Safety oversight, education gap linked to child road deaths, say experts

Miros chairman Wong Shaw Voon says there is a need to extend road safety education beyond the walls of the classroom.

Deputy transport minister Hasbi Habibollah recently said that an average of one child died every day in crashes on Malaysian roads between 2011 and 2020.

“In the case of Malaysia, the existing child seat and child helmet policies represent measures to enhance safety. Unfortunately, the utilisation rate of these safety measures remains disappointingly low,” he told FMT. He said the statistics for the 10-year period had been compiled by the police and analysed by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research , which found that 7.25% of fatalities involved children under 15 years old.

In contrast, 75% of road traffic fatalities among children aged 11 to 15 years old were as drivers or riders. In most of these incidents, the victims were either cyclists or underage motorcyclists. Parents, teachers and the school administration have a responsibility to play their part in this matter, he added.

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