KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic obstruction, with 3,559 notices issued, was among the top offences recorded throughout the three days of Ops PUU (Operation for Law Compliance) in the capital.
Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad said 10,036 notices for various offences were issued during the operation from Sept 16-18.
He said, 8,006 notices were issued through daily operations, 1,330 through integrated operations, while another 700 were issued under the Ops Didik programme.
"A total of 9,508 notices involved various types of vehicles, while another 528 notices were issued to pedestrians.
"Apart from traffic obstruction violations, other offences recorded included failing to obey traffic lights (2,326 notices), stopping in the yellow box (525) and stopping past the white line at traffic light intersections (470)," he said in a statement on Friday (Sept 19).
Mohamed Usuf stated that motorcyclists recorded the highest number of notices with 4,578, followed by drivers of cars (4,353 notices), taxis (219), vans (207) and lorries (146).
Among other offences that were also subject to action included using vehicle registration numbers that do not comply with specifications (224), dirty, blurred or fancy plate numbers (458), not wearing seat belts (408), motorcyclists not wearing helmets (32) and unauthorised motorcycle modifications (199).
Ops PUU, which was launched on Sept 6, focused on an advocacy approach for community engagement towards minor traffic offences instead of immediately issuing a summons. – Bernama
