September 25, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR – A staggering 7,000 advocacy notices were issued to errant road users in the city within two days.
“Traffic obstruction remains the top offence with 2,879 notices issued, followed by failure to abide by traffic signage (1,692) and not being mindful of pedestrian walkways (780),” said Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamed Usuf Jan Mohamad.
Other common offences were having fancy number plates (687), not wearing helmets (336), illegal modification of motorcycles (162), stopping beyond the white line (181) and not wearing seat belts (81), he said in a statement yesterday.
He said that car drivers received most of the notices with 3,235 warnings issued.
“The other category of frequent offenders are the pedestrians (780),” he added.
DCP Mohamed Usuf said the notices were issued on Sunday and Monday during an operation to check on compliance.
He also noted that a total of 42,289 notices have been issued from Sept 6 to 22.
“The operation focuses on education, community engagement, easing congestion caused by errant road users and crime prevention efforts.
“It is intended to instil long-term awareness about the importance of road safety.”
It was reported that in the initial stage, the operation focused on high-traffic zones in the city centre, including Jalan Loke Yew, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan P. Ramlee, Jalan Tun Razak and several other hotspots under the jurisdiction of KL police.
The advocacy operation will be conducted until an unspecified date. Once it concludes, strict enforcement will be imposed.