Motorists who try to cheat on the road by using the emergency lane — meant, you know, for emergencies such as to allow an ambulance to pass — will be charged in court.
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has decided that the traffic offence was getting so bad that a compound was not enough to deter it, The Star Online reports.
In the May 22 incident, a motorcylist landed in the middle of the North-South Expressway highway after ramming into a parked car on the emergency lane. A lorry overturned trying to avoid hitting the motorcyclist. An ambulance dispatched to the scene could have reached the site in about 20 minutes, but it took about an hour to do so because of the inconsiderate scumbags who blocked the emergency lane. Both victims, however, had died on the spot.
Road Transport Department director of enforcement Datuk V. Valluvan Veloo told The Sun that checks have revealed a total of 91 vehicles on the emergency lane that evening, but seven were clearly obstructing the lane, including three Singapore-registered cars.
“These drivers will be charged in court. These vehicles clearly obstructed an ambulance during an emergency that day,” the director was quoted as saying.
They will be charged under the Road Traffic Regulation 1959, which carries a six months’ jail term and a fine of up to RM2,000 (SGD673) for first time offenders and a one year’s jail term or a fine up to RM4,000 (SGD1346) for second time offenders.
Text: Coconuts KL
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