Malaysia addressing road safety

Malaysia is introducing speed cameras in a bid to reduce the annual fatality rate from road accidents.
February 29, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Malaysia is introducing speed cameras in a bid to reduce the annual fatality rate from road accidents. There were 397,330 road accidents in Malaysia during 2009, while the number of fatalities stood at 6,745, according to official data from the 3374 Ministry of Transport of Malaysia. The 3376 Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research and the Road Safety Department have set suitable locations for 3,000 cameras that will be installed across the country. The use of an Automated Enforcement System is intended to reduce Malaysia's worryingly high road accident death rate. However the move does require legal changes and the Ministry of Transport expects amendments to be made to the country's 1987 Road Transport Act. In all up to 60 sections under the 1987 Road Transport Act will have to be amended.
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