'I forgot' the most common excuse among those not wearing seat belts, says JPJ

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The excuse " I forgot" is among the most common heard among those found not wearing seat belts on buses, says the Melaka Road Transport Department (JPJ).  Melaka JPJ director Siti Zarina Mohd Yusop said some passengers even said they did not think it was necessary to fasten their seat belts in a "big, safe bus."  She said this reflects a worrying lack of awareness and sense of responsibility among drivers and passengers.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/49mhszz5  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Malacca Road Transport Department has issued 153 summonses to express and tour bus drivers

00:06as well as passengers for failing to wear seatbelts between July 1st and July 29th.

00:13Its director, Siti Zarina Mohamed Yousop, said 135 summonses were issued to passengers

00:19and 18 to drivers. She said the violations were detected through undercover officers

00:24and regular enforcement operations. The seatbelt rule has been mandatory for express

00:29and tourist buses since July 1st.

00:33Siti Zarina also said some passengers even said they did not think it was necessary

00:51to fasten their seatbelts in a big safe bus.

00:59She adds this reflects a worrying lack of awareness and sense of responsibility among drivers

01:09and passengers. She said this after a special joint operation by Melaka-JPJ and other agencies

01:15at Batu Berendam, Melaka on Tuesday night.

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