The road transport department (JPJ) is set to carry out a large-scale special operation against commercial vehicles, especially on lorries ferrying sand, this week, Bernama reports.
According to JPJ deputy director-general (planning and operations) Aedy Fadli Ramli, this action was being taken following an accident in Putrajaya last Wednesday, in which a lorry laden with sand crashed into 14 vehicles at KM5.7 of Jalan Persiaran Utara, Puchong-bound. The crash injured seven and killed two motorcyclists.
He said that instructions have been issued to all state JPJ directors to conduct checks on commercial vehicles to ensure they are not carrying excess loads that violate laws and pose a danger to the safety of other road users.
“The special operations will be led by the state JPJ directors. The JPJ headquarters, especially the enforcement division, has also been instructed to closely monitor these operations and submit a complete report to the JPJ top management and also the transport ministry,” he said.
Meanwhile, the driver of the lorry, who was detained following the accident, is expected to be charged at the Putrajaya magistrate’s court today (September 25).
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Aik! Haritu kata xde operasi. Boleh caya ke kjaan capati ni
https://paultan.org/2023/09/22/jpj-says-it-has-not-issued-any-notice-of-conducting-a-large-scale-operation-to-check-on-vehicles-in-october/
It’s only wise & productive to say ”no large scale operations, no such thing’ so that the potential killers concerned would not lie low (hide out). Wise move ma!
I didn’t read closely that it’s been announced. Idk if it’s a good thing. Probably the public would know what’s going on?
Operation only when people die. Normal days just sembang kacang.
Should check on commercial vehicles rather than catching vehicles over the white line. Overweight lorry kills, not vehicle over the white line.
Don’t worry if you are a politician, can easily get DNAA
Ini lagi satu, why announce? Macam superficial je.
Check PUSPAKOM also.
Why do they hv to announce beforehand? Brilliant
This is not the first time, continuously check is required. Too many losses on the road..
Until and unless we move to become an enforcer of the law all day every day, we will always see people turning a blind eye towards adherence to the law. We must enforce it all the time, NOT MERELY DURING AN OPS. This is how we build the discipline when people know they will be inspected at any time anywhere.
Our current modus operandi means 1 tonne tipper trucks carry 2 tonnes by adding a taller side wall, doubling their load capacity (but the brakes are still 1 tonne capacity). This is why trucks and lorries cannot stop in time or at all.
For those that say Puspakom must check, and that they are to be blamed, please go an witness a Puspakom inspection. Lorries that come into the inspection centres are all nice: good tyres, good brakes, lights in order (I saw this myself at the recent Customer Day at their Teluk Kumbar outlet in Penang. Yet, I am told the moment they leave, they return the rented tyres and use near balding ones in the name of business costs. So at the point of inspection, the trucks are all approved as roadworthy. Puspakom is doing their job, but JPJ enforcement is poor.
Punish drivers only? Do they own the lorries? What about the companies that own the lorries? Maintenance should be the responsibility of the companies
Hari ini announce nak tangkap semua orang pakai baju puith… Senang je, Hari ni pakai baju warna lain atau tak keluar rumah .. beres
Nak buat operation pun kena announce ke?
Company can’t touch ada kabel driver small fry so boss bayar saman. Takut apa Boss ku.
Will Jpj even (Sita) those lorries, Question Mark.???
Good to get lorries to follow speed limits, too. Quite normal to see them doing 100-110 on the highways – if there’s an incident that’s a huge amount of kinetic energy to dissipate, more than the brakes are designed for hence they hit other vehicles or roadside barriers. Really not hard for patrol cars to catch them. I see them speeding every time I use the highway.
Thanks JPJ for the heads up
Should reconsider safe working load for lorry carrying sand,, mostly overloaded, which compromise it’s braking capabilities,, not on sand lorry,, other lorries and trailers too,, during inspection, these guidelines should be implemented to ensure safety of the drivers and other road users are preserve.
Reactive , not proactive…meeehhh
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