KUALA LUMPUR – The Transport Ministry is in the final stage of gazetting the implementation of vehicle plates for persons with disabilities (PwD) to replace the existing vehicle sticker for the group, the Dewan Negara was told today.
Its deputy minister, Datuk Henry Sum Agong, said the new initiative will ensure better enforcement in preventing the abuse of vehicle parking facilities for PwD by the public.
“The Transport Ministry is also planning to create a best practices code in consideration of the PwD group and lauds the ‘one pass for all purposes’ proposal.
“The ministry will also discuss this matter further if there is a need,” he said when winding up debate on the 12th Malaysian Plan (12MP).
In the meantime, he said that to ensure that PwD-friendly public transport is also provided in interior and rural areas, the ministry, through the Transportation Committee under the National Council for PwD (MKBOKU), will hold accessibility audits periodically every year to improve existing facilities and services.
Meanwhile, Henry said his ministry, together with the Works Ministry, is in the process of developing and enforcing a new vehicle overloading enforcement system called weigh-in-motion (WIM).
He said through the use of the WIM system, enforcement activities on overloading can be implemented automatically without vehicles having to stop.
“Enforcement activities can be done 24 hours a day, reducing the burden and need on manpower, namely enforcement personnel, needed in the field, subsequently boosting effectiveness on enforcement activities and compliance of traffic rules.”
At the same time, Henry said the system will also reduce financial implications for the purpose of maintaining roads damaged by overloaded vehicles. – Bernama, October 20, 2021
