SERIAN: Police have issued a traffic summons against a man who made an illegal U-turn along KM81, Jalan Kuching-Sri Aman earlier this week.
The incident was detected by the police after a dashcam footage showing a pickup truck making a U-turn at a prohibited area, went viral on Facebook on Aug 21.
According to the Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department, the posting had attracted negative comments condemning the driver’s action which can endanger other road users.
“Following that, the Serian traffic police managed to identify the driver and instructed him to come forward to assist in the investigation.
“The next day (Aug 22), the driver went to the traffic police office at around 3.30 pm to facilitate police investigation,” the department said.
The driver admitted his offence for making a U-turn at an area that is not allowed.
Following that, a traffic summons was issued under Rule 13 of the Traffic Rules 166/59 for making a U-turn in an area that is not allowed (no U-turn).
