Kerajaan akan membatalkan 3.1 juta saman AES (Automated Enforcement System).
Keputusan ini seiringan dengan pengambilalihan operasi AES oleh Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan bermula 1 September 2018.
Menteri Pengangkutan Anthony Loke menekankan yang ini adalah tawaran sekali sahaja.
The government has announced that they are nullifying speeding summons recorded by the Automated Enforcement System (AES).
Transport Minister Anthony Loke made the announcement during a press conference earlier today in line with the Cabinet’s decision to take over the operations of AES from two private companies beginning 1st September 2018.
“This is a one-off,” he said, “There will not be any more such offers or discounts.”
However, no refunds will be paid to those who have paid their AES summons earlier, to whom the Minister addressed, “I know those who have paid will feel it is unfair that we are cancelling unpaid summons. I would like to say thank you and sorry at the same time.”
Only 690,000 AES summons were paid for since 2012, leaving 3.1 million unpaid worth RM430 million.
The agreement with the current operators is set to end on 31st August 2018, but the government has no plans to renew it. Instead, operations will be taken over by the Road Transport Department (JPJ – Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan). “Operations” means taking of photos and issuance of summons.
The decision to not renew the concessions agreement with Beta Tegap Sdn. Bhd. and ATES Sdn. Bhd. was “because the payment system to these two companies were lopsided and received public backlash. For every summon issued, RM16 was paid to them.”
“In 2015, the (previous) government had ordered Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT) through its subsidiary Irat Properties to take over the operations of AES. RM555 million was paid to both companies for just 40 speed cameras along the highways,” revealed Loke.
The Ministry of Transport Malaysia (MOT) will be making a few updates to the way Malaysians obtain their car and motorcycle licenses in the near future. The press conference held earlier today by MOT minister, Anthony Loke touched on several issues, especially overcharging done by driving institutes. (more…)
Kawasaki Motors Malaysia (KMSB) has officially launched the 2018 Kawasaki Road Safety Campaign earlier today. The road safety campaign is held as part of the KMSB’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program to raised road safety awareness ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. (more…)
Ever wondered how much is the summons rates you need to pay if you get nicked by the traffic police for an offence? We’ve put together this PDRM Traffic Summons Rates as a general guide. You may always check to see if you’ve been summoned at the Polis DiRaja Malaysia’s (PDRM) official site or through portals such as MyEG.
| First category offence | Vehicle type | Standardized summons rates (RM) | Examples of offences | ||
| 1 – 15 days | 16 – 30 days | 31 – 60 days | |||
| Offences relating to primary cause of accident, safety or road users, traffic congestion and public safety. | All types of vehicles incl. motorcycles below 250cc | 300 | 300 | 300 | 1. Driving above 40 km/h faster than speed limit. |
| 2. Failure to stop at red light. | |||||
| 3. Using mobile phone | |||||
| 4. Not wearing a helmet. | |||||
| 5. Going against traffic. | |||||
| 6. Using the emergency lane except for emergency purposes. | |||||
| Second category offence | Vehicle type | Standardized summons rates (RM) | Examples of offence | ||
| 1 – 15 days | 16 – 30 days | 31 – 60 days | |||
| Offences relating to negativve behaviour of driver and vehicle technical problem that activelu contributed to the accident, traffic congestion and public safety. | All type of vehicles | 150 | 200 | 300 | 1. Driving below 40 km/h faster than speed limit. |
| 2. Perforing U-turn where it is prohibited. | |||||
| Motorcycles below 250cc | 100 | 150 | 300 | 3. No driving license. | |
| 4. Stopping inside the yellow box. | |||||
| 5. Not adhering to “No Entry” sign. | |||||
| Third category offence | Vehicle type | Standardized summons rates (RM) | Examples of offence | ||
| 1 – 15 days | 16 – 30 days | 31 – 60 days | |||
| Vehicle technical problem which passively increases the risk of an accident, traffic congestion and public safety. | All type of vehicles | 100 | 150 | 250 | 1. Lights not working. |
| 2. Brake light not working. | |||||
| Motorcycles below 250cc | 50 | 100 | 150 | 3. Light is not turned on. | |
| 4. Side view mirror not installed. | |||||
| 5. Transporting unsuitable object on vehicle. | |||||
| Third category offence | Vehicle type | Standardized summons rates (RM) | Examples of offence | ||
| 1 – 15 days | 16 – 30 days | 31 – 60 days | |||
| Other offences not contained above that did not contribute to accident, traffic congestion and public safety. | All type of vehicles | 70 | 120 | 150 | 1. Expired driving license. |
| 2. Did not change vehicle ownership. | |||||
| Motorcycles below 250cc | 50 | 100 | 150 | ||
| 3. Not displaying “P” sign. | |||||
As you can see, traffic offences are divided into four main categories. However, certain offences don’t appear as clear cut. Take for example if a motorcyclist is riding a 1000cc motorcycle without a B (full-B) bike license and a full-B “L” license either. His offence is categorised as “having no valid motorcycle license.” If he has an “L”-license but didn’t display the L-stickers, his offence should fall under Category Four.
