Express buses may have to have ‘speed-limiters’: Ong
“PORT DICKSON: All express bus operators may soon be required to install “speed-limiters” in their vehicles in an effort to reduce road accidents and fatalities.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said they might also be required to install the Global Positioning System (GPS) in all their vehicles to allow them to monitor their driver’s on-the-road habits.
“At a recent brainstorming session, we discovered that there were many accidents and fatalities involving heavy vehicles. There is a pressing need to check this.
“We decided that one way is to introduce the speed limiters. Eventually, all heavy and commercial vehicle operators may be required to install the speed-limiters,” he said.
Speed-limiters are gadgets that do not allow a vehicle to be driven beyond a certain speed limit.”
It seem there will be another measure by the Ministry to reduce road accidents rates. It is timely for the government agency to setup a serious action against the unscrupulous users. Whatever measures that are having objective to improve the public safety and all road users, especially the one to prevent fatality, should be supported by all.
I believe there will be many views and opinions regarding the speed limiting issue. It differs depending who throws that opinion. Surely the bus company owner and the bus driver will not agree with the direction. It will be burden to them. They may look from the cost of installation and operation. At the end the cost will be transferred to the customer or passenger.
The bus driver may also claim the by limiting the speed, it may not practical. There surely come the time where going with higher speed is inevitable. Otherwise it may causing certain unwanted incident. So mechanism to go away with the speed limiting must be available when it requires. Furthermore it will complicate the driving activities.
Many other people will have other view. Whatever they are, as long as it ensures that there will be no unscrupulous bus driver tailing my car on the highway, I am fully support of this speed limiting plan.
