‘Throw the book at errant drivers’

Mohd Idris showing a poster on the number of deaths on the road daily.

THE Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) is urging the Government to impose tougher penalties against errant drivers who disregard road safety laws and endanger other road users.

Its president S.M. Mohamed Idris said errant drivers who commit speeding, tail-gating and dangerous overtaking should be punished under Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987 which carries a maximum jail term of five years.