AES FOR MOYORCYCLES: M-cyclists should register, too

THE Automated Enforcement System (AES) has, in many ways, helped curtail delinquency and dangerous driving in the country. Many motorists dread being dragged to court over summonses issued by the AES.

Unfortunately, the AES seems to be restricted to only four or more wheeled vehicle owners.
The same cannot be said of motorcyclists, who more often than not cross speed limits and ride dangerously, sometimes causing fatal accidents.

I would suggest a way to prevent this from continuing.
The authorities can request motorcyclists to swipe their MyKad at the entry point of a major city or highway so that their details are registered with the relevant department.

This way, their identity and motorcycle would also be recorded by the closed-circuit television cameras installed at these points.

This measure is the only way for the AES to nab errant motorcyclists.

This system will also prevent the motorcyclists from using stolen machines or riding without a driver's licence.
Furthermore, if they are delinquent and cause a traffic accident, their identities can be easily traced.

It will also result in a change of attitude among motorcyclists as they will behave better, not over-speed or show their antics on public roads.

This registration system will make the AES, which had long been introduced in other countries, the most effective system in the world.

Malaysia can fine-tune the AES and introduce it to other countries.

It will not be expensive. It will work much like the automotive Immigration registration system that is being used at the airports in the country.

It is unmanned, but effective in cutting queue time for passengers.

Read more: New Straits Times

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AES Tujuan Menyelamat Bukan Menghukum

Sistem Penguatkuasaan Automatik (AES)adalah merupakan salah satu daripada usaha pihak kerajaan dalam mengurangkan kesalahan lalu lintas di samping mendidik pemanduan berhemah di kalangan warganegara Malaysia. Rata-ratanya sering mempersoalkan keberkesanan sistem baru ini dan adakah ia relevan dilaksanakan dalam masa sekarang. Untuk menjawab persoalan tersebut kita boleh melihat keberkesanan AES ini di beberapa buah negara maju seperti Perancis dan Jerman. Misalnya di Perancis sistem ini telah dapat mengurangkan kadar kemalangan jalan raya sebanyak 27 peratus setelah tiga tahun perlaksanaannya. Begitu juga dengan negara Jerman di mana peratusan pematuhan jalan raya meningkat sehingga 80 peratus. Keadaan ini memperlihatkan kesan yang baik selepas penggunaan sistem ini.

Berdasarkan statistik Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) pada tahun 2011 sebanyak 450, 000 kes kemalangan yang telah berlaku di negara ini yang mana sebanyak 6,877 kes melibatkan kematian. Ini adalah merupakan jumlah kes kemalangan dan kadar kematian yang tinggi akibat daripada kemalangan jalan raya. Oleh demikian, pelaksanaan AES dilihat perlu dilakukan supaya pengguna jalan raya akan lebih berhati-hati dan akan di denda sekiranya melakukan kesalahan undang-undang keselamatan jalan raya demi keselamatan diri dan pengguna yang lain.

Kemalangan maut yang sering berlaku akibat memandu terlalu laju adalah merupakan salah satu daripada punca kemalangan di Malaysia. Justeru itu, dengan AES ini terbukti dapat mencegah tabiat memandu laju di kalangan pengguna jalan raya kerana kadar denda yang dikenakan RM300 setiap satu kesalahan tanpa ada rayuan pengurangan. Keadaan ini bukanlah memperlihatkan pihak kerajaan zalim atau menghukum pengguna jalan raya dengan denda yang tinggi tetapi dengan denda yang sedemikian, ia dapat membentuk pematuhan pemanduan berhemah dalam jangka masa panjang di negara ini.

Selain itu, kos pemasangan yang tinggi sebanyak RM717 juta sering kali menjadi persoalan kepada banyak pihak. Kos sebanyak ini bukanlah hanya tertumpu pada harga kamera dan pemasangan Sistem AES tersebut tetapi, ia melibatkan kos penyelenggaraan, baik pulih dan kerosakan-kerosakan lain. Sebagai contoh dalam insiden di mana Kamera AES ini telah dirempuh dan mengalami kerosakan dan yang terbaru kejadian di Selangor di mana kamera AES telah disimbah dengan cat merah. Keadaan ini juga meliputi sebagaian kos penyelenggaraan yang terpaksa ditanggung oleh syarikat yang berkenaan.

