Despite being slapped with fines throughout the recent Ops Selamat, Malaysian drivers are slow to catch on to the abstract concept of obeying traffic laws, the PDRM says.
Inepctor-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar told mStar that the Royal Malaysian Police has had no choice but to consider raising the compound fines for traffic violations to drive home the importance of staying in your lane.
“I don’t think Ops Selamat made any difference in lowering the number of accidents, particularly fatal accidents,” the IGP said.
“We’ve suggested a possible raise to the existing RM300 compound fine for offences, since RM300 seems to be ‘peanuts’ to a lot of offenders,” he added, using the Bahasa Malaysia slang term “kacang”, which means pretty much the same thing.
“Maybe fining them more will knock some sense into thee offenders.”
Khalid also said that the PDRM would offer no discounts or reductions to any fines issued for traffic offences.
Currently, the PDRM imposes a maximum fine of RM300 to any violations pertaining to causing accidents, physical safety, traffic congestion, and disruption of public transportation services.
