The proposed 110 km/h hard cap via the use of speed limiting devices that surfaced yesterday sure raised a lot of commotion among Malaysian motorists. Now this is an idea that would limit all cars – not just commercial vehicles, but passenger cars and motorcycles too - to 110 km/h.
Are we not limited to such a speed anyway? Yes and no. Right now we are not allowed to go over 110 km/h, but with such a system in place, we won't be able to. Like explicitly can't, not even if one chooses to do so.
The premise behind the proposal is this: "limiting the speed of all vehicles is a suitable method to reduce road accidents in the country. If this can be implemented, then we will become the first country in the world to limit vehicle speed based on speed limits in accordance with national law," said the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah.
Now, is this the ideal way to curb the growing number of road accidents and fatalities on Malaysian roads? We at paultan.org think there are various other ways to achieve the same goal.
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