A traffic policeman checking a motorcyclist’s licence in Kuching yesterday.
KUCHING: The ‘Ops Chinese New Year 2015’ was launched to ensure safety for all road users in the coming festive season, and will be jointly enforced by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and traffic police throughout the state.
According to the state JPJ’s chief enforcement officer Albert Clement, a special operation to check on all motorcycles had started yesterday.
“We started the ‘Ops Motorcycle’ starting today in collaboration with the traffic police.
“We have stationed 12 static locations from Kuching to Miri to check motorcyclists for their driving licence, road tax and the worthiness of their machines especially the brakes, lights and other technical aspects,” said Albert here yesterday.
At the same time JPJ will collaborate with the other enforcement agencies at bus terminals at Kuching Sentral, Sibu and Miri.
“JPJ and the Anti-Drug Enforcement Agency will check the buses’ condition as well as to conduct urine test for all bus drivers to prevent any untoward incidents during the festive season,” added Albert.