Hari Raya Aidilfitri is around the corner and many Malaysians will be returning to their respective hometowns or going for holidays within the country during the festive period, primarily via driving. In conjunction with the celebration, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has announced 7 major non-compoundable offences, effective April 18 to 27, 2023. With this announcement in effect, offenders will be required to pay an irreducible compound fine and will be directly referred to court.
The 7 uncompoundable offences include:
- Using mobile phones while driving
- Failing to obey the red-light
- Driving in the Emergency Lane
- Driving over the speed limit
- Overtaking at a double-lined road
- Cutting traffic queue
- Not wearing a seat belt
As reported by The Star, Transport Minister Anthony Loke mentioned that the Road Transport Department will be stepping up monitoring works in 231 locations across Malaysia that have been tagged as areas with frequent accidents or ‘hotspots’.
Another approach that will be done is stationing patrol cars in those frequent accident areas to conduct patrols. This is done so that with the presence of enforcement officers, road users will be more likely to drive carefully and obey traffic rules.
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The announcement was made after the Transport Minister attended the new Bentong JPJ office’s construction groundbreaking ceremony in Jalan Chamang on April 11, and he hopes this strategy will be able to help reduce road accidents as road traffic will be at an all-time high during the festive period.
The Transport Minister also hopes that road users will be more careful and observe traffic rules while on the road, especially in Pahang, as it is the main ‘gateway’ to get from Klang Valley to the East Coast. In addition, a heavy-vehicle ban will also be enforced, a practice that has been carried out throughout past major holidays, reported The Star.
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