The Transport Ministry is studying the implementation of an automated system for enforcement, which includes the use of cameras in the effort to improve and enhance enforcement in accident-prone areas.      

NONE Its minister, Kong Cho Ha ( left ) said the implementation of an automated system was one of the most effective methods in increasing the efficiency of enforcement and probability of traffic offenders being caught.      

"This will also ensure road users drive more carefully, responsibly, as well as abide the traffic laws," he said in a statement issued today.      

Kong said this was in line with the long-term plan for "zero fatality vision", the road safety plan for Malaysia which covers all aspects of safety including driver, vehicle, road infrastructure and environment safety with the aim that no one should be killed or seriously injured within the road environment due to accidents.      

Expressing his appreciation for the joint effort given by all related agencies in Ops Bersepadu 22 which recorded a drop of three percent in road accidents compared to last year, he said: "The number of fatalities are still high, we shouldn't be satisfied with the minor drop. More effort should be put in, and we should improve more."        

Kong said the enforcement approach was a must to ensure order in a system including traffic order, and "it is never the government's intention to penalise the rakyat, but to ensure safety of all road users and focus on high-risk areas, which are normally referred to as road accident black spots.     

"Speeding on public road has been proven scientifically as a dominating factor that significantly increases the risk of fatalities and injuries not only to the driver and passengers of the speeding road vehicle but also to other innocent road users in a traffic collision," he said.     

Ops Bersepadu which began on Sept 3 and ended on Sept 17, recorded a total of 16,817 accidents compared with a total of 17,332 accidents posted last year, a drop of 515 accidents and a total of 218 fatal accidents compared to 241 cases last year, which was a drop of 23 cases.        

The total of fatal cases stood at 248 compared with 265 cases posted last year, a drop of 17 cases.  

 - Bernama