50 summonses issued during traffic operation in JB

JOHOR BARU: Some 66 summonses were issued during a special operation involving the police and the state Environment Department here.

Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said that a total of 25 individuals and 21 vehicles were checked during the operation, which took place around Johor Baru between 10.30pm on Thursday (Sept 15) and 3am on Friday (Sept 16).

“A total of 50 traffic summonses were issued during the operation for various offences such as driving without a license and modifying the structure of vehicles.

"Following checks on the volume of the vehicles’ exhaust system, the DOE has also issued 16 summonses and 17 notices to those who fail to adhere to the maximum volume allowed," he said in a statement here on Friday (Sept 16).

He added that a total of 21 motorcycles were also seized under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987 to ensure that their owners would adhere to the regulations and not cause disturbance to the public with noise pollution.

"It has been a trend among young people to have a loud exhaust system on their motorcycles as they believe it looks good and could also increase the speed of the vehicle.

"We urge the public to adhere to road law as well as regulations on vehicle modification," he said.