Budget 2027: Road Transport Act to be amended to require drunk, drug-impaired drivers to compensate victims

The Malaysian government plans to amend the Road Transport Act, requiring intoxicated drivers to compensate victims, following multiple fatal crashes.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim highlighted the need for stricter measures due to 28 fatal cases recorded this year involving intoxicated drivers.

A telematics system will be mandated for commercial vehicles by 2027, with health screening vouchers provided to identify drivers' medical risks.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — Existing road transport law will be amended to make it mandatory for motorists driving under the influence to pay compensation to victims.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the amendments would cover driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs under the Road Transport Act.

Four people, including three family members, were killed and three others injured in a collision involving 11 vehicles at KM110.4 of the LPT1, near the Temerloh Toll Plaza exit in Lanchang, Temerloh, at about 10 pm on August 31.

Citing the crash, Anwar said such tragedies were deeply distressing and showed that road safety violations remained a concern despite tighter enforcement.

“As of August, 28 fatal cases involving drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs had been recorded.

“Therefore, as a sterner measure, the government will amend the Road Transport Act,” he said while tabling Budget 2027 at the Dewan Rakyat today.

Anwar also said a telematics system will be made compulsory for installation on commercial vehicles to monitor speed, location and risky driving patterns, including links to alcohol detection devices to check drivers before they begin their journeys.

“Voluntary implementation will continue until 2027 while the government develops a database of drivers for enforcement purposes,” he said.

He also said the Social Security Organisation (Socso) will provide health screening vouchers for commercial vehicle drivers to detect medical risks that could affect their ability to drive safely.

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马来西亚政府计划修改《道路交通法》，要求酒后驾车者赔偿受害者，此前已发生多起致命车祸。

安瓦尔·易卜拉欣总理强调，由于今年已记录了 28 起涉及酒后驾驶的致命案件，因此有必要采取更严格的措施。

到 2027 年，商用车辆将强制安装远程信息处理系统，并提供健康筛查券以识别驾驶员的健康风险。

吉隆坡，10月9日讯——现行道路交通法将进行修订，强制规定酒后驾车的驾驶员必须向受害者支付赔偿金。

首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣表示，这些修正案将涵盖《道路交通法》中关于酒后驾驶和毒后驾驶的规定。

8月31日晚上10点左右，在淡马鲁兰樟淡马鲁收费站出口附近的LPT1公路110.4公里处，发生11辆车相撞事故，造成4人死亡，其中包括3名家庭成员，另有3人受伤。

安瓦尔援引这起车祸表示，此类悲剧令人深感痛心，表明尽管执法力度加大，但道路安全违规行为仍然令人担忧。

“截至8月，已记录在案的涉及酒驾或毒驾司机的致命案件有28起。

“因此，作为一项更严厉的措施，政府将修改《道路交通法》。”他在今天向国会下议院提交2027年财政预算案时说道。

安华还表示，将强制商用车辆安装远程信息处理系统，以监控速度、位置和危险驾驶模式，包括与酒精检测装置连接，以便在驾驶员开始行程前对其进行检查。

他说：“自愿实施阶段将持续到 2027 年，同时政府将建立一个用于执法目的的驾驶员数据库。”

他还表示，社会保障机构（Socso）将向商用车辆驾驶员提供健康筛查券，以检测可能影响其安全驾驶能力的健康风险。

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