“PUSH for motorcycle lanes in 12MP” (Off the Cuff, Oct 4) refers.
I agree with everything that Azman Ujang wrote regarding the horrendous death toll of motorcycle riders in Malaysia.
But I would like to go further and request a more coherent integrated transport plan. Given that e-scooter and bicycle usage will rise once road pricing in Kuala Lumpur kicks in we should be planning ahead for those road users too. Add a few safe bicycle lanes to new schools that are being built and we reduce the volume of the “school run” traffic and hence congestion costs.
Mixing cars, cyclists, pedestrians and e-scooters on the same tarmac is already a hot topic in Singapore. Are we just going to wait for more new deaths – or should we plan ahead?
Michael M Dent PhD
Principal Teaching Fellow
Sunway University Business School
