Transport minister Liow Tiong Lai says this is to reduce the risk of road accidents such as the one involving two old factory buses recently, in which 8 were killed.
BENTONG: The Transport Ministry is mulling the suitability of creating a vehicle expiry policy that will limit how old vehicles on the road can be, its minister Liow Tiong Lai said today.
He said the resolution was adopted to reduce the risk of road mishaps due to old vehicles on the road, such as in the accident involving two old buses near the Juru Toll Plaza, Penang on Oct 24, in which eight people were killed.
He said preliminary investigations found that the bus which broke down at the side of the road before being hit, was 32-years-old, while the other bus was over 10 years old.
“Although early investigations found both buses passed Puspakom inspections in September, we do not know if the vehicle broke down after the tests, especially since the bus is extremely old.
“As such, we see how old the vehicle is as a big matter from the aspect of road safety. This has been practised in other countries such as Japan and Singapore,” he added.
Liow said this to reporters after opening the East Zone Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Volunteer Convention in Janda Baik here today.
Also present was JBPM director-general Wan Mohd Nor Ibrahim and Pahang JBPM director Abdul Wahab Mat Yassin.
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