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Disregarding traffic signals and pedestrian crossings can result in motorists facing penalties affecting their driving licences, including suspension. This is according to Johor road transport department (JPJ) director Zulkarnain Yasin, who said offenders can be called up by the department to have their statements recorded under Section 114 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
“This provision allows enforcement officers to require motorists to provide information or explanations during investigations. If found guilty, summonses will be issued,” he told NST. Zulkarnain added that offenders can be issued compounds of up to RM300, and if taken to court, may face fines of up to RM2,000.
Failure to comply with traffic lights is a serious offence as it contributes to demerit points under the Kejara system. Zulkarnain warned that licence holders who accumulate 20 or more demerit points risk suspension or revocation of their driving licences if offences persist.
Zulkarnain’s comments come following two recent viral incidents involving school zones and zebra crossings. In one of the incidents that reportedly took place near a primary school in Taman Universiti, a boy was hit as a result of a vehicle failing to stop before a zebra crossing.
The other viral incident also involved students at a zebra crossing, where a car did not stop despite the traffic light being red and continued on with the students crossing midway. Earlier this month, a woman was struck by a motorcyclist while using a zebra crossing on Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, with the incident captured on video (posted below).
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