Summons, fines way too high
FAILURE TO USE CHILD SEATS KUCHING: More members of the public here are up in arms over the hefty fine for those failing to adhere to the mandatory use of child seats. Last week, Sarawak Road Transport Department (JPJ) director Mohd Syafiq Anas Abdullah said those who failed to comply would be fined between RM300 […]
No summonses or compounds yet
SERIAN: No summonses or compounds will be issued to drivers carrying child passengers without a Child Restraint System (CRS) as of yet. Instead, the state Road Transport Department (JPJ) is executing an advocacy programme aimed to remind drivers to instal CRS when carrying a child passenger. Its director Mohd Syafiq Anas Abdullah disclosed that the […]
Stern action against errant companies
CHILD SAFETY SEATS TAPAH: The Transport Ministry is working with the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry to monitor and ensure child restraint seats (CRS) in the market are in accordance with the necessary safety standards. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said action would be taken under the Consumer Protection Act 1999 and the […]
Intensive campaign during CNY op
CHILD SAFETY SEAT KUALA LUMPUR: The child safety seat campaign will be intensified as part of an integrated road safety operation to be held in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations. Road Safety Department director-general Mohd Nasri Ishak said the operation which will be conducted by his department in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies, […]
No plans to extend child safety seat ruling to other vehicles
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to extend the mandatory use of the Child Restraint System (CRS) in private cars to other types of vehicles, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook. He said for now the focus of the mandatory use of child safety seats was on private vehicles only. “In the long […]
