Two authorities, the Police and the Road Transport Department (JPJ) represent those who are allowed to stop and check vehicles belonging to driving schools and driving institutes. In the 1960’s, and 70’s, driving institutes were not yet set up in Malaysia. In those days, the police used to stop and check driving schools vehicles too. [...]
While conducting a 5 hour Kursus Pendidikan Pemandu course, recently at the driving institute where I am attached to, a student informed me that her place of work, that is Carrefour Supermarket, has installed a total of some 400 C.C.T.V.s at her company establishment to deter shoplifters. C.C.T.V. means “close circuit television cameras”. Another student [...]
The Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) has immense headaches regarding the high rate of accidents in our country, Malaysia today. Besides organizing safety campaigns, or Op Sikap campaigns during festivals such as Hari Raya, Chinese New Year, Deepavali and Christmas, J.P.J. made an announcement about the Automated Enforcement System (A.E.S.) sometime in mid of 2010. Under [...]