Headline: Car accidents on the rise, Driving test system put to blame
Car accidents on the rise, Malaysia’s driving test system are put to blame.
People blame the driving test system for being faulty as teaching lessons has not been properly carried out and obtaining a driver’s license has been easy but requires a long process. Austin Kan, a 19 year old student who recently got his driver’s license shares his views on the driving system.
Grab #1 Austin Kan ( 7.14 seconds)
“ I don’t really think that I have learnt much from the driving lessons, particularly the undang class.”
However, there are others who claim that the driving test system is effective and road accidents happen are due to the motorists’ irresponsible behaviour. Mr. Wong, a former driving instructor and a lorry driver exclaims his views on the causes of road accidents.
Grab #2 Mr Wong (4 seconds)
“I don’t think that there is nothing wrong with the driving system. Road accidents happen mostly because of the people’s attitude.”
JPJ has been revamping the syllabus for new drivers in hopes that road accidents can be reduced.

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Headline: Car accidents on the rise, driving test system put to blame
Car accidents on the rise, Malaysia’s driving test system are put to blame.
Car accidents have been recorded to be high with an average of 18 deaths per day. Radio Journalist Yap Jin Wen reports from Kuala Lumpur.
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[Jin Wen] People blame the driving test system for being faulty as teaching lessons has not been properly carried out and obtaining a driver’s license has been easy but requires a long process. Austin Kan, a 19 year old student who recently got his driver’s license shares his views on the driving system.
Grab #1 Austin Kan ( 7.14 seconds)
“ I don’t really think that I have learnt much from the driving lessons, particularly during the undang class.”
[Jin Wen] However, there are others who claim that the driving test system is effective and road accidents happen are due to the motorists’ irresponsible behaviour. Mr. Wong, a former driving instructor and a lorry driver exclaims his views on the causes of road accidents.
Grab #2 Mr Wong (4 seconds)
“I don’t think that there is nothing wrong with the driving system. Road accidents happen mostly because of the people’s attitude.”
[Jin Wen] JPJ has been revamping the syllabus for new drivers in hopes that road accidents can be reduced. The star newspaper states that Transport Minister Datuk
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Seri Liow Tiong Lai intends to reintroduce The Automated Enforcement System (AES) and Kejara demerit points system. The two systems have shown to be effective in reducing road accidents and disciplining drivers. Liow adds that both systems are undergoing reviews to ensure a fool proof implementation.
Yap Jin Wen for Monash Radio.

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