80% of accidents on account of driver behaviour – JPJ chief

We blame this, we blame that, however we should always actually blame ourselves in the case of street accidents. That’s in keeping with JPJ director-general Datuk Zailani Hashim, who stated that 80% of street accidents in Malaysia stems from the behaviour of motorists (sikap pengguna jalan raya) who don’t prioritise security.

“The opposite 20% is brought on by different elements similar to automobiles (technical, brakes and others) and outdoors elements such because the roads (situation, atmosphere, climate and others),” he advised Sinar Harian, including that the street transport division all the time takes constant steps in guaranteeing street security within the nation.

“Numerous steps are taken to keep away from street accidents, together with within the points of advocacy, literacy, provocation, notification and laws. All these steps are taken to make sure that street customers all the time observe the street laws and legal guidelines which were set,” he added.

Accidents involving heavy automobiles have been within the information and Zailani stated that JPJ performed Ops Highway Worthiness in any respect Puspakom retailers nationwide in August as a part of a prevention initiative.

“1,008 saman involving 879 faults similar to technical ones, no driving license and others had been issued. Typically, all business automobiles are mandated to bear schedule inspection each six months for buses and lorries. For taxis and e-hailing automobiles, it’s annually,” he stated, including that JPJ’s automotive engineering division has elevated the frequency of auditing Puspakom’s compliance to automobile inspection requirements.

“The frequency of auditing has been modified from month-to-month to weekly to make sure the standard of Puspakom’s inspections are all the time on the optimum stage,” he stated. Is the dearth of inspection and laws the principle motive behind accidents involving lorries? We did a deep dive right here.