The Ministry of Transport (MOT) together with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) will hold discussions to ban the sale of seat belt alarm deactivation devices or ' dummy buckles' sold in the market. So, what should you know about it?
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the discussion was to look at enforcement from the perspective of each ministry, as the sale of the device was seen to be widespread and in violation of road safety regulations. He said:
"The use of dummy buckles is indeed not allowed. However, enforcement (selling 'dummy buckles') is not under this ministry (MOT), but rather KPDN. Because as we know, most new vehicles now have sensors (detectors). If you don't wear a seat belt, there will be a sound. So it is indeed against the rules... because putting a dummy buckle is not wearing a seat belt."
Previously, Negeri Sembilan Road Transport Department (JPJ) Director Hanif Yusabra Yusuf was reported to have said that the use of deactivation devices and not wearing seat belts properly by vehicle owners was seen as an increasingly worrying trend. He said this was due to the highest number of notices issued during the Chinese New Year Special Operation for the offence of not wearing seat belts 195, with 30% of them using the accessory.
Meanwhile, Loke said the ban on the use of 3-pin sockets and USB in all express buses on November 6 was still in effect until new additional wiring policies and guidelines were issued by MOT. According to him, a standard for installing cables and sockets in buses is currently being developed by the Energy Commission and the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) and is expected to be completed as early as May.
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