Offer of discounts for summons a mockery of the law

I REFER to the current debate on social media comparing the behaviour of Singaporeans with Malaysians when they park their cars. I agree with those who say that Singaporeans behave better than Malaysians because the authorities in Singapore are very efficient in enforcing their traffic regulations.

Malaysians behave badly because our authorities are not efficient in enforcing our traffic regulations.

On the contrary, offenders are given massive discounts to get them to settle their unpaid summonses and compounds. This defeats the purposes of implementing the law in the first place.

I also agree with the comments that Singaporeans behave badly when they drive in Malaysia because they think our authorities are not efficient in enforcing the law.

I hope the authorities will no longer give discounts for unpaid traffic summonses and compounds as this will make a mockery of our road safety laws. It also makes our coun- try look stupid in the eyes of the international community of drivers.

Strict enforcement would also reduce the number of accidents in our country. Before the introduction of the electric train service (ETS) to the north, my wife used to take a bus to Kangar to visit her relatives and friends. On every bus trip that she took, I kept calling her to make sure she was safe.

THOMAS FOO Subang Jaya