SIBU: Road Transport Department (RTD) officers in Sarawak are consistently conducting advocacy operations on the installation of tinted windows on vehicles.
Its Director Norizan Jili said that through these advocacy efforts, RTD enforcement officers will provide clear explanations about the proper Visible Light Transmittance (VLT) levels and the regulations stipulated in the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Certain Types of Glass) Rules 1991 (Amendment 2019).
“According to these rules, the VLT levels permitted for vehicle tinted windows are as follows: Front windows should have 70 per cent VLT, side windows for the driver’s left and right sides should have 50 per cent VLT, and the rear and rear side windows should have zero per cent VLT.
“The installation of excessively dark tinted windows that do not comply with these VLT levels can pose a danger to the driver and other road users, especially during night-time or heavy rain, as it may make it difficult to see while driving if the front window is too dark,” he said in a statement on yesterday (Oct 18).
He stressed that all vehicle owners in the state must consistently adhere to the regulations specified under the Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Certain Types of Glass) Rules 1991 (Amendment 2019) to ensure collective safety.
Meanwhile, earlier on Tuesday (Oct 17), Norizan participated in an Advocacy Operation for Tinted Windows with the Sibu RTD Branch and the Sarikei RTD Branch at Teluk Assan Road near Lanang Bridge.
For more information regarding the installation of tinted windows on vehicles, you can visit the RTD Malaysia portal.
Also present were the Head of Enforcement of Sibu RTD Branch Nurul Fairezzah Safri, and the Head of the Sarikei RTD Branch Yusuf Andan.
