Role of road transport department in enforcing road transport measures in Malaysia / Mohd Ariza Mat Rifin

The number of motor vehicles registered in Malaysia has the considerable corresponding to the increment of accidents. Road Transport Licensing Board plays a v i t a l role in issuing the licenses for commercial vehicles and Road Transport Department is responsible in enforcing and controlling the commercial vehicles operation or road haulage in order to ensure the courteous level of road safety. Although different sorts of regulation enforced and many methods of controlling implemented by Road Transport Department towards increasing the level of road safety but the problems are s t i l l there. Offences s t i l l been done by the commercial vehicle drivers and complaints s t i l l been received by the public regarding the commercial vehicle drivers and also private vehicle drivers attitude such as driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohols, cutting in and out without consideration to the other t r a f f i c etc. This study then would give an inclusive view of the main causes of accident and licensing system in Malaysia which is believed one of the causes of accident. The s t r i c t and regular inspections operations by RTD should be carried out from time to time in order to ensure the road worthiness of the motor vehicles because at present there are about 49-B% of the respondents interviewed (out of 150 respondents being interviewed) agreed that this operation is inefficient.