it hard for latest tech to detect and driver to see.
3. No pillian rider in the city center during peak hours in the city to reduce numbers of fatality when accident.
4. Reduce toll rate in city ctr which was already long due.
5. Max 80% tint on rear car windows so tht car behind can see through the traffic condition infront.
mid term measures:
1. Make all highway and major roads in the city with bike lane so definitely reduce accident betwen cars and bikes.
2. Scrap vehicles that more thn 25yrs old as many have not met minimum safety lvl.
3. Use pavers stone instead of asphalt in the city to increase the reliability of the road, hence reduce potholes and uneven roads. This will reduce accident and also increase the city image.
thank you
If you dare, please ban motorbikes in highways first
Tell ’em to put motorcycle lane on SUKE, DUKE, DASH, Penchala Link, Kerinchi Link, PLUS, etc.
Why motorbike insurance doesn’t pay to damaga they done to car? This make this biker’s King of the road
True. There’s absolutely no incentive for motorbikes to ride safely. They are not responsible or accountable for anything. It’s always someone else’s fault when it comes to motorbike mishaps and the bikers don’t need to bear any cost.
To increase their safety awareness, simple. Turn it 180 degrees. Let them be responsible for any accident that involves them and make motorists not liable for their injuries and deaths. Then we see whether they’ll still ride like brainless morons.
Absolutely No
Just take a look at these ehailing guys on the road..it’s common to see some of them are driving just like taxi drivers..
Very easy only, saman the food delivery companies and then it’ll trickle down to their gaji. But then again as highlighted it’s the enforcement that is lacking, or rather non-existent. Want to ramp up revenue? Get people to send in videos of these to police to saman and share with the video poster since the police obviously have better things to do
Only jail time and whipping will change their mentality… As it is they think of themselves as the king of the road!
There’s a thing called natural selection.. allow nature to take its course so the undesirables will be ‘removed’ from the gene pool. Cruel i know but necessary.
I’m probably speaking on behalf of the people with an IQ above 80 when I say I wasn’t born with enough thumbs to give this approach 3 thumbs up. People with IQ below 80 will support these rempit-hailing pests’ daily shenanigans but right-minded folks will see they’re increasingly unnecessary in the post-Covid era
What may be controversial and effective at the same time is letting the public report traffic offenses from dashcam or phone video footage. The summon, if issued and paid for, will be split between PDRM and the reporter. A bounty system of sorts.
Safer for riders or cars ? Lol… how many people tried before, get involved in accident with motor and is our fault?
Please put more polis on the road, saman those fellas tak ikut standardised number plate, modified exhaust and put more red light cameras at junctions. Speed doesn’t kill but at junctions. More enforcement on the road please