Road Accidents In Malaysia
These fatality rates are similar to that of some african countries.
Road accidents in malaysia. 2018 was the most dangerous year for drivers on malaysian roads since 2012 with a seven year high in the number of road accidents. Deputy director of sarawak health. Bukit aman investigation and traffic enforcement director datuk azisman alias said between january to june 2019 281 527 accidents have been reported all over the country. This was an increase from the total of 6 706 deaths that was recorded in the year 2015.
Transport minister datuk seri liow tiong lai revealed in january that a total of 7 152 people died in road accidents in malaysia in the year 2016. This number is a 2 5 increase from. Road accident can be cause by driver behavior equipment failure roadway design and poor roadway maintenance. According to the ministerial functions act 1969 the mow is responsible to plan build and maintain all federal roads gazetted under the federal roads act 1959.
Liow also said that most of the deaths 62 7 involved motorcyclists. There have been more than 280 000 road accidents recorded nationwide during the first six months of this year. This was despite the general insurance association of malaysia s. Road accidents happen every now and then.
Malaysian federal roads system malay. According to road transport department research 2002 accident casualty and deaths by vehicles for malaysia 2000 2006 the number of road accidents increased to 400 cases and it decreased in 2006 that was only about 600 cases 21 600 cases had been reported. Meanwhile thailand has the highest fatality rate followed by vietnam. Road accident can be cause by driver behavior equipment failure roadway design and poor roadway maintenance.
By the year 2014 the ministry of transport has set a target to bring down death index to 2 88. Sistem jalan persekutuan malaysia is the main national road network in malaysia all federal roads in malaysia are under the purview of the ministry of works mow. Malaysia has the second highest road accident deaths among 21 countries in the western pacific region in 2018 according to world health organization who. Malaysia has the third highest fatality rate from road traffic accidents in asia and asean behind thailand and vietnam.
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