…
The seven traffic offences:
1. beating the traffic lights
2. overtaking on double lines
3. driving in the emergency lane
4. cutting queues (queue jumping)
5. using mobile phones while driving dangerously
6. not using seat belts
7. not using helmets.
…
21 Jan 2017
FMT News @fmtoday 8 hours ago
‘Illegal for RTD to haul traffic offenders straight to court’
PETALING JAYA: The Road Transport Department (RTD) must have Parliament amend the law before it thinks about hauling traffic offenders to court.
Lawyers say nowhere in the Road Transport Act does it say the RTD has the right to drag offenders to court for traffic crimes when they can be fined.
They say if RTD wants to prosecute offenders for a traffic offence, the law has first to be amended to redefine which offences can be compounded and which cannot.
.
Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai had also warned motorists to obey traffic laws during the Chinese New Year festive period as certain offences would not be compoundable and offenders will be hauled to court.
Lawyer Visvanathan Murugiah has questioned the validity of such action.
“Is he (Nazri) authorised to arrest people? How can the DG make a compoundable offence non-compoundable?”
Visvanathan said the RTD should seek to have the Road Transport Act to be amended so it would have powers to arrest individuals for traffic offences.
“Otherwise, the police would be seen as exercising powers beyond the law.”
Another lawyer, Cantius Leo Camoens, said as a public officer, Nadzri “cannot go on his own volition”.
“He should go by the book on what powers he is given by the law. Suggest amending the Road Transport Act if he wants to do more.”
…
19 Jan 2017
By NOORSILA ABD MAJID – 19 January 2017 @ 6:53 PM
.
.
For commercial vehicle drivers, their PSV/GDL license will be suspended for a month, Nazri added.Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2017/01/205585/cny-op-2017-rtd-lists-down-7-traffic-offences-take-offenders-straight-court
…
weehingthong 