Malaysia’s low utilization of public transport and excessive variety of automobiles on the highway is placing a heavy burden on infrastructure and can have an effect on the standard of lifetime of the folkssays Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The DPM identified that public transport utilization is round 25% in Malaysia, which is much decrease than cities in first world international locations like Japan’s Tokyo (73%), South Korea’s Seoul (63%) and Singapore (67%). On the flip facet, the automotive penetration charge is tremendous excessive – with 38.7 million registered automobiles as of end-2024, we’ve 727 automobiles for each 1,000 folks, which is extra automobiles than drivers.
“This pattern doesn’t simply put a heavy burden on infrastructure, however impacts security and the standard of lifetime of the folks. We’d like a shift of angle that may be achieved with a system that may be trusted, in addition to complete consciousness campaigns,” he stated.
Prasarana administration, led by president and CEO Mohd Azharuddin Mat Sah, paid a go to to Ahmad Zahid in Putrajaya to debate the course of public transport in Malaysia and Prasarana’s function because the chief within the agenda of mobility for the folks. Prasarana is the operator of Speedy rail and bus public transport.
Within the assembly, Azharuddin defined Prasarana’s strategic function in empowering the general public transport system, together with steady efforts to enhance the standard of service, the widening of the community and a customer-focused strategy.
The corporate stated that the DPM acknowledged his confidence that with the dedication of businesses like Prasarana and the help of all stakeholders, Malaysia can transfer away from its dependency on non-public automobiles and head in the direction of a public transport system that’s folks pleasant, sustainable and environment friendly.
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