All highway users, notably motorcyclists, are reminded the emergency lane is not for the exclusive use of any party. Malaysia Highway Authority (Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia, LLM) director-general Datuk Sazali Harun said this when speaking at the Mini Carnival Satu Pemimpin Satu Kampung (Santuni MADANI) programme in Kampung Terusan Seberang in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan.
“It is crucial to understand that emergency lanes are not designated for any specific group. These lanes are meant for all types of vehicles to stop in case of breakdowns, so extra caution is necessary,” he said in a Bernama report. Saying reports are received almost daily of motorcycles colliding with stationary vehicles, LLM is seeking solutions to address this issue.
Sazali said with the introduction of Smart Lanes, there is greater awareness among motorcyclists. “In the past, motorcyclists would react aggressively, sometimes even kicking other vehicles using the emergency lane. Now, they understand that it is to be shared with everyone,” he said.
Smart Lanes were introduced on Malaysian highways in 2023 in order to relieve traffic congestion. Designated for light vehicles only, the lanes are only activated at specific times.
Sazali reminded all motorists, especially motorcyclists, to exercise caution at all times when using the emergency lanes. Previous incidents saw motorcyclists on the highway berate and chastise drivers for using the emergency lane despite the Smart Lane being in effect.
As a biker myself on behalf of bikers I apologize for those bastards who damage other’s cars thinking they own the effing emergency lane. they give us a bad name.
You don’t need to apologize. The doer must apologize.
And if you make a complain probably it will also be no action since previously our authority says cars cut the red light more than motorcycle wow the fantasy.
Has to tell all the stupid bikers that cars can use smart lane at certain time!
Motor ini raja jalan raya
Announcing it here and media won’t have any outcome. Mat rempit don’t read.
i dare say, motorbikes in Malaysia are getting more bold and entitled every day. They feel they are entitled to riding in between cars. and honking and kicking cars when cars needs to change lanes. You can see motorbikes honking from far far away when a car turns on their signal to shift lanes. Something must be done before we turn into Vietnam or Indonesia.
Surely you never ride motorcycle before. Motorcycle riding between car is a bless. If you expect them to ride exactly behind cars, so the traffic jam will be worse. The queue will be so long because motorcycle is queuing one after another behind every cars.
Secondly, motorcycle needs time to slow down. Unlike cars that have 4 tires, they cannot just slam the brake and expect the motor to slow down safely whenever cars changes lane. At 60 km/hr speed, motorcycle needs at least 4 seconds time to react before the point if impact. Slam the brake too hard, they can skid. Don’t slam the brake, they can’t stop in time because of people like you, talking without thinking.
TOTALLY AGREED!!!
there is laws but no 100% enforce = useless
LLM can say or remind everyone of the rules but motorcyclists won’t listen and still threaten other road users for following the rules.
mat rempit ni bodoh dia tak agak-agak. mat rempit ni bukan ditujukan kepada orang yang bawa motor secara waras.
mat rempit ni bawa motor macam tak ada akal, sama ada motor besar atau motor kecil.
mat rempit juga ditujukan kepada pemandu kereta yang bawa kereta macam tak ada akal.
what they mean is some bikers thought it’s their lane and fxxk other vehicle who wanna use it
haramkan je motor dari guna hiway macam kat siam. Ramai kata siam baguskan…
the LLM is full of rhetorics, short on enforcement actions. sort of staying relevant to be in the news. quangos like these ought to be disbanded, serving zero useful public purpose.
aku pernah kena di highway seremban tol. smartlane sudah aktif, tapi ada kumpulan moto berenti di smartlane dan sengaja tunjuk tangan paksa kereta keluar smartlane. terlampau entitled mamat motosial semua ni
Motorbikes using emergency lanes and not obeying traffic lights.
Focus on these two sudah cukup KPI. Trust me.
Cakap dekat TikTok of whatever platform they are using.
You think they bother to read? Sorry.
Kena tulis dlm BM kasi diorang faham sket. Penunggang² motor memang rasa diorang entitled untuk cilok celah² kereta dan lori, entitled utk cilok secara mengejut kasi pemandu² hampir dapat heart attack, entitled utk marah maki hamun pemandu² kereta, tapi pemandu² kereta kena hormat diorang ni. Tak boleh tukar lanes kecuali dapat kelulusan mat² motor ni. Walaupun diorang jauh nun kat belakang dan kita dah siap² kasi signal indicator nak masuk lane, diorang akan hon kita siap maki sedia. Itu la dia mat² motor mesia secara semulajadinya kurang adab. Sekian.
What nonsense is LLM sayin?
You are da biggest culprit….why neva thot of bikers when ya built da hway? Can ya count da number of shelters for bikers when it rides?
You think only 4 tyre vehicles exist?
How bout high powered bikers….cars can hog too remember that!
Dey.. 1 orang pergi kerja pun bawa kereta kah?? Tiada telur mau bawa motor?? U perempuan kah mau bawa kereta pergi kerja?? Ini 1 orang ramai2 tiada telur jadi punca jalanraya jammed.
I appreciate the bikers who chased out drivers who were cutting the queue using the emergency lane on the highway. Another thought, I believe the Smartlane initiative is not as effective as it seems. Many drivers use it to cut the queue instead of exiting at the nearest exit. Consequently, traffic congestion builds up when they attempt to re-enter the lane near the exit.