Bagi fasa pertama kamera AES ini telah beroperasi di 14 lokasi kawasan-kawasan yang mana mempunyai kadar kemalangan yang tinggi dan bertujuan untuk menggurangkan kemalangan supaya pengguna jalan raya akan lebih berhati-hati dan mematuhi peraturan had laju yang di tetapkan. Selain itu, papan tanda amaran zon operasi kamera juga diletakkan dua atau tiga kilometer sebelum ke lokasi kamera bagi mengelakkan penganiayaan terhadap pemandu dan pengguna jalan raya yang lain. Dengan peringatan yang diletakkan itu akan mengingatkan pemandu bahawa mereka sedang memasuki zon AES dan perlu berhati-hati dan mematuhi peraturan yang ditetapkan.

Kesimpulanya, langkah yang dilakukan oleh pihak kerajaan untuk melaksanakan sistem AES ini dilihat sangat baik dalam mendidik pemanduan yang berhemah di negara Malaysia. Kesan jangka masa pendek akan memperlihatkan pemandu berhati-hati untuk mengelakkan saman manakala kesan jangka masa panjang pula pengguna jalan raya akan mempunyai nilai pemanduan yang berhemah kerana ia telah diterapkan ke dalam diri setiap pengguna jalan raya dan kadar kemalangan jalan raya akan dapat dikurangkan.

Source From : penerangan.gov.my

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First Batch of AES offenders in Perak Present on Court but No Court Case Registered

(Taiping, 24Dec2012) Attorney General has announced deferrable mention controlled automatic enforcement system (AES) offenders, but offenders summoned to court surface to control the the Perak State first automated law enforcement system by this morning and still came court, and leave after the court told yet received JPJ to register the case.

It is understood that the Perak state issued about 2,500 summonses violation owners by summoned to appear in court today, CD Taiping court morning session only about 50-60 owners of the arrival of the court, after the Department of Transportation officials informed need not appear in court, and leave.

JPJ staff this morning in the courtroom peripherals counter to the arrival of the court ready to face controlling owners said the case is no trial can leave, In addition, the court staff also assist the next explain.

Department of Transportation staff by the advisory said, it is not clear what reasons the case is not trial, saying only that is received on top of instructions to perform tasks.

Islamic Party, anti-secretly prosecuted Campaign Committee (KASE) lawyers lawyer Aspen Chamonix by the advisory said to him this morning on behalf of the accused in court challenges, however, has informed the court the prosecution has not received the registered cases, so that can not be a case.

Itself on behalf of five owners were 3 men and 2 women, 1 ethnic Chinese and four witch descent, ethnic Chinese from Taiping, the rest from outstation as Penang, he said.

He said, he's next on behalf of the 34 cases owners to court on January 7 next year, in addition to the five people today, there are 15.

In addition, to prepare the owners to court challenging the summons legitimacy, many from outstation in court but unfortunately they have complained Baipaoyitang more shelling of the Ministry of Communications, the leader of the NLD Members of Parliament for their sites a waste of resources.

Court staff by the advisory said, emerged in the morning session crowd of about 50-60 people, but whether the remaining owners will be coming out of the court is not learned.

Some owners from the outer slope, specifically leave there with family members together, the results did not trial, Baipaoyitang, have poured out their grievances. The presence of those who think that if the authorities did not bring the case to bring to court, prior notice to the owner.

It is understood that the original owners A total of 2,500 summonses by summoned to court next January 7 next year, up to 13,000 summonses by subpoena.

(Page Translated via Google translation)

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AES Camera Jalan Ipoh - Kuala Kangsar has been cleaned

23-Dec-2012

25-Dec-2012

AES in perak KM26 Jalan IPoh - Kuala Kangsar has been cleaned on 25 Dec 2012.

