Scrapping cars to save lives

Road reset: A mechanic repairing a car at a workshop in Johor Baru. Experts say the government’s RM4,000 matching grant for owners of vehicles over 20 years old to buy new national cars could pave the way for improved road safety and vehicle quality standards in Malaysia.

RM4,000 grant to replace old cars seen as step towards safer roads

JOHOR BARU: The government’s RM4,000 matching grant for owners of vehicles over 20 years old to buy new national cars could pave the way for improved road safety in Malaysia, says Universiti Teknologi Malaysia senior lecturer Dr Safizahanin Mokhtar.