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PUTRAJAYA (July 4): The Ministry of Transportation (MoT) has decided to terminate the "One Community One JPJ" licensing program for B2 class vehicles, with immediate effect.
Anthony Loke Siew Fook told reporters that the programs under the program have not been the subject of a thorough review and could lead to a higher risk for drivers [19659002] "The program was designed to make it easier for rural residents to obtain permits. By the end of 2017, there were 132,851 licenses issued under this program since its launch, "he said.
"Essentially, the JPJ (Department of Road Transport) went to the rural areas and tested the candidates 'driving skills, and the officers issued the licenses when they were satisfied with the candidates' performance. a term to this program.But the licenses that JPJ had issued in the past remain He asked if MoT would undertake a new series of assessments on drivers who got their license under the program, Loke said his Ministry would explore a possible mechanism to implement such an assessment.
that the Road Safety Prevention Initiative, named "OPS Bersepadu", which took place from June 8 to June 22 in Hari Raya Aidilfitri, recorded a 0.04% increase in Road accidents to 22,411 cases, of which 235 reported 248 lives, a decrease of 257 deaths in the same period last year.
Loke said that a new approach is needed for the OPS Bersepadu next year because he considered this year 's initiative as a failure.
"We are very saddened by the result this year, imagine 248 Malays lost their lives on the road in just two weeks.Every year we will have OPS Bersepadu twice, namely Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Chinese New Year, we will have to look for a new approach to further reduce deaths, "he said.
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