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  70% of road accident fatalities involve motorcyclists, but only 13% of accidents caused by them – VTAREC

  6 May 2025 / 23 comments

  Not surprisingly, motorcyclists and pillion riders account for the highest number of road accident fatalities in Malaysia each year, making up to 70% of the annual average of 6,000 deaths. However, findings from a study […]

   

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  Geely EX5 gets 5 stars from Euro NCAP and ANCAP

  11 April 2025 / 6 comments

  The Geely EX5 (or Geely Galaxy E5 or Proton eMas 7, depending on where you live) has been given a full five-star safety rating by both the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) and […]

   

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  Excessive car mods main cause of fires: S’wak Bomba

  8 April 2025 / 13 comments

  Most vehicle fires have been caused by overloaded electrical wiring systems resulting from modifications, the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has said, according to a Bernama report. “Based on our statistics and findings, when […]

   

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  MIROS introduces FitSURE, a guide detailing the compatibility of child seats with various car models

  21 March 2025 / 2 comments

  Back in 2019, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) issued an advisory on ensuring the use of suitable child seats, or child restraint systems (CRS), corresponding to the height and weight of the […]

   

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  Could brake dust be worse for you than diesel fumes?

  19 February 2025 / 1 comment

  Particulate matter (PM) from brake pads could be just as bad for your lungs as diesel emissions, CarExpert has cited a recent University of Southampton study as saying. Fine PM of less than 2.5 microns […]

   

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  MoT will work with KPDN to ban dummy seatbelt buckles, MoT has no authority over their sale – Loke

  17 February 2025 / 11 comments

  The transport ministry will work together with the domestic trade and cost of living ministry to ban the sale of dummy seatbelt buckles – the inexpensive item used to silence seatbelt reminders in vehicles – […]

   

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  Two crosswind spots on PLUS highway, be cautious

  24 January 2025 / 9 comments

  The Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is advising road users to be extra cautious at two crosswind spots on the PLUS North-South Highway, Bernama reports. The locations are from KM 222 of the […]

   

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  Lorry operators association calls for stricter penalties on drivers, companies failing to ensure vehicle safety

  26 December 2024 / 8 comments

  You often hear the calls for stricter penalties to be imposed on lorry drivers or transport companies found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of their vehicles, most notably after a spate of incidents, […]

   

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  Neta V gets zero stars in ASEAN NCAP – first EV crash test, first model to score zero under current protocol

  9 December 2024 / 35 comments

  The Neta V has obtained a zero-star safety rating from the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP), having been the first EV crash-tested at MIROS’ Provisional CRASE Crash Centre (PC3). It’s […]

   

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  Motorcyclists running red lights need to be addressed with advocacy, awareness campaigns – Lee Lam Thye

  2 December 2024 / 22 comments

  Stricter measures are required in order to address the number of motorcyclists running red lights, said social activist and Road Safety Council member Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, reported New Straits Times. While Lee supports […]

   

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  Elderly drivers: Health check in order to renew lesen?

  25 November 2024 / 18 comments

  In 2020, 8.9% of road accidents involved elderly drivers aged 60 and up. The next year it became 9.2%, and the following year it was 12%, Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) director-general Dr […]

   

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  Comprehensive set of guidelines for electrical wiring in buses to be developed within six months – Loke

  21 November 2024 / 3 comments

  The transport ministry says that a comprehensive set of guidelines for electrical wiring in buses will be developed within six months. According to transport minister Anthony Loke, the process will take time as it requires […]

   

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  ASEAN NCAP introduces EV crash test assessment protocol, public advisory on EV accident safety

  14 November 2024 / 6 comments

  The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) has released three new guidelines on electric vehicle safety at its PC3 crash test lab in Melaka today. Among those is a new ASEAN NCAP assessment protocol […]

   

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  Express bus company failed safety code – Loke

  8 November 2024 / 12 comments

  Last week, an 18-year old was sadly fatally electrocuted while charging his phone through a power socket on an express bus at Penang Sentral. Since then, the transport ministry has activated an investigative task force […]

   

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  APAD imposes temporary ban on charging socket use in all express buses following electrocution death

  7 November 2024 / 0 comments

  The Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) has issued a temporary ban on the use of charging sockets in all express buses until the completion of the investigation into the death of a teenage bus passenger […]

   

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