KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 169,315 summonses have been issued through the automatic Awareness Safety System (Awas) since the Road Transport Department took over the system’s operations from a private company.
Deputy Transport Minister Hasbi Habibollah said from Sept 1, 2018 to December last year, compound payments of RM6.9 million were collected.
Awas, previously known as the automatic Enforcement System (AES), has proven effective. A study conducted by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) found that it was able to reduce 95% of accident risks at traffic intersections or roads installed with cameras, he told the Dewan Negara on Thursday.
He said this in reply to a question from Senator Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Ibrahim Shah Abu Shah on the amount of summonses and compounds collected during the period.
In reply to a question from Senator Datuk Kesavadas A. Achayuthan Nair on measures carried out to reduce the rate of death involving motorcyclists in road crashes, Hasbi said the ministry was working through its agencies to organise various public safety campaigns that involved social media, radio and TV stations, talk shows, advertisements and crawlers.
Hasbi said last year's statistics showed that 64% of the 6,167 fatal road crashes involved motorcyclists and pillion riders.
