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Category: Safety EN

Opposing AES will be irresponsible

Any delay in the implementation of AES (Automatic Enforcement System) is not justified, in view of the fact that we are losing nearly 7,000 lives annually and more than 4 times as many motorists are injured. Opposing its implementation would be irresponsible. Parliamentarians should help to speed up the implementation. CAP calls on the relevant authorities once again to make whatever corrections...
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Investigate cause of vehicle fires

Malaysia has experienced a spate of vehicle fires of late, some of which involving luxury cars and an SUV. These fires were not caused by collision as the cars caught fire while they were moving and some others while they were parked. The causes of these vehicle fires remain unexplained and unresolved. Without proper knowledge of the causes of these car fires and subsequent remedy, Malaysian car...
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Hazardous roads in Georgetown

Urgent steps need to be taken by the authorities to address the movement of vehicles along a few key roads in Georgetown. Failure to do so may result in unnecessary road accidents during peak hours. Probably the most hazardous roads are those encircling the Penang High Court building, comprising of Lbh Light, Lbh Farquahar and Jln Masjid Kapitan Keling. These three roads are the arteries to the...
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Incessant national tragedies on our roads

National tragedies on our roads keep repeating incessantly. Since 2007, after a series of  express bus accidents, we have been talking about Vehicle Safety Standards and bus driver management system in order to bring down express bus accidents. However, until today we have not implemented these standards or regulations. CAP urges the authorities to stop wasting any more time over this all...
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Crane Crash: Review safety and inspection regime

CAP urges the Government of Malaysia to review its safety and inspection regime in construction sites and work places in view of the recent crane mishap off Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur. The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) should investigate the cause of this recent crashing of the crane. Was it due to human error, deficiency in inspection regime of cranes at construction and...
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Check the installation of video screens in road vehicles

As a road safety measure, the transport authorities should ensure that video screens in road vehicles are installed only for passenger viewing. Drivers should pay full attention to the road and not resort to video entertainment while driving. On 17 Jan 2012 a lorry in Johor was reported to have caused a six-vehicle pile up involving two fatalities. The lorry was installed with a video player and...
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An effective product recall mechanism badly needed

Many millions of cars, food and dangerous consumer products are recalled overseas every year. But we hardly see recalls in Malaysia. Why? Recall of products to protect consumers from risk of injury or death is a common phenomenon in Japan, USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Special agencies dealing with recalls provide consumers and businesses with detailed information on product safety,...
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Malaysia still far from achieving Road Safety Plan goals

Since 2007 the behavior of commercial vehicle drivers has been a major issue, and continues to remain so. The result is that bus accidents continually haunt Malaysians, with two bus accidents occurring in Johor within 24 hours of each other recently. In both cases the blame has been put on the drivers for over-speeding. Commercial vehicle drivers play a key role in providing safe journeys for...
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Independent inquiry needed for fatal crane accident in Penang

An independent inquiry is urgently needed to assess the role and functions of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), besides reviewing the Occupational Safety and Health Act to ensure overall safety, health and welfare of all workers and public. This call is made by the Consumers’ Association of Penang in view of the recent spate of accidents involving heavy machineries. ...
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Re-registration of commercial vehicles, a necessary hassle

Whether the re-registration exercise of commercial vehicles is a source of contention to transport operators or not it is vital to compile proper records which has hitherto been messy under the Commercial Vehicles Licensing board. The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) should go ahead as planned. Ever since the vehicle re-registeration exercise was started in May there has been endless...
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