All-in-one checks at roadblocks

KUALA LUMPUR: Roadblocks in the future will be comprehensive ones where a motorist could be checked not just for speeding but also licence plates, road tax and a host of other offences.

This is made possible through an integrated approach in enforcement operations by the various road and traffic enforcement agencies in the country like police, Road Transport Department (JPJ) and the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD).

These agencies, along with Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) and the Road Safety Department, as well as Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Putrajaya Corporation (PPJ) have drawn up a standard operating procedure (SOP) to help streamline the enforcement process on traffic offences.

Inspector-General of police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said this move would eliminate overlapping enforcement work.

“As there are so many agencies, things can get confusing in terms of which agency does what.

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67 express buses not roadworthy, says JPJ

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 67 express buses have been found to be unfit to ferry passengers during the Hari Raya holidays.

Road Transport Department (JPJ) deputy director-general Datuk Ismail Ahmad said out of 938 buses, 871 were given the go-ahead.

“Buses which have failed will have to go through another check to be deemed roadworthy,” he said at Pudu Sentral here yesterday.

Ismail said 1,600 department officers had been deployed under Ops Selamat to ensure that road safety is maintained during the festive season.

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JPJ and cops to monitor 193 accident-prone sites

PETALING JAYA: Road Transport Department (JPJ) officers and traffic policemen will jointly monitor 193 “black spots” during the Hari Raya traffic enforcement operation, Ops Selamat.

JPJ director-general Datuk Solah Mat Hassan said 846 enforcement officers had been tasked with ensuring that motorists obey traffic rules in 96 locations, which had a high incidence of fatal traffic accidents. The rest would be monitored by the police.

“We will focus our efforts on motorcyclists and express bus drivers because these groups are the highest contributors to road accidents and fatalities, at about 60% to 65%,” he told reporters after inspecting enforcement efforts at the South Puchong toll plaza here yesterday.

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Speedsters watch out!

KUALA LUMPUR: The Automated Enforcement System (AES) could be catching speeding motorists as soon as next month. AES contractor Beta Tegap Sdn Bhd chief executive office Iftikhar Mahmud said the Road Transport Department (JPJ) wanted the system to be ready before the Ops Sikap is launched for the Hari Raya festive period in mid-August.

“It will start about the time Ops Sikap is launched,” he told reporters at a demonstration by the project's two contractors on how the AES functions.

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