Miros supports govt move on errant bus drivers, companies
Whenever there is a bus crash and investigation is carried out, you find that there are various offences committed. — Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, Miros chairman
SIBU: Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) fully supports the federal government’s decision to forbid drivers and operators of express bus companies with unpaid traffic summonses from operating this festive season.
According to its chairman, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye, the move is long overdue as the matter had been raised time and again.
“Whenever there is a bus crash and investigation is carried out, you find that there are various offences committed.
“This move prevent this from happening and also impress upon drivers the importance of complying with traffic rules and regulations,” he told thesundaypost when contacted yesterday.
Lee also highlighted that bus operators have to ensure they have good and responsible drivers who are disciplined and not involved in drugs.
Lee was asked to comment on Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook’s recent statement forbidding errant drivers and operators of express bus companies from operating this festive season to reduce road accidents and fatalities in the country.
“The minister has pointed out that one of the strategies is to ensure bus drivers and bus companies who have accumulated summonses over a period of time to settle the summonses before they are allowed to operate.
“I think this is a positive move, as accidents involving buses resulted from various offences committed like being involved in drugs, speeding along the highway, or driving without valid licence,” Lee added.
Lee remarked that this strategy has been discussed and needs to be implemented in the interest of road safety this coming festive period.