Enforcement Is Part Of Education: Part 2
In my opinion, no doubt that heavier punishment is one of the prevention measurements. However, if there is nobody or not enough people there on the street to nab those stubborn traffic offenders, it is useless altogether. Whenever we mentioned about poor enforcement, the excuse is always lack of resources. Just look at the typical Malaysia streets:
• car owners parked their car alongside the yellow line at their own desire without even bother about being summoned (why worry, there is always mega sales time to pay our summon)
• road bullies who force your car or sometimes scratch your car with their vehicle body to switch lane arrogantly (when report to police, police officers would say: ini bukan langgar, geser sahaja, tak boleh buat apa!)
• beating of traffic lights (not only motorcycles, there are lots of cars doing that)
• double line overtaking; speeding; road hogging and tailgating (why bother, nobody will see me doing that!)
I would say education is important. While this would take longer time to see the effect, enforcement will be the immediate medicine to these social disease. Our Education Minister has proposed to include the traffic safety code into the school curriculum, but please don’t forget theory and practical are two different things! Teachers says that parking at the yellow line is offending the traffic rule, but my dad who wait outside the school at yellow line to fetch me home says that it doesn’t matter because it’s just for a short time only! Teachers says that we must be keep our seat belt fastened whenever we travel, but my parents say it’s ok for me to jump around in our MPV! Now do you see enforcement is part of the education to our next generation? And who is the actual educator? When come to enforcement, do we really need to learn from our neigbouring country, which our government is very reluctant to do so?
Related links:
PM at a loss on how to reduce accidents on the roads [The Star 15-Nov-2005 ]
2,000 booked for speeding during Ops Sikap [The Star 11-Nov-2005 ]
Higher death toll this time around [The Star 11-Nov-2005 ]
Irresponsible parents are to blame [The Star 10-Nov-2005 ]
• car owners parked their car alongside the yellow line at their own desire without even bother about being summoned (why worry, there is always mega sales time to pay our summon)
• road bullies who force your car or sometimes scratch your car with their vehicle body to switch lane arrogantly (when report to police, police officers would say: ini bukan langgar, geser sahaja, tak boleh buat apa!)
• beating of traffic lights (not only motorcycles, there are lots of cars doing that)
• double line overtaking; speeding; road hogging and tailgating (why bother, nobody will see me doing that!)
I would say education is important. While this would take longer time to see the effect, enforcement will be the immediate medicine to these social disease. Our Education Minister has proposed to include the traffic safety code into the school curriculum, but please don’t forget theory and practical are two different things! Teachers says that parking at the yellow line is offending the traffic rule, but my dad who wait outside the school at yellow line to fetch me home says that it doesn’t matter because it’s just for a short time only! Teachers says that we must be keep our seat belt fastened whenever we travel, but my parents say it’s ok for me to jump around in our MPV! Now do you see enforcement is part of the education to our next generation? And who is the actual educator? When come to enforcement, do we really need to learn from our neigbouring country, which our government is very reluctant to do so?
Related links:
PM at a loss on how to reduce accidents on the roads [The Star 15-Nov-2005 ]
2,000 booked for speeding during Ops Sikap [The Star 11-Nov-2005 ]
Higher death toll this time around [The Star 11-Nov-2005 ]
Irresponsible parents are to blame [The Star 10-Nov-2005 ]
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