KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysia has announced stiffer penalties for motorists who cause death due to recklessness or driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs in the newly-passed Road Transport (Amendment) Bill 2020.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has announced stiffer penalties for motorists who cause death due to recklessness or driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs in the newly-passed Road Transport Bill 2020.Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said the amendments to the Bill were done in a comprehensive manner to tackle the problem.
Offenders will also have their driving licence suspended for five years if convicted, an increase of three years compared to two years previously. Those convicted under this section will also be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 10 years from the date of conviction. The Bill also seeks to amend Section 45 G to lower the prescribed limit of alcohol content allowed in an individual to be lowered to 22mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath; 50mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood; or 67mg of alcohol in 100ml of urine.
"We cannot only use one of the elements or neglect all of them. When there is awareness and enforcement is done, then people will be more afraid to get behind the wheel after drinking,"he said.
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