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New Straits Times
18-05-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Youths make up majority of road accident deaths, says Zahid
KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has expressed concern over the high number of road accident fatalities involving youths. Zahid said the situation called for urgent and coordinated intervention from youth groups, the government, and the private sector. "On average, 6,000 people die in road accidents each year. Ninety per cent of those who perish are youths," he said at the closing ceremony of the Federal Territories-level 2025 National Youth Day celebration here last night. Zahid, who also chairs the Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion, illustrated the scale of the tragedy by comparing it to six football fields filled with graves, each field representing 1,000 lives lost. "We must prevent this from continuing, as we are losing a vital part of our productive workforce. This must be stopped," he said. He urged the Malaysian Youth Council and state-level youth councils, including those in the Federal Territories, to take proactive measures. "Organise special courses for young motorcyclists, covering road safety and motorcycle maintenance," he said, adding that Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) had the capacity to support such efforts. "In this situation, we must not act in silos. "We must work together with ministries, departments, agencies, the private sector, and non-governmental organisations," he added.
Barnama
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- Barnama
Speed Limit For School Zones To Be Reduced From 50 To 30 Km/h Soon
SEREMBAN, April 29 (Bernama) -- The government will very soon gazette a reduction in the maximum speed limit in school zones from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour (km/h) to improve safety for students. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the process of the new limit being gazetted is underway following the policy decision made through the Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion. "The Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion has made a policy decision to lower the speed limit in all school zone areas from 50 km/h to 30 km/h. This is backed by scientific data that has been studied — reducing the speed to 30 km/h significantly lowers the risk of fatalities in accidents. 'Every additional 10 km/h increases the risk of death," he said after chairing the 61st Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Road Safety Council (MKJR) today. He emphasised that in addition to gazetting the lower speed limit, authorities must also improve road infrastructure in school zones, such as installing warning signs and yellow lines, to alert road users and encourage them to slow down. Loke added that on average, there are 70 fatal accidents in school zones each year. Meanwhile, Loke stated that today's MKJR meeting focused on community-based road safety initiatives, including the My Safe Road programme, which involves interventions in high-risk areas to minimise fatalities and serious injuries in road accidents. "MKJR will also focus on the Safe School Zone and the Road Safety Leadership Fellowship Programme, aimed at nurturing young leaders who can spearhead road safety initiatives based on the Safe System Approach," he said. Loke emphasised that this approach has proven effective in reducing road accident fatalities in developed countries but it requires a paradigm shift of moving beyond merely blaming drivers' attitudes to also improving the system as a whole, including road conditions, vehicle speed limits and compliance with laws.
The Sun
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
Speed limit for school zones to be reduced from 50 to 30 km/h soon
SEREMBAN: The government will very soon gazette a reduction in the maximum speed limit in school zones from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour (km/h) to improve safety for students. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the process of the new limit being gazetted is underway following the policy decision made through the Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion. 'The Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion has made a policy decision to lower the speed limit in all school zone areas from 50 km/h to 30 km/h. This is backed by scientific data that has been studied — reducing the speed to 30 km/h significantly lowers the risk of fatalities in accidents. 'Every additional 10 km/h increases the risk of death,' he said after chairing the 61st Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Road Safety Council (MKJR) today. He emphasised that in addition to gazetting the lower speed limit, authorities must also improve road infrastructure in school zones, such as installing warning signs and yellow lines, to alert road users and encourage them to slow down. Loke added that on average, there are 70 fatal accidents in school zones each year. Meanwhile, Loke stated that today's MKJR meeting focused on community-based road safety initiatives, including the My Safe Road programme, which involves interventions in high-risk areas to minimise fatalities and serious injuries in road accidents. 'MKJR will also focus on the Safe School Zone and the Road Safety Leadership Fellowship Programme, aimed at nurturing young leaders who can spearhead road safety initiatives based on the Safe System Approach,' he said. Loke emphasised that this approach has proven effective in reducing road accident fatalities in developed countries but it requires a paradigm shift of moving beyond merely blaming drivers' attitudes to also improving the system as a whole, including road conditions, vehicle speed limits and compliance with laws.
Malay Mail
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Malay Mail
Loke: School zones to see speed limit slashed from 50km/h to 30km/h
SEREMBAN, April 29 — The government will very soon gazette a reduction in the maximum speed limit in school zones from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour (km/h) to improve safety for students. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the process of the new limit being gazetted is underway following the policy decision made through the Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion. 'The Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion has made a policy decision to lower the speed limit in all school zone areas from 50 km/h to 30 km/h. This is backed by scientific data that has been studied — reducing the speed to 30 km/h significantly lowers the risk of fatalities in accidents. 'Every additional 10 km/h increases the risk of death,' he said after chairing the 61st Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Road Safety Council (MKJR) today. He emphasised that in addition to gazetting the lower speed limit, authorities must also improve road infrastructure in school zones, such as installing warning signs and yellow lines, to alert road users and encourage them to slow down. Loke added that on average, there are 70 fatal accidents in school zones each year. Meanwhile, Loke stated that today's MKJR meeting focused on community-based road safety initiatives, including the My Safe Road programme, which involves interventions in high-risk areas to minimise fatalities and serious injuries in road accidents. 'MKJR will also focus on the Safe School Zone and the Road Safety Leadership Fellowship Programme, aimed at nurturing young leaders who can spearhead road safety initiatives based on the Safe System Approach,' he said. Loke emphasised that this approach has proven effective in reducing road accident fatalities in developed countries but it requires a paradigm shift of moving beyond merely blaming drivers' attitudes to also improving the system as a whole, including road conditions, vehicle speed limits and compliance with laws. — Bernama
Barnama
29-04-2025
- Automotive
- Barnama
Speed Limit For School Zones To Be Reduced From 50 To 30km/h Soon
SEREMBAN, April 29 (Bernama) -- The government will very soon gazette a reduction in the minimum speed limit in school zones from 50 to 30 kilometres per hour (km/h) to improve safety for students. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the process of the new limit being gazetted is underway following the policy decision made through the Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion. "The Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion has made a policy decision to lower the speed limit in all school zone areas from 50 km/h to 30 km/h. This is backed by scientific data that has been studied — reducing the speed to 30 km/h significantly lowers the risk of fatalities in accidents. 'Every additional 10 km/h increases the risk of death," he said after chairing the 61st Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Road Safety Council (MKJR) today. He emphasised that in addition to gazetting the lower speed limit, authorities must also improve road infrastructure in school zones, such as installing warning signs and yellow lines, to alert road users and encourage them to slow down. Loke added that on average, there are 70 fatal accidents in school zones each year. Meanwhile, Loke stated that today's MKJR meeting focused on community-based road safety initiatives, including the My Safe Road programme, which involves interventions in high-risk areas to minimise fatalities and serious injuries in road accidents. "MKJR will also focus on the Safe School Zone and the Road Safety Leadership Fellowship Programme, aimed at nurturing young leaders who can spearhead road safety initiatives based on the Safe System Approach," he said. Loke emphasised that this approach has proven effective in reducing road accident fatalities in developed countries but it requires a paradigm shift of moving beyond merely blaming drivers' attitudes to also improving the system as a whole, including road conditions, vehicle speed limits and compliance with laws.