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Another AES has been sprayed with black pain

(Perak , 23 Dec 2012) Another Automatic Enforcement System (AES) camera has been sprayed with black pain.

This camera is location at KM 26 Jalan Ipoh - Kuala Kangsar.

Source From : SinChewJitPoh

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AES firm gets leave to challenge council

KUALA LUMPUR: A company awarded the Automated Enforcement System (AES) cameras contract has obtained leave from the High Court here to challenge a decision by the Sepang City Council to demolish two AES cameras pillars on two highways.

High Court judge Justice Zaleha Yusof granted leave for a judicial review in chambers in the presence of lawyers Alex de Silva and Fiona Bodipalar who represented Beta Tegap Sdn Bhd, and M. Indrani and K. Kandiah, who represented the council.

Justice Zaleha granted an order for the council not to take any action to demolish or cover the AES cameras until the end of the matter, which the council agreed to.

The court fixed Feb 6 next year for case management.
Beta Tegap, one of two companies awarded the AES contract, is seeking an order of certiorari to quash a council decision made on Nov 19, ruling it had to have planning permission to install the two cameras and pillars.

One AES camera is located at KM301.7 of the North-South Highway (PLUS) heading to Kuala Lumpur while the other is at KM6.6 of the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) heading to Kajang.

Beta Tegap filed a motion seeking leave for judicial review on Dec 12.

It is also seeking an order quashing a council decision made on Dec 6, ruling that it had committed an offence under the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 by installing the AES cameras without permission, and had 14 days to demolish the pillars and remove the cameras.

The company is also seeking a declaration that the council has no jurisdiction over the PLUS and SKVE highways, which it claims are under the authority of the Malaysian Highway Authority, and costs.

Source From : The Star

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AES system won't be scrapped despite freeze

NOT A SCHEME TO MAKE MONEY: Cabinet to look into results of study by A-G's Chambers and RTD on all issues

KUALA LUMPUR: THE cabinet has directed the Attorney-General's Chambers   and the Road Transport Department   to thoroughly address all issues surrounding the Automated Enforcement System (AES).
Top in the list of priorities for the two parties are:
TO ensure that measures put in place are in the spirit of protecting the people's interests;
TO ensure that nobody is victimised; and,
TO ensure that there will be no legal backlash in its implementation.

Sources said the directive followed Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail's briefing to the cabinet on contentious issues related to AES and the chamber's decision on Tuesday to freeze all court proceedings on summonses under the system.

Gani, in his statement on the freeze, had said the decision stemmed from concerns over matters related to "law and other technicalities" and they had to address them, with a decision to be made "within the next few days". But he maintained that summonses issued by RTD were valid.

A source said the chambers and RTD were also told to ensure that the people fully understood how the system worked.

"There have been a lot of misconceptions on how AES works as several parties have been politicising the issue.

"Many do not know that while the enforcement system was privatised to save the government from incurring costs, the decision to proceed with summonses lies solely with RTD and no one else.

"It is not a money-making mechanism but a system to promote a safer driving habit among Malaysians.

"Most people, including law-abiding drivers and those whose families and friends have died due to reckless driving, all support this system," said the source, adding that the cabinet had not set any deadline for the chambers and RTD to address all issues.

On talk that the AES system would be scrapped, another source said this would not happen.
"The fact is that this system is used by 90 countries and they have seen positive results from its implementation.

"At the end of the day, everyone wants Malaysian roads to be safe, at least for the sake of their loved ones. So, why resist the very move that could help us get there?"

The cabinet, the source said, would look at the result of the study by the chambers and RTD into various issues before deciding on the next course of action. Among the issues discussed was the enforcement side.

Under the project, 831 AES cameras would be set up all over the country in stages. Fourteen such cameras have been operational since Sept 23. They are located in hot spots or accident-prone areas in the Klang Valley and Perak.

The implementation of the system had drawn mixed reactions, with one party supporting the effort to reduce accidents and fatalities, and the other against it.

The number of traffic offences committed at the 14 locations has plunged drastically since the day the cameras were set up.

Source From: New Straits Times

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