KyO's NeWs - RBPF CLamPs DoWn HarD On BaD DRiVeRs

~ BorNeO BuLLeTiN ~

~ 16/08/2012 ~

 Police operate a speed-recording device aimed at busting speedsters.

 

Personnel of the Royal Brunei Police Force in cooperation with the Land Transport Department conduct roadblocks at the Muara-Tutong highway (ABOVE) and near Bukit Shahbandar (BELOW).

A nationwide operation conducted by the Traffic Investigation and Control Department of the Royal Brunei Police Force in cooperation with the Land Transport Department continued yesterday with roadblocks set up at several locations in the Belait, Temburong and Brunei-Muara Districts.

In the Brunei-Muara District, a team of 17 personnel led by Samsudin bin Hj Bidin and assisted by Kamaluddin bin Hj Othman focussed on the Muara-Tutong highway near the Bukit Shahbandar Recreational Park. In the operation, 47 irresponsible and reckless drivers were pulled over for speeding over the limit, with one summons being handed out to a driver for having made illegal vehicular modifications and one case of a driver not knowing how to properly use a road lane.

Meanwhile, 23 personnel led by Muhd Nadi Nabillah bin Muhd Musa and assisted by LCPL Muhd Shariman Hardi bin Hj Alisa monitored the Telanai-Jalan Tutong traffic lights, where 20 drivers jumped the red light.

In Jln Labu in Temburong, a team of 14 personnel led by Zini bin Abdullah and assisted by Dyg Armah binti Yussof compiled 10 compound cases courtesy of reckless drivers who were speeding above the limit.

Traffic personnel of Batu 3 in Seria also pulled over 53 drivers who were speeding over the limit at Kg Serambangun, Tutong.

The operation will continue throughout the final days of Ramadhan in an effort to curb the road accident rate, improve upon the actual enforcement of road regulations and raise public awareness of road safety.

On Tuesday, a joint speeding operation conducted by 16 personnel of the Traffic Control and Investigation Department in cooperation with the Land Transport Department resulted in 50 compound cases being issued at Kg Tanjung Maya, Tutong in the morning. In the afternoon an operation in Kg Serambangun, Tutong, resulted in 56 compound cases being issued.

In light of the very high incident rate of vehicular accidents in the Sultanate, the RBPF is only now truly striving to improve its presence in the eyes of the public as a deterrent to everyday irresponsible and reckless drivers who pay no consideration to the safety of others.

The large-scale operations are also being used as an opportunity to educate the public regarding the Demerit Points System Campaign ahead of its official implementation in mid-2013.