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RTD to enforce seat belt use in university and school buses

RTD to enforce seat belt use in university and school buses

KUANTAN: The Road Transport Department (RTD) will expand enforcement of seat belt use to include buses owned by institutions of higher learning and fully residential schools.
Its director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said the department will collaborate with the Higher Education Ministry and the Education Ministry to conduct phased inspections starting next month.
He said RTD technical teams and state enforcement units will be mobilised to ensure passengers on these buses use seat belts.
"Almost all higher learning institutions and boarding schools have their own buses, but we want to ensure that even self-maintained buses meet the required specifications and that the drivers comply with the stipulated regulations.
"We do not want to focus solely on tour and express buses," he said when met by reporters after the Pahang-level MyLesen (B2) Licence Handover Ceremony here today.
Also present was Pahang RTD director Syed Ahmad Khirulanwar Alyahya Syed Abdul Rahman.
Aedy Fadly also said the department will not hesitate to suspend or revoke licences issued under the MyLesen B2 Programme if recipients are found guilty of traffic offences, particularly illegal street racing.
He said the move is aimed at ensuring participants appreciate the federal government's efforts in providing them with valid driving licences.
"We don't want selected participants to abuse their licences by engaging in unlawful activities such as street racing once they receive them.
"Therefore, we are currently reviewing and refining methods to either suspend or revoke their licences if they are caught by RTD or police for such activities.
"If they wish to reapply, they will need to go through the process like others," he said.
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