This is also in view of the reminder call to all motorists to get use to the idea of getting their rear seat passengers to buckle up as well. Malaysian police will be stopping cars from now onwards if they noticed that your rear seat passengers did not buckle up. By 1 January 2009, they will be issuing summonses when the new ruling is enforced.
If you don't practise it now, you will surely forget by 1 January 2009 and thus giving a chance to bribery again ............... in this case, who caused bribery in the first instance then? The motorists of course.
It's for your own (and others) safety! I do ensure it even if it's for a short distance.
And if you were caught with four rear seat passengers, what will be your recourse?
Anyway, correct installation for the seatbelt is illustrated below .......
Reading: No sure decision yet on whether extra passenger needs to belt up or pay up - Star
Tags: Malaysia, Seatbelt, Motorist, JPJ, Road Transport Department
17 comments:
This is going to be a bit hard to get used to...its good nevertheless
Buckle the seat belt at the rear seat should be enforced much earlier for safety purpose!
Oh you bad, it is definitely not to correct way!!!
a friend of mine passed away, she was sitting at the back without seatbelt. chances are she will still be alive if she had.
anyway, it is a good move by the gov..
In Indonesia we also implementing that rules. Including all motorcyclist must use helmets.
Like you said, how if we taking four rear seat passengers in our car.
its good but not many ppl will practising it.. unless the authority really enforce it...
dont forget, baby car seat. Even i, a mother of two, sometimes just take it for granted and hold my baby on my lap w/o strapping her on her seat!!
well, yeah, imagine, a Wira with four children. All gonna be at the back seat and i believe there are only 3 seatbelts. How's that?...hmmm..
So does that mean a car now can only have maximum 5 passengers?
Haha! Very funny picture!! : )
the bright side of this rule is that you have an excuse to decline your big group of friends who takes advantage on you and hitches a ride whenever they can.
LOL! but what about those who have large family for example maybe 5/6 in a family... ma have to get a bigger car lor... i think the gov shud give more rebate so we can get bigger family cars LOL
Malaysians are famous for their last minute-ness. I'm not surprised if they install the rear seatbelts on the 1st Jan!
:) This is good ler....
I used to put on my seat belt when I was at back seat. Peoples laughed at me~!!!!
And after some times, I forgot to practice is anymore.
ted - just have to get use to it ... like habits
dora - ppl tend to be relaxed with it if there is no enforcement even tho the seat belts are there
cazzy - how u know its not correct?
carrot - awwwwwwww that's really sad to hear
ely - oh our motorcyclists are to wear helmets all the time since umpteenth years ago
wanwan - yeah, i noticed that ppl are not doing it yet. they will wait till 1 jan
sky - on the additional passenger, there is no answer to it yet
foong - in sweden, if not mistaken, a car can seat only 5 to match the number of seatbelts too
simon - waaaaaaah u must be one of those victims ...... haha
kuan - i like the idea of anor kind of rebate hehehehe. buy la those mpv
eiling - its true, u will see long queues at all workshops on the last few days prior to 1 jan
val - now see who's laughing if they kena saman
Yea heard about it on the radio. Still don't practice it. Ugh, I think I'd get headaches being soo.. tied up like that. Probably die of suffocation first before anything else. :P
p.s. Some men need to use that seatbelt installation also. XD
usws - applicable for ladies only hehe
I just got summonses today, at Sri Petaling. The police stopped my car, and he said because my passenger at the back no use seat belt. He gave me summonses by writing "tak mengenakan tali pengekang seluar semasa mengemudi " then i asked why no write for the back seat ? coz if write like that, seems like he's blame me for not using seatbelt when i was driving. Then i also argue, should be give me summonses on 1st january 2009, coz he said today they having checking operation. But stil, he gave me summonses.
So.. Can I complaint for this ?? And where should I complaint ??
Thanks for ur help..
anon - the new law will only take effect on 1 jan 09.
in dec '08 itself, there will be nationwide police operations (w.e.f. 16 dec 08 till 31 dec 08) will issue such mock summonses but no compound is required to be paid
its a good warning to u as u didnt remember, so what makes u think that u will ensure all will buckle up by 1 jan 09
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