The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is doubling down on efforts to improve road safety and one course of action in consideration is the implementation of mandatory defensive driving courses for drivers with traffic offence records or with suspended licences. A report by Bernama further detailed that the move stems from the ministry’s focus on improving
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is doubling down on efforts to improve road safety and one course of action in consideration is the implementation of mandatory defensive driving courses for drivers with traffic offence records or with suspended licences.
A report by Bernama further detailed that the move stems from the ministry’s focus on improving the existing curriculum, particularly on enhancing practical driving skills and accident avoidance over the bare-basics tests to attain a driver’s license currently.
“This is a new approach we want to introduce, either by mandating or encouraging drivers with suspended licences and similar cases to return for defensive driving courses or undergo training on safer and more responsible driving to prevent accidents,” explained transport minister Anthony Loke.
As for the two-wheeled aspect of safety, the ministry will be collaborating with the education ministry to implement more focussed steps, especially for secondary school students that commute to school with motorcycles.
This will see the MyLesen B2 programme, an initiative that offers free B2 motorcycle licenses to those in the B40 bracket, extended to secondary schools to ensure students riding motorcycles receive proper, formal training to ride better and hopefully avoid accidents.