The Department for Transport is reviewing changes to Road Transport Act rules to introduce a 30 km/h speed limit in school zones. New Straits Times has reported.
The changes are being implemented comprehensively with the involvement of relevant ministries and agencies, including the Ministry of Works, Public Works Department, Ministry of Housing and Local Government, PLANMalaysia, Ministry of Education, Police and the Malaysian Institute for Road Safety Research (MIROS), Transport Minister Anthony Loke said.
This comes after the Transport Minister’s announcement in April last year that the Malaysian government plans to introduce a 30km/h speed limit in school zones across the country, following a proposal made in 2024.
“The government, through the Cabinet Committee on Road Safety and Congestion (JKMKKJR), chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, on July 15, 2024, approved the imposition of a speed limit of 30 km/h in school zones as a national policy to enhance the safety of students and the school community,” Loke said in a parliamentary response.
“In terms of implementation and enforcement, the Department is reviewing changes to the rules under the Road Transport Act 1987 to specifically provide for the 30km/h limit in school zones,” he continued. Once the new speed limit is gazetted, legal action could be taken under the existing provisions of the Road Transport Act, the Transport Minister said.
The government will also implement the Safe School Zone Project, a pilot initiative in schools to support the policy, Loke said, and planned physical interventions include narrowing of lanes and construction of sidewalks, raised pedestrian crossings, refuge islands and medians, as well as improvements to signboards and street furniture.
“The government is confident that this combination of engineering, education and enforcement will reduce the risk of serious injuries and fatalities in school areas, in line with the ambitions of the Malaysian Road Safety Plan 2022-2030,” Loke said in response to Kalam Salan (PN-Sabak Bernam), who asked about the enforcement mechanism for lowering the speed limit from 50 km/h to 30 km/h in school areas.
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