A JPJ officer inspecting a trailer lorry during an operation.
SEREMBAN: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued 3,992 summonses and impounded 47 vehicles in a special month-long operation against public transport and commercial vehicle operators in Negri Sembilan.
The JPJ teams had inspected 30,467 vehicles during the operation held from Oct 1 carried out to ensure owners and drivers complied strictly to all regulations under the Road Transport Act 1987 and the Land Public Transport Act 2010.
A bus used to transport factory workers stopped for an inspection.
"We had focused on seven major regulations pertaining to the validity of the driver's licence, vehicle permits and insurance and other technical specifications," the JPJ said in a statement.
It said summonses were issued to drivers and owners of 2,192 vehicles for various offences. Of these, 1,576 were commercial vehicles.
The department had also issued 2,421 notices to the drivers and operators which included requiring them to have their vehicles inspected and those which were believed to have been loaded, to have them weighed at the nearest station.
A tipper lorry stopped for inspection by a JPJ team during an operation.
Other offences included cutting queues, overtaking along double lines, beating the red light, using the emergency lane, using mobile phones while driving and overloading.
"The JPJ views the violation of road traffic regulations and rules seriously as this can endanger the lives or inconvenience other road users.
"The enforcement will continue to ensure all road users adhere to all regulations," it added.
