Bear in mind the incident involving a Proton Saga FL driving in opposition to visitors on the Malaysia-Singapore Second Hyperlink freeway yesterday? It seems that the driving force concerned is an 85-year-old man, in keeping with a Harian Metro report, reigniting questions on whether or not senior residents must be allowed to proceed driving.
Iskandar Puteri police chief Assistant Commissioner M Kumarasan stated the person turned up on the district’s visitors investigation and enforcement division later within the day to assist within the investigation. It was discovered that the driving force ended up opposing southbound visitors on kilometre 14.3 of the Second Hyperlink after making a incorrect flip whereas driving in direction of his residence in Tampoi, he added.
“It’s believed [he] then turned off on the Gelang Patah exit and drove in direction of Mutiara Rini earlier than the automotive he was driving ran out of gas,” M Kumarasan stated. “He was then helped by the general public and returned residence by an e-hailing service.”
District police started investigating the incident after a splash cam video posted by Fb person AG Naysen went viral. It confirmed the cam automotive being one in all a trio of automobiles on the quick lane that needed to take evasive motion to keep away from the Saga, narrowly lacking it. The case is now being investigated underneath Part 42 (1) of the Street Transport Act 1987 for harmful and reckless driving.
This newest incident is only one of a number of cases of senior residents driving in opposition to visitors. The state of affairs turned so untenable that in 2021 the police proposed a lot of situations for seniors to maintain their licences, together with for them to endure a physician’s examination to make sure they’re match to drive.
The suggestion was promptly shot down by then-transport minister Wee Ka Siong, who stated a driver’s competence shouldn’t be judged solely on age. Extra not too long ago, his successor Anthony Loke stated final yr it might be arduous to impose age limits, as 30% of licensed senior residents have been nonetheless actively driving.
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