‘Speed limit cut can lower deaths’


KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to gazette a speed limit of 30kph in school zones is a timely measure to protect lives, says a road safety expert.

Executive director of Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Safe Kids Malay-sia programme, Prof Dr Kulan-thayan KC Mani, said that reducing vehicle speed even by 1kph can reduce the risk of death by 5%.

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