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- Published on Tuesday, 12 January 2016 08:39
In fact, the distance between bauxite storage areas around Bukit Goh and the Kuantan port, which is only 15 kilometres, also turned the Kuantan Bypass Road into a race track, as drivers looked to earn extra cash through more trips.
As for the enforcement, it did not matter to them, as they earned a monthly income higher that was higher than the amount of fines imposed on them.
This was disclosed by the Pahang Road Transport Department (RTD) director Mark Ujin, who estimated that there were more than 1,000 bauxite lorries travelling from Bukit Goh to the Kuantan Port each day, making it difficult for the authorities to take action.
“Last year, on average we issued 14 compound notices a day for offences of carrying dangerous items (dirty lorries), while for offences of carrying excess load, 22 notices were issued per day,” he told Bernama recently.
Many motorists have complained that bauxite lorry drivers used the roads like race tracks because their income was based on the number of trips they made per day.
According to him, the numbers were high, because normally only five to six compounds would be issued for such offences per day.
Based on the Pahang RTD records, 13,484 summonses were issued during the past year involving offences like carrying dangerous items under Rule 92 of the Motor Vehicle Regulations, and other offences under Section 63 (1) of the Road Transport Act, involving compounds of more than RM3.6 million.
--BERNAMA
