A TOTAL of 14,455 vehicles have been subjected to enforcement action nationwide during the Ops Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2026 road safety operation, out of 172,479 vehicles inspected, according to Malaysia’s road transport authorities.
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) said the actions were taken for a range of offences involving private vehicles, motorcycles, goods vehicles, public service vehicles and buses.
Its director-general, Aedy Fadly Ramli, said 1,651 inspection slips were issued, while 289 vehicles were seized, including 43 goods vehicles that failed to comply with an active road ban.
“JPJ issued 33,402 notices for various offences under the Road Transport Act 1987, including JPJ(P)22 notices, inspection orders and notices to attend inquiries under Section 114 of the Act.
“The most frequently recorded offence was not wearing a seatbelt (761 cases), followed by carrying excess load (353 cases) and carrying a load in a dangerous manner (298 cases),” he said during a press conference following monitoring of the special operation at the Menora Control Centre.
He added that 317 cases involved failure to comply with traffic light signals, while 293 cases were recorded for not wearing helmets.
“Other offences that recorded significant numbers include using a mobile phone while driving (207 cases), driving in the emergency lane (124 cases), cutting queues (132 cases) and overtaking on double lines (81 cases).”
He added, state-wise analysis showed Johor recording the highest number of offences at 881 cases, followed by Pahang with 264 cases and Perak with 207 cases, particularly involving seatbelt non-compliance and mobile phone use while driving. - March 24, 2026
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