Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Raya Pulau Pinang (JPJ) mengumumkan akan mengadakan acara lelongan melibatkan 92 kereta daripada pelbagai jenama termasuk Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Nissan, BMW dan Volvo.
Kesemua kenderaan ini telah disita ekoran pelbagai kesalahan dan kini akan dilelong kepada orang ramai dengan harga serendah RM700 hingga RM13,000 pada 24 April depan.
Berikut antara senarai kenderaan yang bakal dilelong:
Nissan Sentra 1.6 (2005) – RM700
Toyota Estima (2005) – RM1,000
Audi A6 2.4 (2006) – RM7,000
Toyota Wish 1.8 (2004) – RM5,000
Toyota Vios 1.5 (2007) – RM6,000
Honda Civic 1.7 (2004) – RM5,000
Mazda 3 2.0 (2005) – RM5,000
BMW 523i (2005) – RM7,000
Toyota Harrier 2.4 (2004) – RM9,000
Mazda RX-8 (2007) – RM12,000
Honda Integra 2.0 (2006) – RM9,000
Mercedes Benz E200 (2002) – RM4,000
Subaru Impreza 1.6 (2007) – RM7,000
Bagaimanapun, orang ramai perlu bertabah kerana difahamkan perlu bersaing dengan penjual kereta terpakai!
Pengarah JPJ Melaka, Muhammad Firdaus Shariff (tengah) menunjukkan gambar gelagat penunggang motosikal yang membuat pusingan-U melarikan diri dari sekatan jalan raya – Sumber imej: NSTP: Harian Metro
Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Malaysia (JPJ) telah mengeluarkan amaran kepada penunggang motosikal supaya tidak melarikan diri dari sekatan jalan raya.
Jabatan berkenaan akan merekodkan mereka yang melarikan diri sebagai bukti.
Mereka kemudiannya akan mengeluarkan notis sebelum mengambil tindakan menyaman dan menyenarai hitam penunggang yang melarikan diri sekatan jalan raya.
The Road Transport Department of Malaysia (JPJ) has warned motorcyclists to not run from roadblocks.
The department will record those who did so for evidence.
They will then issue a notice before moving onto summoning and blacklisting those who did.
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued a warning to road users, especially motorcyclists to not avoid roadblocks i.e. U-turn. Or risk being blacklisted.
We’ve seen it countless times: Motorcycles heading the opposite direction against the flow of traffic, attempting to get away from roadblocks up ahead. Doing puts not only the rider at risk but also other road users.
The department’s Melaka Director General Muhammad Firdaus Shariff said that they will first issue a notice to those found running away from roadblocks, before moving on to blacklisting them in accordance to Section 55 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
He added that his men will record those who U-turn from roadblocks as evidence.
“We will issue Notice 114 demanding the vehicle owner to present himself for questioning within 21 days. If he does not, we will issue a RM150 compound and he will be blacklisted.”
“Blacklisting” a vehicle means the owner could not renew his driving license and vehicle’s road tax.
The Director General made the statement during the closing of the Chinese New Ops 2019. The operations from 29 January to 12 February saw 1,236 summonses issued for various offences. Motorcycle owners were the biggest majority amongst other vehicle owners with 329 cases. Out of that number, the most infringements were due to “vehicle licensing” i.e. road tax.
A total of 850 traffic summonses were issued by the Police and JPJ to motorcyclists at two different locations yesterday.
Offences include not using the motorcycle lane, riding without license, expired road tax, among others.
The number of offences is mind-bogging, to say the least.
Guthrie Corridor Highway
The Malaysian Traffic Police issued 232 summonses in just 3 hours to motorcyclists who did not use the motorcycle lane at Kilometre-2.5 of the Guthrie Corridor Highway. The news was reported by Kosmo! Online yesterday.
The Police sting was part of the Ops Selamat in conjunction with the Chinese New Year road safety campaign, which also involved the Road Transport Department (JPJ). While the number of motorcycle lane defaulters amounted to 232 summonses, a total of 375 were issued including other offences.
While the operations were conducted, there were several hardcore law breakers who turned back and rode against traffic flow to escape the roadblock. The Police resorted to chasing them down on their motorcycles.
One motorcyclist who rode 100 metres against traffic was chased down and found riding without a valid license.
Jalan Duta Toll Plaza
In a separate JPJ operation at the Jalan Duta Toll Plaza, a total of 475 summonses were issued while another 15 motorcycles were impounded from 9pm to 12 midnight. Offences range from not possessing valid license, not wearing a helmet, using non-regulation number plates and expired road tax.
