Government Will Reduce The Speed Limit In School Zones To 30 km/h

The government has announced plans to reduce the current 40 km/h speed limits to 30 km/h and install additional speed bumps in school zones according to a statement made by deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday.
The proposal was made by the cabinet committee on road safety and traffic congestion, which Zahid chairs, in response to the World Health Organization's call to reduce dangerous speeding, particularly in vulnerable areas.
The minister also emphasized the startling statistic that there are an average of 67 deaths per year in school zones.


"To slow down traffic, the federal government will collaborate with local authorities and schools to install efficient speed management systems, like speed bumps and traverse bars in school zones," he stated yesterday at the Conference on Asia Road Safety (CARS) 2024 in Putrajaya, as reported by NST.

The authorities may think about raising the 30 km/h limit if it is shown to be effective in lowering accidents. "To create a safer environment for vulnerable road users, we may consider expanding the 30 km/h limit to other suitable areas within cities if this initiative successfully reduces road crashes in school zones," Zahid continued.

However, Zahid stated that the speed limit had yet to be gazetted and was subject to coordination between several ministries, including transportation, education, and works.
In order to lower the likelihood of accidents involving drivers, he added that it was critical to boost the nation's usage of public transportation. The number of daily bus passengers has increased by 20 to 45 percent since the special bus lanes were introduced last year, he said.
The government began by purchasing 100 units of Demand Response Transit and expanding special bus lanes in the Klang Valley.

To help reduce the number of heavy vehicles on the road, the Malaysia National Transport Policy 2019-2030 seeks to significantly increase rail freight modal share by 2030, with a focus on key corridors connecting major industrial hubs and ports.