Nearly 2mil Road Users Risk Blacklisting Over Unpaid Summonses Says Rtd

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Pic for representational purposes only.KOTA BARU: Nearly two million road users are at risk of being blacklisted by the Road Transport Department (RTD) for failing to settle outstanding traffic summonses related to various offences.
According to RTD senior enforcement director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan, the summonses involve offences recorded under the Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) Summons 53A and Notices 114 and 115.
"In addition to the risk of being blacklisted, offenders will also face increased compound rates of RM300, and demerit points under the Kejara (Road Offences Demerit Points System) may also be applied."
He urged those with outstanding summonses to take advantage of the special compound offer — a flat rate of RM150 — available for all three types of offences.
The offer began in January and will run until the end of this year.
"According to statistics from January until yesterday, there were over 1.45 million AWAS summonses, followed by 296,684 summonses for Notice 114, and 164,598 for Notices 115.
"Some of these summonses date back more than 15 years, and the department is still allowing road users to settle them to avoid blacklisting," he said at a press conference after the Special Ops Gempur Perdagangan last night.
He also shared that the Menora Tunnel in Ipoh records one of the highest numbers of AWAS summonses, with up to 3,000 issued per day.
"The numbers are based on data from two installed cameras. Most offences are recorded during festive seasons or school holidays, when the route is heavily used by those travelling north or south.
"The most common offence is exceeding the speed limit, which is set at 80 kilometres per hour (km/h) in that area."
He added that the three states with the highest number of summonses issued are Selangor, Perak, and Johor, which correlate with the number of AWAS cameras installed in each state.
He urged the public to take advantage of the 50 per cent discount offered under the special compound rate of RM150, before stricter enforcement measures are implemented. - FMT

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