Malaysia's road safety problem

There were 6872 fatal road accidents in Malaysia during 2010.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
There were 6872 fatal road accidents in Malaysia during 2010. This data has been released by Malaysia's Road Safety Department. Safety levels are good for the country's truck and bus drivers, who accounted for just 279 of fatal accidents during the year. In all 202 of Malaysia's fatal road accidents in 2010 involved truck drivers, with 77 involving bus drivers. However, the issue is of more concern for Malaysia's powered two wheeler users. In all, 4,036 fatal road accident cases involved motorcycle riders and pillion riders.

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