State govt partners USM to educate motorists on safe commuting


Zairil testing a motorcycle simulator at the World Day for Safety and Health at Work at The Ship Campus in Batu Kawan, Penang.

ABOUT 80% of road deaths in Penang involve motorcyclists.

Penang transport committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari, citing statistics from the Social Security Organisation (PERKESO), said commuting accidents among employees had doubled over the past two decades, rising from 17,609 cases in 2003 to 38,458 in 2023.

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