Boy, Malaysian drivers sure are a bunch of rebels.
Since Ops Selamat was launched on June 29 to coincide with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri traffic rush, more than 200,000 traffic summonses were issued, according to a report by The New Straits Times.
“A total of 246,104 summonses were issued by the police so far, including for speeding (133,695), queue jumping (1,985) and for driving/riding on the emergency lane (1,146),” Federal Traffic Enforcement Investigation Department deputy director superintendent Ruslan Khalid was quoted as saying.
Ruslan added that a total of 20,294 road accidents and 273 fatalities have been recorded during the same period.
This year saw a decrease in road fatality cases, according to Ruslan, as 19,059 road accident cases and 330 fatalities were reported last year.
“This is the first time in five years that we recorded a lower number of road fatality cases.
“Based on our investigation, most of the accidents occurred due to speeding, which led the driver to lose control of his or her vehicle,” he was further quoted as saying.
