Feature
Malaysia - Mixed Traffic and Segregation of Motorcycles on the Port Klang - Kuala Lumpur Road
Authors
Azwan Ezzany Azmi Assistant Director Roads Facilities Maintenance Branch, Public Works Department (Malaysia).
Sufian Zulakmal Senior Principal Assistant Director Roads Facilities Maintenance Branch, Public Works Department (Malaysia). Member of the World Road Association Technical Committee 1.3 on Climate change and sustainability
Abdul Rahman Baharuddin Senior Principal Assistant Director, Road Safety Unit, Roads Engineering and Geotechnical Branch, Public Works Department (Malaysia) and member of the World Road Association Technical Committee 3.2 on Design and operation of safer road infrastructure
Recent economic growth in Malaysia has resulted in a significant increase in the volume of road traffic in most cities in the country. In spite of being able to travel quite quickly within a city, many Malaysians have opted for motorcycles as their means of transportation to avoid traffic congestion. Approximately 47% of registered vehicles in Malaysia are motorcycles, compared to most developed countries where the proportion of motorcycles is only about 1-5%.