Penang: Deploying undercover Road Transport Department (JPJ) enforcement officers onboard express buses has proven effective in ensuring that express bus drivers adhere to road regulations. Penang JPJ director Zulkifly Ismail stated that this approach not only ensures immediate action is taken against errant drivers but also encourages them to drive more cautiously and adhere to the rules.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, during the undercover operations, JPJ focuses on offences such as driving without a licence, lacking a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) vocational licence, using mobile phones and smoking while driving, as well as overtaking on double lines. Zulkifly Ismail shared these details at a press conference on Op Khas in conjunction with Chinese New Year 2025 at the Juru Toll Plaza.

He further added that inspections were also conducted at bus depots, including Penang Sentral Bus Terminal and Sungai Nibong Bus Terminal, to ensure buses were in good condition to carry passengers. Meanwhile, Zulkifly mentioned that 220 JPJ officers and personnel are deployed for the operations running from January 20 to February 9.

In the operation conducted last night, 1,278 vehicles were inspected, and 214 summonses were issued for various offences, while five vehicles were seized. The vehicles seized included two cars driven by foreigners without valid road tax, and three others involving two containers and a tanker lorry suspected of illegal modifications.