Another offence motorcyclists should take not is about not riding on the motorcycle lane where available. The offence is considered not adhering to a no entry sign.
There are non-compoundable offences, of course, such as riding with expired road tax. That would automatically mean that one is riding without insurance coverage. It’s an offence that sends one straight to the Majistrate’s Court and subject to the judge’s mercy.
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs could result being fined up to RM 5,000, a jail term and your license being revoked.
However, what kind of offence also depends on the issuing officer. So be nice if you get stopped.
Another thing to note is that the rates are standardised among PDRM, JPJ and DBKL. To encourage quick settlement of outstanding summons, the government has put the “The more you delay, the more you pay” initiative in place since 1st July 2013.
Moto Varese Asiatic Sdn Bhd (MV Agusta Malaysia) who was recently appointed as MV Agusta’s sole distributor and assembler here in Malaysia has officially opened the MV Agusta Lifestyle Centre earlier today. The new showroom, concept store cum service centre is located at the Amari Business Park near Batu Caves, Selangor. (more…)
According to a report by The Star Metro, the Selangor police have upped their focus on nabbing Mat Rempit’s (Malaysian for street racers). And they plan to begin doing so by locating all narrow roads used by these racers as escape routes from housing areas to highways and vice versa.
These escape routes, dubbed by the Selangor traffic chief Supt Kamaludin Mohamad, as ‘rat holes’ are used by the racers to quickly evade police roadblocks around housing areas and on major highways.
To avoid getting caught, these illegal racers will break certain sections of fences along the highways.
According to the report published online, the traffic chief was quoted as saying, “We have informed the highway concessionaires – Besraya and Kesas – to repair damaged fences along the highway.”
The chief was also quoted saying that the police are planning to use a new technology to catch the culprits during the next raid, but the report made no mention of what the new technology is.
He did however remind the public that Selangor has an ongoing campaign called Ops Zero Tolerance in all 15 districts in Selangor, and which started on October 14 last year.
Both the police and the Road Transport Department (JPJ) are working together to curb illegal activities through regular raids and joints roadblocks, the latter can usually be seen operating at the entrance to major highways like the NKVE.
The chief also added that from October 14 last year to February 6 this year the police has issued summonses to 171,619 motorcycles. This consists of 54,507 summons to riders without a valid license, 10,751 for not having a road tax, 7,688 for not wearing a helmet, and 98,673 for causing obstruction.
Selangor JPJ director Nazli Md Taib said that in its three operations in the past two weeks, 1,900 motorcycles were checked and 553 of them were summoned.
Bikes Republic welcomes this move by the authorities as there are just too many motorcyclists with no regard for the law. It was just last week that a father and what we assume to be his daughter was seen riding on the NKVE without a helmet. We have reached a dangerous level of ignorance and it is good that the authorities are stepping up their game.
Story and image source: The Star
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