With Hari Raya Aidilfitri nearby, hikes in traffic accidents is the biggest concern. One of the way to reduce accidents especially among biker is to urge them to travel back to their hometown in daylight as most accidents happen at night.Read the full news from Bernama below.
MOTORCYCLIST URGE TO TRAVEL IN DAYTIME DURING FESTIVE SEASON
KUALA LUMPUR, — Motorcyclists are urged to go back to their hometowns and villages in day light to avoid accidents during the festive season as accidents most often happen at night fall, said Road Safety Department director Datuk Suret Singh.
“Persons on motorcycles are difficult to see at night,” he told reporters when met at the Road Safety Advocation Campaign in conjunction with Hari Raya here on Monday.
Suret Singh said of the 6,500 fatalities recorded last year 60 per cent were motorcycle riders and pillion riders; 20 per cent were drivers and passengers while pedestrians and users of commercial vehicles represented 10 per cent each.
He said his department was currently cooperating with the Public Works Department to fix warning signs on roads in more than 300 high risk accident spots in the country.
“Most of the signs are fixed on federal and state roads as the number of deaths on highway is lower,” he said.
The road safety advocation campaign was held at Vista Angkasa Kampung Kerinci today together with the Road Transport Department, Kuala Lumpur City Hall and the Malaysian Institue of Road Safety Research to enhance higher use of safety helmets by motorcycle riders and pillion riders.
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aku rasa dah masanyer kita bina lorong motosikal yang betul2 efektif kalau nak kurangkan kemalangan.. biar lorong motosikal tu just untuk mosikal jer dan mereka boleh memotong antara satu dan lain.. kurang2 x kena langgar dek lori dan bas2 bersaiz super gajah.. biar belanja byk sikit asalkan nyawa rakyat terselamat. mana la kita tahu org yg accident yg sebabkan dia lumpuh mungkin adalah orang yang mampu beri idea2 yg mantap untuk kerajaan Malaysia, mampu sumbangkan sesuatu yg bermakna utk kerajaan. tak ke rugi kalau mereka2 ni dah accident atau meninggal
btol tu.. time2 byk kete/jem kat hiway, konfem berderet2 kete potong barisan ikut lorong kecemasan.. mcm yg biase jadi kat plus area seremban-nilai.. smp yg naik moto ni tpakse la msk celah2 lane kete..
aku still berpendapat bawak perlahan tidak membantu dalam mengurangkan exxiden.
kalau lambat, banyak kereta diatas jalan raya dalam 1 masa. & itu mungkin penyebab exxiden juga.
aku pula suka bawak malam sebab tak banyak kereta. cuma, bawak malam, kena ada org teman. takut ngantuk.
atau, raedy lah rehat betul2 dulu sebelum getak supaya tak ngantuk. kalau drive sorang, aku gerak awal sikit. 7 jam driving tu from KL – KB.
ye la, bwk siang asyik kena speedtrap je..
mlm mane de.. bwk le laju camne pon