~ BorNeO BuLLeTiN ~
~ 10/11/2011 ~
Police personnel inspecting a vehicle during the roadblock.
Trucks and heavy vehicles stopped for inspections.
A total of 89 drivers of heavy and commercial vehicles yesterday were forced to send their vehicles for inspection at the Vehicle Inspection Centre of the Land Transport Department. The drivers were also instructed to retake the highway code test at the Sungai Akar Test Circuit after they were caught red-handed for violating the road traffic regulations during a surprise roadblock conducted by the Royal Brunei Police Force and Land Transport Department in the morning and afternoon.
The no-tolerant and no-compromise attitude came from the Royal Brunei Police Force through the Traffic Control and Investigation Department and the Enforcement Section under Land Transport Department following an accident that took place last Saturday at the Mentiri roundabout whereby a saloon car was sandwiched between two trucks.
According to Pengiran Sulaiman bin Pg Hj Mohammad, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Director of Traffic Control and Investigation, following thorough investigation, they found out that one of the truck's brake pumps were faulty.
"During our investigation, there was no trace of braking on the road. We also received various complaints on speeding trucks and lorries and we know that some of the heavy and commercial vehicles have disconnected the speed limit installed in the vehicles. This is a very serious offence," he said.
"In the morning, we caught 18 drivers of heavy vehicles who violated various traffic regulations. Their vehicles were sent to the Vehicles Inspection Centre and the drivers themselves have to undergo a test at the Sungai Akar Test Circuit," he said.
"We are putting our foot down on errant drivers and there will be no tolerance and compromise for any road traffic offender," he added.
"Should any of the drivers fail the test at Sungai Akar, the director has the right to revoke their driving licence," Hj Suaib, Senior Enforcement Officer at the Land Transport Department said.
Pengiran Sulaiman also said that if the drivers failed the test, that would prove that they are not fit to drive on the road.
Besides drivers of heavy vehicles, Pengiran Sulaiman said various road traffic offences including those using mobile phones while driving would also be subjected to re-sit the test at the Sungai Akar Test Circuit.
"If they commit serious road traffic offences, it shows that they don't know the road traffic regulations and are not qualified to drive and may endanger the life of other road users," he said.
The Director of Traffic Control and Investigation reiterated that the police force calls for the public to respect the law of the country.
Some of the traffic offences were driving with bald tyres, driving without insurance, expired road tax and driving licences as well as illegal modification of vehicles and others.
On errant drivers who illegally modified their vehicles, Director of Traffic Control and Investigation said that illegal modification of vehicles can endanger the life of other drivers.
"For example, the illegal modification of the front head lights that emit glaring lights at night can cause the driver in front driving under duress as well as impede their visibility which in turn can cause accidents," he said.
He iterated that all modification in vehicles must be done with the approval of the Land Transport Department.
The Director of Traffic Control and Investigation also revealed that a vendor will be brought to court for installing modified licence plate for vehicles.
He also highlighted that more efforts will be done in terms of raising awareness on the punishments for common road traffic offences to remind the public of the serious violations under road traffic regulations.
Following the road block, there was one summon case, 54 compound cases and 89 drivers of commercial vehicles caught in the afternoon session for various road traffic violations.
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