Johor transport body to monitor 33 accident ‘black spots’ during festive Hari Raya period
The Straits Times
The operation is aimed at reducing road accidents and fatalities during the busy travel period. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JOHOR BAHRU - About 33 accident-prone black spots statewide in Johor will be monitored in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive period.
Johor Road Transport Department (JPJ) director Zulkarnain Yasin said the operation, which runs from March 16 to 29, is aimed at reducing road accidents and fatalities during the busy travel period.
“300 JPJ personnel are deployed throughout the operation to strengthen enforcement and assist road users,” he said.
“For this operation, the focus will be on traffic offences such as speeding, failing to obey traffic signals, not wearing seat belts or helmets, cutting queues and using mobile phones while driving,” he told reporters when inspecting road safety operations at the Skudai toll plaza on March 18.
Mr Zulkarnain added that enforcement personnel would be equipped with body-worn cameras to ensure more effective monitoring and enforcement during the operation.
“We have also assigned 15 officers to conduct undercover checks on buses departing from stations statewide.
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