Stricter measures needed to curb festive travel crashes


PETALING JAYA: Stricter enforcement during peak periods and identifying accident-prone “blackspots” are among measures proposed to reduce the number of road accidents during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri period, say road safety experts.

Assoc Prof Dr Law Teik Hua, who heads the Road Safety Research Centre at Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Engineering Faculty, said more traffic police should be deployed during peak travel times especially on highways and accident-prone areas.

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