Consider This: Heavy Vehicles - How Can Malaysia’s Roads Be Made Safer?

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In the first ten months of 2024, 825 lorries were involved in fatal accidents, contributing to over 5,300 deaths—a stark reminder that although heavy vehicles make up a small fraction of traffic, their disproportionate involvement in fatalities highlight deep systemic issues. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Qamar Wan Noor, Leadership and Transformation Consultant and the former COO of the-then Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) and Shahrim Tamrin, who is a Road Safety and Sustainable Transport Activist and Former Board Member of the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS).