Driver abandons e-waste-loaded lorry to avoid JPJ operation
KUALA LANGAT: A lorry driver abandoned a trailer filled with e-waste along the road shoulder just before the SKVE toll plaza in Bandar Saujana Putra.
The act was allegedly to evade a Road Transport Department (RTD) operation.
Four other loaded tipper lorries were seen parked in the same area, with their drivers nowhere in sight.
One of these heavy vehicles was left with its engine running and its hazard lights on.
An RTD officer said in most of these cases, drivers would abandon their lorries if they were foreigners or did not have a valid driver's licence.
Selangor Road Transport Department director Azrin Borhan said the department is taking action against goods lorries for overloading and carrying dangerously loaded goods under Ops Paras, which began on May 1.
"Since the operation started, we have issued 143 notices under Section 63(1) of the Road Transport Act, which requires heavy lorries to be weighed."
He said 724 overloading cases were detected , and 645 involved goods transported in an unsafe manner.
The RTD seized 23 vehicles found to be overloaded by more than 70 per cent.
He said that overloading is a serious offence as it can cause heavy vehicles to lose control, reduce their braking ability and damage the road surface.
He added that vehicles carrying dangerously secured loads pose a risk to other motorists if the cargo falls off.
"Our personnel will conduct patrols in plainclothes using unmarked vehicles to outsmart look-outs (tonto)."
Azrin said Kuala Langat is among the Selangor districts with the most complaints involving errant heavy lorries.
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