BESUT – A man who illegally installed 11 asphalt speed bumps on the street next to his house in Kg Padang Luas, Jertih here, on Monday has apologised for his action.
Nor Muhamad Roslam Harun, 40, admitted to building 11 speed bumps in a less than 40m distance, creating an unnecessary hassle for residents to get to the main road.
“Police officers came to see me yesterday morning and asked me to remove all the speed bumps that I installed.
“So, I hired a bulldozer operator to remove all the speed bumps on the street, including the two original ones,” he said.
The case went viral on social media recently after a man uploaded a picture of the new speed bumps on the street heading to his house, which he said were installed by his neighbour.
Roslam said he installed the speed bumps because he was often disturbed by noises of vehicles using the street.
“The noises from cars and motorcycles were disrupting my sleep. I was so stressed and I also have other health issues.
“Actually, I wanted to make speed humps, but the asphalt hardened so quickly before they could be flattened, causing them to become bumps, and made the road inaccessible to all cars except four-wheel drives,” he said, adding that he spent RM1,080 of his own Employees Provident Fund (EPF) i-Sinar money to install the speed bumps. – Bernama, January 14, 2021
