Free helmet exchange draws a large crowd
Published on: Sat, May 10, 2025 Text Size: People filling the exhibition space of government agencies to obtain information on services provided by the government in conjunction with the Madani Rakyat Program at the Tawau Municipal Council Square. TAWAU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) booth at the Sabah edition of the Madani Rakyat Programme (PMR) 2025 at Dataran Majlis Perbandaran Tawau drew a large crowd Friday morning, as visitors took advantage of the opportunity to exchange their old helmets for new ones, free of charge. Despite the counter officially opening at 9am, people were seen queuing with their old helmets for exchange as early as 7.30am. Aslina Alias, 33, who was among the earliest in line, said although she knew the helmet exchange programme would only begin at 9am, she had no issue waiting early to ensure she didn't miss the opportunity to receive a new helmet for free. 'This programme is really good. When I found out about it on social media, I asked my friend to come along and take advantage of this government initiative,' she said. Sabarudin Zainudin, 58, from Kampung Tanjung Batu Laut, expressed his gratitude for the Government's concern in offering the helmet exchange initiative for free at the PMR 2025 Sabah. 'Thanks to the Government. I'm glad I could replace my old, worn-out helmets with new ones that are Sirim-certified and safe to use,' he said. Meanwhile, Azman Poji, head of the Sabah JPJ Management, Road Safety and Corporate Division, said 3,100 adult helmets were available for the helmet exchange programme during the three-day PMR 2025 Sabah event, which kicked off on Friday. He said 300 helmets for children would also be distributed free of charge during the programme. 'We will distribute 800 adult helmets today and (another 800) tomorrow (Saturday), followed by 1,500 on the final day (Sunday). For children, 100 helmets will be given out each day. 'The programme is open to all Malaysian citizens. Just bring your identity card and the old helmet to be exchanged. For children aged six and above, guardians need only present the child's MyKid, and a new helmet will be provided,' he said. Azman also said apart from the helmet exchange, the JPJ booth offered services for checking and settling traffic summonses. Themed 'Eliminating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship', PMR 2025 Sabah is a government initiative by the Performance Acceleration and Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister's Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development as the lead ministry and the Sabah Government as host, aimed at delivering government services directly to the people. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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