The Penang Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued 35 summonses to express and tourist bus drivers in a focused enforcement operation at Juru and Sungai Dua Toll Plazas early today. The violations involved drivers who failed to have a required second driver on routes over 300km or exceeded the maximum four-hour continuous driving limit.
Running from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., the special operation engaged 20 JPJ personnel and aimed to monitor compliance with road safety regulations. Alongside the summonses, Penang JPJ identified additional offences, such as failure to update driver logbooks, insufficient vehicle maintenance, and technical infractions.
In total, 169 notices were issued for various traffic violations. Penang JPJ emphasised that these regulations are critical to ensuring the safety of public transportation and urged drivers and operators to adhere to all guidelines.
“Safety remains a priority, and these checks ensure that operators of public service vehicles maintain high standards,” read a statement posted on JPJ’s Facebook page.