AWANGKU MUHAMMD NADZRUL SHAH 3154004811 news rewrite

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AWANGKU  MUHAMMAD NADZRUL SHAH 3154004811

JPJ Goes Undercover

KUALA LUMPUR : Road Transport Department personal undercover as passsengers to nab errant bus drivers are among the measures to be taken during the OPS Bersepadu campaign that will begins tomorrow.

More than 10 initiatives would be taken throughout the 2-week operation to reduce fatalities on the road, said Transport Minister Datu Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Other measures include conducting urine tests on bus drivers for drugs, banning heavy vechiles from using the roads on July 2, 3, 9 and 10 as well as to stop construction work along expressways and major roads.

Liow also said that speed limits on Federal roads would be reduced during the campaign period from 90kph to 80kph while the maximum speed for state roads would be lowered to 70kph.

Some 1,800 JPJ personnel would be involved in this nationwide operation, he said when launching a road safety campaign at the Sungai Besi Tol Plaza yesterday.

Liow warned that driving in the emergency lane was a serious offence.

"We are committed to saving lives and have put in a lot of effort to raise awareness that the road should be a safe place for all users", he's said, adding that motorcyclist must also buckle up for their own safety.

Liow stressed that children should be seated on child seats while in a car.

Although the use of the child restraint system (CRS) is not mandatory in Malaysia, the Government has encouraged parents to place their children in these specially designed for safety.

On another issue, Liow said that Kejara dimerit points system would be implemented later this year while more cameras would be added to the automatic enforcement system.

The two systems, cumulitively known as the Automated Awareness Safety System, were being implemented to reduce accidents and awaiting cabinets approval, he added.

-Bernama News