"It's been barely 24 hours since the start of Ops Bersih and the authorities have already arrested a driver and his co-driver...
...They also issued 117 summonses for various traffic offences, including one to a driver who was supposed to be under suspension because he had accumulated more than 15 Kejara demerit points.
Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement chief Salim Parlan said these were the first successes...
Among the summonses issued were for permit violation (49 offences), absence of co-driver (10), violation of driving licence (18), overloading (45) and technical offences such as having bald tyres and faulty brakes (32)."
Well thats just great. I'm sure the families of the 22 already-dead people are delighted with the authorities swift action.
22 people die and the Authorities rip off their shirts in true Superman style and swing into action with yet another "Crackdown". But hold on a sec...
- What were they doing before Ops Bersih that led to the current epidemic violation of laws by bus companies and drivers? (Answer - nothing)
- What happens when Ops Bersih finishes after Raya? (Answer - they go back to sleep)
- Doesn't Superman save people before they die?
- Haven't I heard this before?.....tragic accident > Authorities 'Crackdown' for a while> it all goes quiet > tragic accident > etc...
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U can have whatever opinion to air out on this matter. To me, as long as something is being done to save lives on the road, then we cant thank those enforcement officer enough. Who knows maybe the lives of your own kin and loved ones on the road could be saved for the duration this operation. And this is how u show your gratitude? typical malaysian
dear anonymous. i will be very thankful if ANYBODY'S life is saved as a result of Ops Bersih. In that respect it is a good thing - no doubt. But the fact is that it is a temporary operation that started a few days ago and will end after Raya (according to the press). The enforcement agencies should be "operating" ALL THE TIME, and the reported widespread violations of almost every rule in the book strongly suggest that the agencies are not doing a good job.
better something than nothing at all!!!
i agree with u adrian that it should be done around the clock. and at the same time, the bus companies should have the initiatives to keep themselves and their buses/bus drivers clean, too.
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