The transport ministry has introduced that the usage of velocity restrict gadget (SLD) will probably be obligatory for all heavy autos in Malaysia, with enforcement set to start on October 1 for all heavy autos registered after January 1, 2015. For autos registered earlier than January 1, 2015, enforcement will start from January 1, 2026, whereas autos with out an SLD already current might want to have the gadget put in by July subsequent 12 months.
Transport minister Anthony Loke stated the SLD, which is a velocity restrict management gadget or system designed to restrict the utmost velocity of a automobile, will forestall sure varieties of business autos from driving past the set velocity restrict, which in accordance with the nationwide velocity restrict will probably be set at 90 km/h for heavy autos and buses.
“Producers are required to standardise their SLD configurations to solely permit a most velocity of 90 km/h. Even when the highway’s velocity restrict is larger, reminiscent of 110 km/h on highways, the SLD will nonetheless cap the automobile’s velocity at 90km/h,” he stated throughout a briefing on the matter earlier right now. He added that on roads with decrease velocity limits, reminiscent of 60 km/h zones, drivers will merely want to stick to the set restrict.
He stated the SLD is obligatory for items autos (most weight exceeding 3,500 kg) and passenger autos (carrying greater than eight passengers and having a most weight exceeding 5,000 kg). This can even apply to rebuild autos and used imported items autos (most weight exceeding 3,500 kg).
The performance verification of SLDs and their activation could be ready by automobile producers/producers, workshops and technical service amenities in addition to any accredited Malaysian Requirements Division certification physique acknowledged by JPJ.
House owners or operators might want to carry their respective autos to the accredited amenities (both producer or designated third-party) and activate the perform by way of a plug in gadget. Following this, drivers and automobile house owners will be capable to monitor information by means of software program and the usage of GPS.
Loke added that for autos that aren’t geared up with an SLD system, will probably be obligatory to put in a retrofit SLD gadget that has been accredited by JPJ, with the work being carried out in workshops and technical service amenities acknowledged by JPJ. He stated enforcement of the set up of SLDs as retrofits will start on July 1, 2026.
He stated that the verification course of needs to be renewed each two years and should be performed at a motorcar inspection centre (PPKM) and when making use of for or renewing a allow from the land public transport company (APAD). Loke stated the doc should be carried always within the automobile for enforcement functions by JPJ.
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