Commercial vehicles will be required to each have a speed limitation device (SLD) in order to pass vehicle inspections, and those without the speed limiters will fail inspections once phased enforcement of the ruling begins on October 1, Bernama has reported.
Implementation of the SLD is a crucial step in controlling the speed of heavy vehicles and reducing the risk of fatal accidents, particularly involving buses and lorries, and such systems have long been mandatory in European countries as well as Singapore, transport minister Anthony Loke has said.
“Although I am aware that some industry players may push back, citing additional costs and so on, when it comes to ensuring road safety, human lives must take precedence. I hope all Yang Berhormat will support the government’s efforts to ensure smooth implementation. Any opposition should be addressed by making it clear that safety must take priority over costs and business profits,” Loke said during a question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.
The statement from Loke was in response to Fathul Huzir Ayob (PH-Gerik) on whether the transport ministry intends to mandate automatic cut-off systems on buses and lorries to limit the vehicles’ speed, or stop the vehicle if safety rules are ignored.
Phase 1 of SLD enforcement that takes effect from October 1 this year will involve verification of SLD functionality for all commercial vehicles manufactured after January 1, 2015.
This is followed by Phase 2 that takes effect January 1, 2026, and involves the activation of the SLD within the electronic control unit (ECU) for commercial vehicles built before January 1, 2015. Phase 3 will require the retrofit installation of SLDs, with approval from the JPJ, on any commercial vehicles not already equipped with the system; this will be enforced from July 1, 2026.
The system will apply to all commercial vehicles, specifically goods vehicles with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) exceeding 3,500 kg and passenger vehicles with a GVW exceeding 5,000 kg and which carry more than eight passengers.
In response to Fathul Huzir’s supplementary question regarding the integration of safety systems such as automatic emergency braking (AEB), electronic stability control (ESC), and real-time monitoring systems alongside the SLD, in addition to the introduction of black boxes for commercial vehicles, Loke said that the transport ministry is considering the proposals.
Commercial vehicle safety was once again brought back into public scrutiny after a bus crash in Gerik claimed 15 lives and left 33 other injured. A preliminary report by a special task force within the transport ministry has identified multiple factors in the incident, among them excessive speed where the bus was estimated to have exceeded 117 km/h in the incident.
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Today enforce, tomorrow ads “Buka speed limiter bus, no more speed limit”.
Remember,those days the speed limiter can be kaput by using a matchstick to disable it?
Ahlokekor should resign for shoddy leadership…never ending bus ,lorry crashes like FRU,UPSI horror crashes.
Lots of new rulings but shoddy touch n go enforcement.
High time,PMX let the loud mouth overgungho Akmal take over…see how much he can turn around Kementerian Pengangkutan.
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err…how many commercial vehicles otr right now actually passed inspections?
Wat abt those MPV ferrying around 10 to12 school students cramped inside the vehicle, Boleh kah ???
Those are teksi sapu, how to enforce when it is illegal?
And the ministry and its agencies now believe their work is done. Puspakom and the other 3 companies will inspect the vehicle on a date, they will pass, and then they disconnect the device. Unless you enforce on the roads, this is just another PR stunt.
Hopefully doesn’t have coffee money in order to pass inspection
Under Loke, cofee money is now legal, called Starbucks subsidy.
When lorry and big passenger buses case slows down, i predict cases involving bas kilang will take over the crown with their vans. Looking at the age and condition of these vehicle plus their driver behavior, its a matter of time.
Their buses wont grab headline as buses are used for short distance and they travelled during peak hours so no chance to speed or be a mad man. Vans on the other hand are used for further distance, these are the ones that go as fast as they can, jumped que, drive recklessly.
Inspection time, limiter is there, working perfectly. After inspection, take it out and return to “device rental” shop or limiter disabled. Our government never learns, keep doing things that looks good on paper, never thought about enforcement and plugging the loopholes (that already existing for many years).
Need to enforce checking on lori pasir as well. A lot of them are speeding and batu falling off their lori pasir endangering road users. I have been driving for more than 20 years and never had windscreen cracked by these batu that fallen off from lori pasir but last year my car, my wife car and my staff all kena these batu
Why trouble trouble, LKF just follow Japan & Singpore std , heavy vehicles be on the road for 7 yrs then turn to scrap.
It will just for a while only ..Coffee money will be long term solution here