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Though the child car seat policy was introduced in January 2020, the Road and Transport Department (JPJ) has yet to fully enforce the use of it in private cars so far. According to a report by Bernama, JPJ is currently just waiting for the green light from the Transport Ministry to do so.
As we reported late last year, the child car seat or child restraint system (CRS) rule will start effect in January 2020. But, then Transport Minister, Anthony Loke, directed JPJ to implement an advocacy programme between January to June 2020 to allow road users to conform to the child seat policy.
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Since January to 30th June 2020, JPJ issued a total of 1,897 warning notices to road users who have yet to start the use of CRS.
JPJ Director-General Datuk Seri Shaharuddin Khalid told Bernama that the policy was initially scheduled to be enforced in June this year. However, due to the change of government and the coronavirus outbreak, JPJ has yet to receive an official order to start enforcing the policy.
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He continued by urging the people, especially road users, not to take the issue lightly. According to JPJ’s statistics, a total of 1,707 road crashes that occurred between 2016 and 2018 had involved children in the car.
“CRS is very important to children, especially babies, as they are easily exposed to serious injuries (during an accident).”
Meanwhile, car companies like BMW Malaysia is extending a helping hand to parents in the B40 income group by making child safety seats more accessible at a subsidised price to prepare them for the imminent enforcement of the new child car seats policy.
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