KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 13 -- Road safety experts are calling for a major overhaul of Malaysia's road infrastructure, warning that the current system heavily prioritises cars and lorries while endangering motorcyclists and cyclists.
They point to narrow lanes, poor planning, and the lack of physical separation as key issues that place two-wheeled road users at constant risk.
Former Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research chairman Datuk Suret Singh said road design has long failed to consider kapcai riders - motorcyclists using vehicles with engines below 250cc.
"This is a direct result of poor road design," he told Malay Mail.
"Cyclists should not ride on public roads in mixed traffic unless there are bicycle lanes for them. Their aver...
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