MoU on road safety development inked
KUCHING: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) and Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) was inked on Wednesday (July 6). Unimas said the MoU was to foster activities, research and development in the field of road safety and vehicle safety. Unimas was represented by deputy vice-chancellor (research and innovation) Dr […]
Institute mulls new plan to lower fatalities rate involving motorcycle accidents
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) is working together with the Ministry of Transport to come up with a 10-year plan to lower the number of fatalities involving motorcycle riders in road accidents in the country. Its director of road user behaviour, Azhar Hamzah said motorcycle accidents accounted for approximately 20 percent […]
Ministry to reduce retail prices of child restraint systems
KUCHING: The Transport Ministry will instruct the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) to have detailed discussions with the association of vehicle manufacturers and sellers as well as the manufacturers or importers to reduce the retail prices of child restraint systems or CRS, the Parliament was told today (September 23). This move was to make the CRS […]
No such thing as safe alcohol consumption
KUALA LUMPUR: Driving under the influence of alcohol put all lives at risk, not just the life of the irresponsible driver himself but also other road users including cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians. According to a research conducted by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros), a drunk driver is 13 times more likely to […]
