Govt to crack down on bus lane misuse, says Loke
The government is poised to enhance enforcement and impose penalties on those misusing bus lanes, says Anthony Loke.
Loke said in a press conference on Tuesday (Jan 9).
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00:00 The government is poised to enhance enforcement and impose penalties on those misusing bus lanes.
00:08 In a press briefing on Tuesday, Transport Minister Anthony Lok explained that the government is actively working to increase public transport usage.
00:17 According to the Prasarana 2023 report, the average daily bus ridership was 473,000 in 2019,
00:25 dropped to 178,000 in 2022 and then rose to 241,000 in 2023.
00:33 Aiming to continue this upward trend, the government has set a target of 285,000 daily bus riders for this year.
00:41 Addressing concerns about the unpredictability of bus services due to traffic congestion, Lok said that the government will introduce more bus lanes.
00:51 Why people don't want to take buses instead of rail? Because rail, number one, frequency is higher and more predictable.
00:58 Because you know rail, no traffic jam unless there is a disruption.
01:03 But buses, you are stuck in traffic jam.
01:05 Buses, you are just like you are driving your own car, you are still in the same traffic.
01:10 You are stuck in traffic jam and the frequency sometimes is unpredictable because when the traffic jam happens, the bus is so late.
01:18 So that explains why the usage of bus is not preferred by a majority of the public transport users.
01:25 But having said that, we are addressing those issues.
01:28 That's why we are putting a lot of efforts to introduce bus lanes in Klang Valley.
01:33 We have two bus lanes currently, Jalan Genting Kelang and also Jalan Empang.
01:38 So these two particular corridors are important.
01:41 So if these two corridors are successful, we are looking for more corridors to have bus lanes.
01:46 The government is also considering the imposition of penalties for those who misuse bus lanes in the future.
01:53 Yes, that will come.
01:55 My approach has always been carrot and stick.
01:59 We give you the carrot first.
02:01 The stick will come later.
02:04 Take the carrot first.
02:06 So if the carrot cannot entice you, then the stick will come.
02:10 Lok added that the overall infrastructure will be improved, with upgrades planned for 117 bus stops, 11 walkways and 15 bus hubs this year.
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