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Dear Editor, KUDOS to the person who had written to a daily, asking the relevant governing body on whether the Federal Highway is open to motorcyclists.
This is because, as any driver on this stretch of road will tell you, the sight of many motor cyclists using the highway instead of using the motorcycle lane is a daily occurrence.
I find this outrageous as most of them not only neglect to use the allocated motorcycle lanes, but also do it in a reckless manner by weaving in and out of traffic.
If motorcyclists continue to ride their machines in lanes meant for cars along the Federal Highway or any other road where motorcycle lanes are provided for them, then the government should open the motorcycle lanes and widen them to make way for cars to use them as well.
A solution would be for the authorities to step up enforcement to ensure that all motorcyclists stick to the allocated lanes.
If they fail to do so, then these motorcyclists should be fined for unlawful or reckless riding.
Lau Bing
Subang Jaya
Source: Malay Mail – February 25, 2008
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Peter Yew
February 25th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
The Federal Highway I knew in the 1970s was so much less clogged with traffic that it was acceptable for it to be used by motorcycles as well as heavy vehicles. 30 years later, the Federal Highway has become so chocked with all sorts of vehicles (at certain stretches) that having motorcycles on it is not only dangerous to the road users but downright unhealthy. It is also true that motorcycles tend to occupy road space as though they are lords and couldn’t bother about their safety.
I think enforcement is not practical. The solution is a total ban of 2-wheelers off busy stretches of highways. It may be unpopular but for the sake of smooth, safe and hassle free driving, motorcyles should be confined to dedicated lanes. Because there are a sizeable number of them, the government, if they have the interest of the poorer cirizens at heart, must always design motorcyle lanes for them. It is a poor excuse to say there is no land because it show a lack of foresight. In China, cities have dedicated bicycle lanes so I don’t understand why we cannot follow the same practice for motorcycles here. It is a matter of willpower and creativeness to solve an ongoing problem.