Bukit Aman: Emergency lanes not a place to stop and have a nap


Supt Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin (right) checking the documents of a commercial vehicle driver during the operation.

KUALA LUMPUR: Stationary vehicles in emergency lanes are among the reasons for fatal road accidents, says the Bukit Aman Traffic Investigations and Enforcement Department.

Its principal assistant director Supt Dr Bakri Zainal Abidin said many drivers, particularly lorry drivers, often stop in the emergency lane without any signs to warn other road users.

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