PJ roadblock at Jalan Duta Toll Plaza – Photo credit Kosmo! Online
850 summonses in the space of 3 hours each at two locations is an outrage! Where is this? Afghanistan? This is beyond alarming. What would other vehicle owners think of motorcyclists if this continues? And yet some motorcyclists are critical of how others drive.
While we do not like using the motorcycle lanes due to being shoddily designed and maintained, we still do use them when available. The need of doing so is due to both the law and safety from having to share space with larger vehicles.
Riding without valid license or road tax are offences because there is no insurance cover in case one gets into an accident. However, mishap or otherwise, the law is the law. Our roads will descend into utter chaos and anarchy if no one obeys traffic laws!
Minister of Transport, YB Anthony Loke insists on no discounts for JPJ summonses.
Such measure seeks to educate road users and not let offenders off lightly.
He may also talk to local authorities to not provide discounts for traffic offences.
It is very evident that the Minister of Transportation, YB Anthony Loke is determined in revamping the transportation system and lowering accident rates in Malaysia.
Consequently, he is aware that certain quarters of the Rakyat will feel angry at his measures. “You can be angry at the Minister of Transport if you want to,” he said during the launch of Ops Bersepadu (Integrated Ops) and Road Safety Campaign 2019 in conjunction with the Chinese New Year, at the southbound Dengkil R&R.
The Minister made the remark after insisting that no discounts will be considered for the summonses for traffic offences issued by the Road Transport Department (JPJ – Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan).
He justifies the decision as a move to reduce traffic accidents hence deaths among road users. To him, the attitude of waiting for discounts gives the impression that the summonses are unimportant, instead of educating road users to road safety.
“We don’t want road users to take the summonses lightly,” YB Anthony said.
He further added that he knows the measure will incur the ire among road users in the country.
“You can be angry at the Minister of Transport, if you want. But my task is to lower the accident rates in the country. That is part of my Key Performance Index (KPI),” he said.
He also said that he will intends meet with local authorities to not provide discounts for traffic summonses.
JPJ has blacklisted and issued arrest warrant to 39,311 motorists for not settling their AWAS fines.
98,850 summonses were issued after the installation of 45 AWAS cameras in September 2018.
Traffic offenders have 60 days to settle their summonses or be dragged to court.
The JPJ (Road Transport Department) is making serious demands into unpaid AWAS (Automatic Awareness Security System) summonses.
According to Bernama, 98,850 summons notices were sent out after 45 AWAS cameras were installed in September 2018. However, only 10,876 of the summonses were settled as of 21stJanuary 2019.
As such, the JPJ proceeded to blacklisting 39,311 motorists with unpaid summonses. Worse, arrest warrants were also issued to them.
JPJ Director General Datuk Seri Shaharuddin Khalid said, “Traffic offenders have 60 days to settle their summonses beginning the date the summonses were issued. JPJ will take the cases to court for prosecution (upon expiry of the 60-day period).”
He added that 39,358 drivers were prosecuted in court as of December 2018.
The Director General also said that the department plans to implement four more AWAS cameras at the Menora Tunnel after the Chinese New Year this year.
Our recommendation to our readers is to quickly check in portals such as https://www.myeg.com.myto see if have outstanding summonses. While you may be able to appeal to lower your fines in court, you may also run the risk of being fined higher. Plus, no one enjoys having the Police showing up at your doorstep or workplace to serve the warrant and arrest you.
Kawasaki Motors Malaysia (KMSB) telah menganjurkan Kempen Keselamatan Jalan Raya Kawasaki tahunan mereka.
Diadakan di tol plaza Sungai Besi, kempen ini memasuki tahun ke-empatnya dan berfokus kepada mempertingkatkan keselamatan jalan raya secara keseluruhan bagi para penunggang motosikal.
Pemeriksaan keselamatan motosikal 16 bahagian percuma telah dijalankan buat semua motosikal tanpa mengira model mahu pun jenama.
Kawasaki Motors Malaysia (KMSB) organised their annual Kawasaki Road Safety Campaign.
Held at the Sungai Besi toll plaza, the campaign entered its fourth year focused on improving overall road safety for bikers.
Complimentary 16-point bike checks were conducted for all bikes of different brands and models.
In conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year 2019 celebrations, Kawasaki Motors Malaysia (KMSB) organised their annual Kawasaki Road Safety Campaign 2019 or “Kempen Keselamatan Jalan Raya Kawasaki 2019”. Held at the Sungai Besi toll plaza (Southbound), the campaign entered its fourth year which was jointly-organised with the Malaysia Motorcycle and Scooter Dealers Association (MMSDA) to promote riding safety. (more…)
