JPJ issues 33k notices during motorbike ops

IPOH: A total of 33,092 notices have been issued by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) for various offences while 1,516 motorcycles were impounded during the seven-day Ops Khas Motosikal.

JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Lokman Jamaan said notices were issued following inspections of 64,980 motorcycles, while seizures were made due to extreme modifications on motorcycles.

“Throughout the operation period, we have detected some major offences, namely 11,445 notices issued for riding with out insurance, without a valid licence (9,496 notices), and vehicle modification (1,315 notices).

“Apart from that, motorcyclists also committed other offences such as beating red lights (474 notices), and 306 notices were issued for the offence of not wearing a helmet and violation of the regulations under the Road Transport Act,” he said in a press conference here on Friday night, Bernama reported.

It was also found that many motorcyclists modified the original structure of the vehicle, which can cause accidents, he said.

He said the operation involved 85 officers from the JPJ headquarters and state JPJ, in collaboration with the police, the National Anti-Drugs Agency, the Immigration Department and the Environment Department.