Johor baru: Johor Road Transport Department (JPJ) recorded 71,320 offences after inspecting 341,917 vehicles in various enforcement operations during the first four months of this year. Its director, Zulkarnain Yasin, said that of the vehicles checked from January to April 30, action was taken against 40,539 for various offences under the 1987 Road Transport Act.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, motorcycles topped the list with 17,424 units penalised, followed by cars with 12,436 offences, goods vehicles with 4,379, foreign vehicles with 3,863, heavy goods vehicles over 7,500kg with 2,155, and buses with 282. The most common offences detected included 11,970 expired Motor Vehicle Licences, 9,983 cases of no insurance, 1,532 without Vocational Licences, and 1,216 without Competent Driving Licences (CDL).
Zulkarnain spoke to reporters after a massive 'Ops Satu Johor' operation covering all districts in the state, held along the Skudai-Pontian road. He mentioned that 10,287 cases were detected across nine major offences, such as seatbelt violations, not wearing helmets, overloading, ignoring red lights, using emergency lanes, and dangerous lane-cutting.
Additionally, 15,715 technical offences were recorded. These included 5,360 cases of improper registration numbers, 1,875 cases of tinted windows, 718 vehicle modifications, 204 retreaded tyres, and other technical issues amounting to 7,558 cases. JPJ also logged 9,137 cases in miscellaneous categories.
On the integrated operation that took place, Zulkarnain stated that it aimed to heighten road users' Perception of Being Caught (POBC) to reduce accident rates. The operation involved more than 300 personnel from various agencies, including the police force, the Immigration Department, the National Anti-Drugs Agency, Royal Customs Malaysia, and the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry.
During the night's operation, 9,356 vehicles were checked, resulting in action taken against 1,896 covering 2,824 offences and 2,450 summonses issued. Key offences detected included 510 cases of driving without a licence, 384 expired Motor Vehicle Licences, 372 cases of lapsed insurance, and 432 non-compliant registration plates.