PORT DICKSON: Police have increased monitoring and enforcement on the Seremban-Port Dickson Highway (SPDH) to combat illegal racing and other traffic violations, especially on weekends.
Port Dickson police chief Supt Maslan Udin said that through integrated operations, police have been arresting individuals involved in such activities on SPDH almost weekly.
"We found that most of the offenders are outsiders. They come to Port Dickson as sightseers but ended up racing each other instead," he told reporters when they met here on Wednesday (Nov 6).
He said the number of vehicles entering the district increases to over 60,000 every weekend and public holiday.
Maslan said 48 illegal racing cases were identified along SPDH in the first 10 months of this year, up from 38 cases during the same period last year.
The number of accidents on the highway increased by one case to 165 cases as of October this year.
He advised the public to obey traffic rules, practise defensive driving and avoid dangerous actions that could disturb other road users.
According to him, the crime index in this tourism district from January to October increased by 14 cases to 201, compared to 187 cases in the same period last year. – Bernama
