A total of 915,874 road accidents were recorded between 2021 and 2022 according to the Ministry of Transport, Star reported.
Of this total, 545,588 accidents with 6,080 deaths (1.1%) occurred last year, while 370,286 accidents occurred in 2021, with 4,539 deaths (1.23%), the ministry Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said.
“A study by the Malaysian Road Safety Research Institute (Miros) found that road accidents are mainly caused by human behavior, followed by design, road infrastructure condition and condition. vehicle. Miros and the Department of Road Traffic (JPJ) are continuously implementing campaigns and enforcement measures to promote safe driving,” said Loke.
Loke’s reply in a written response to parliament was to Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan (BN-Kuala Pilah), who asked the transport minister to state the main cause of road accidents. death along with short, medium and long term plans to solve the problem.
To this end, the Ministry of Transport launched the Malaysia Road Safety Plan 2022-2030 in January 2022 to address road accidents.
“The goal is to reduce the number of road accidents by 50% by 2030. Various programs and strategies involving stakeholders from local communities and the private sector have also been planned. ,” said the transport minister.
Both passive and active strategies are also being implemented to raise the vehicle’s safety standards, he said. These are through the establishment of a vehicle research and safety testing center, and [by] improve the standards and mechanisms used for evaluation [the safety of a vehicle],” said Loke, adding that other measures were also being taken.
