POLICE will double the deployment of personnel at all 122 secondary schools across the capital as part of an intensified campaign to improve traffic law compliance and road safety awareness among students.
Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said the expanded initiative, introduced under the Traffic Awareness Advocacy Programme, will involve officers from the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) alongside an increased number of School Liaison Officers (PPS) stationed at schools.
According to him, the enhanced presence is intended to combine enforcement with education, ensuring students better understand their responsibilities as road users while encouraging respect for the law from an early age.
“At every school there are School Liaison Officers, including officers and police personnel. These numbers will be doubled. If previously there were three police personnel, there will be five. If there were two, there will be four. Police will be present at schools more frequently to carry out enforcement activities.
“If traffic police did not previously visit schools, they will now go to schools to inspect students, check driving licences and provide guidance on compliance with traffic laws.
“Traffic police will always be present at schools, not only today. From now on, traffic police will be stationed at schools to assist school authorities, support the community and ensure smooth traffic flow during school sessions,” he said.
Fadil was speaking to reporters after launching the Kuala Lumpur Police Traffic Awareness Advocacy Programme at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Alam Damai in Cheras.
The police chief said traffic law enforcement within schools would be carried out jointly by police officers and school authorities, while the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department would also participate by conducting urine screening tests on students identified as requiring further assessment.
“Ensure that all these students possess driving licences. They must not be driving without licences. They must understand the importance of complying with traffic regulations.
“The narcotics team will also go to schools. We will target students who require urine tests.
“All secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur, including private institutions, will be involved,” he said.
Earlier in his speech, Fadil described the programme as part of a broader effort by Kuala Lumpur police to cultivate respect for the law through road safety education and legal awareness initiatives.
He noted that since October 1 last year, Kuala Lumpur police have been conducting Op Patuh Undang-undang (Op PUU) throughout the federal capital and Putrajaya to encourage a culture of legal compliance in daily life.
Statistics presented by the police showed that 41 students from schools, colleges and higher education institutions were arrested for reckless and dangerous driving offences under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 between January and May this year, compared with 58 arrests during the same period last year.
Fadil said the advocacy-based approach focuses on sustained education rather than enforcement alone, with the long-term goal of producing a generation that is more disciplined, responsible and respectful of the law.
He added that strengthening awareness among students today would help create safer roads and foster a stronger culture of integrity and civic responsibility in the future. - June 12, 2026
