The driving force of the silver Myvi caught driving against traffic on the PLUS highway in Johor has been arrested. In line with Iskandar Puteri district police chief Rahmat bin Ariffin, the driving force, a 74-year-old uncle, was arrested at Taman Nusa Bayu, Gelang Patah, yesterday morning.
In line with the cops, the person was from Segamat and this was his first time in Johor Bahru. On the time of the incident, he was on his approach to a friend’s house in Gelang Patah, but was unfamiliar with JB roads, which led him down the fallacious path. The case is being investigated under Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for dangerous driving.
Within the viral video, the dashcam automobile was driving on the fast lane on the North South Highway in Johor when the Honda City Hatchback in front of it slowed down drastically before coming to a near stop. The Honda then evaded an oncoming Myvi, which the camcar needed to do as well. Fortunately, each cars managed to evade the intruder safely.
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PDRM has stated before that driving against traffic is an offence under Section 42 (1) of the Road Transport Act (Amendment) 2020.
Those found guilty of reckless and dangerous driving could be punished by imprisonment for a term of not greater than five years, and with a high quality of not lower than RM5,000 and less than RM15,000. The person can be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving license for a period of 5 years from the date of conviction.
While we feel for the old uncle who probably got disoriented in an unfamiliar place, this isn’t the primary time that an elderly driver has been caught on camera driving lawan arus. Instances of driving against traffic has resulted in death and injury.
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This Article First Appeared At paultan.org
