Acting Johor JPJ director Azmil Zainal Adnan said, from the total, 855 summons were issued after the department confirmed the offences were committed by motorcycle riders and pillion passengers using their phones.
He said the operation was conducted simultaneously in three districts, namely Johor Baru, Muar and Pontian.
“Johor JPJ is supplied with 11 Go Pro camera units, eight dashcam units and DSLR cameras to conduct “invisible enforcement:” It is to ensure our personnel’s safety in line with the new norms following the Covid-19 pandemic.” he told a press conference at the Johor JPJ headquarters on Monday.
He added that the digital equipment has been used previously, but its use by Johor JPJ had increased since the pandemic.
He said Go Pro cameras were placed on the helmets of JPJ motorcycle enforcement unit personnel while the eight dashcam units were installed in JPJ enforcement vehicles.
The equipment were used to record photos and videos of offences made by road users and the number of dashcams did not include those personally bought by Johor JPJ enforcement officers and personnel, he said.
According to Azmil, the digital equipment were used because most complaints to JPJ from the public include videos and photos about traffic violations which were unclear and blurry.
“We receive blurry video recordings which render it hard for us to take action, especially if we zoom in on the registration number, because we cannot see it clearly.
"We also can’t confirm complaints regarding vehicles overtaking other vehicles at double lines or from the left lane because the photos provided were static photos,” he added.
According Azmil, incomplete complaints had to be rejected because incomplete evidence would hinder the prosecution process in court.
He also advised anyone wishing to lodge a complaint to provide clear and detailed visuals relating to the offence committed to help the JPJ track down the culprit.
In the three-day operation, 1,240 offences were recorded, involving various motorcycling violations, the most being not wearing a helmet, with 1,150 summonses.
Other violations recorded include expired road tax, no insurance, cutting queues, not obeying traffic lights and using mobile phones.
