The majority of fatal road accidents reported during the 2024 Deepavali festive period resulted from reckless and dangerous driving, said Bukit Aman traffic enforcement and investigation department (JSPT) director Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri, reported the New Straits Times.
Statistics gathered by Bukit Aman JSPT showed a total of 6,013 accidents reported between October 31 and November 3, with 60 fatalities recorded in this period. “Our checks revealed that the main cause for many of these fatal accidents was due to reckless and dangerous driving,” Yusri said.
Police conducted a total of 388 operations nationwide, resulting in 98 arrests and 647 vehicles seized in that period, the Bukit Aman JSPT director said. 91 motorists were arrested for offences under the Road Transport Act 1987, three under the Dangerous Drugs Act two under the Penal Code while one was arrested for other offences, he said.
“We also conducted operations on mat rempit during this period which saw the arrest of 51 individuals and the seizure of 328 motorcycles,” he added. In these operations, 45 motorcyclists were arrested for reckless and dangerous riding, two for fancy number plates and four for other offences, Yusri said.
Regarding accidents involving motorcyclists, the Bukit Aman JSPT director said that the department observed a 10% decrease in accident cases following operations focused on motorcycles from September 12.
“During this period we recorded 2,461 cases compared to 2,735 cases during the same period last year. We also saw a 26.03 per cent drop in fatal motorcycle accident cases during the same period with 321 cases recorded compared to 434 cases during the same period in 2023,” Yusri said, adding that fatalities in this period totalled 324 deaths compared to 436 deaths in the same period last year.
The operations were an ongoing effort by the department in a bid to reduce accidents and deaths involving motorcyclists and their pillion riders, the Bukit Aman JSPT director said.
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