The ministry of transport has revealed the Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) incurs an annual maintenance cost of RM15,491,876.58. This comes in a parliamentary reply to Mohd Hasnizan Harun (PN-Hulu Selangor) dated August 13, 2025.
According to the ministry, the amount covers services and maintenance of cameras, back-office systems as well as the printing of summonses. It added that based on a study by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) from 2014 to 2018, the installation of AWAS cameras has significantly increased compliance, with the perception of being caught (POBC) reaching up to 99% at enforced locations.
“This suggests that the presence of these cameras has a substantial impact on driver behaviour at specific sites where they are installed,” the ministry said, as reported by The Star. “The ministry continues to evaluate the system’s efficacy and explore ways to enhance its reach and effectiveness across the country,” it added.
AWAS integrates both the AES (Automated Enforcement System) and Kejara demerit points system. In its latest form, AWAS cameras are more discreet and is supposed to be used in pilot testing of a point-to-point speed monitoring system.
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15M to maintain the cameras?
Better to reward those that have dashcam?
Tell me how can a dashcam shows another vehicle speed, particularly in excess of the maximum allowed.
Because this is the main topic of discussion here.
So do the saman received cover the costs? Or people wait for 1/1, 2/2 saman discount like Shopee sales lmao
Can we just go back to police sitting below flyovers and make a few of these fake batang and pacak everywhere instead.
Rm 15.5 M incurr, PROOF ??????
Bazir wang aje
spending billions to maintain sewers and rivers also bazir wang je
Complete waste of taxpayer’s money.
still most profitable summon system
The right cost should be:
Cost to maintain/accidents reduced = RM?
Otherwise there is no way to tell the tangible value of having those systems in place.
What’s that RM15mil for? To refill the coal that powers the system, once in the morning and once at night?
How many percent goes to crony?
sub the project to me.. 10million gaodim for you.. kanina.. 15million.. you say then is 15million a?
Increase budget to 150M with BlockChain and AI technologies
Speeding is main cause of accidents
Enforcement is key to safe driving
Educate the people. Punishment is not the way.
WOW
Come on opposition parties, time like this we need you to rally everyweek, membantah AWAS sehingga dibatalkan. Every motor head should come and join this anti AWAS rally. What’s the meaning of having a good performance car (or safely modified King Myvi), but cannot be driven fast and safe.
Road hogging is the main cause of accident and also looking at the phone screen while driving. But driving fast and always alert is rarely cause of accident.
As usual, very few if any motorbikes will be summoned. These cameras are twicked for cars only.
I can do it for RM 10 million. Easy peasy…. just link all the systems to the vehicle. Use a server and a few printers. Viola! It’s done. Of course there are more to be done but I rest here. I need to be paid as a consultant.
Wow… made many or few more very kaya people… thru more Rakyat tax and summons
next election make sure this guy won’t win la.. More N more unreasonable thing been made.. All the promises that have been before elected all been pour down into sewerage..