The Road Transport Department (RTD) will not mount roadblocks during its Op Bersepadu in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations, said deputy director-general (Planning and Operations) Aedy Fadly Ramly.
Talking to reporters after a road safety advocacy campaign at the Southern Integrated Terminal (TBS) in Kuala Lumpur today, he said the move was to avoid congestion due to the increase in the number of vehicles during the festive season.
However, he said the RTD will mobilise 2,000 personnel to carry out targeted patrols in accident hotspots as well as take action against those found driving dangerously.
Besides that, RTD personnel would board selected buses disguised as passengers across the country to monitor drivers’ compliance with road safety, he said, adding that action would be imposed on bus operators if the drivers were found to have committed offences listed as the seven major offences under Op Bersepadu.
The offences are:
Queue jumping
Overtaking on double lines
Beating traffic lights
Speeding
Using handphones while driving
Not wearing seatbelts or helmets
Driving in emergency lanes
Committing these offences will subject drivers to demerit points under the Demerit Points System (Kejara) that may cause their licence to be suspended or revoked, he added.
Aedy Fadly said checks on express buses will be carried out at 77 depots and 28 major terminals nationwide in addition to running urine tests to ensure bus drivers are free from the influence of drugs.
Op Bersepadu started on Jan 18 and will last till Jan 28.
- Bernama
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