Op Selamat 23 records decline in accident cases, fatalities

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Police recorded 7,882 road accident cases nationwide during Op Selamat 23, held in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations from Jan 28 to Feb 2—a 10% decrease from the 8,784 cases reported during Op Selamat 21 last year.  Speaking at the Op Selamat 23 Appreciation Ceremony on Tuesday (Feb 4), Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain noted a significant decline in fatal accidents, which dropped from 104 to 64 cases. The number of fatalities also fell from 117 to 66 during the same festive period last year.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Welcome to the Opsalamat 23 Appreciation Ceremony for the New Year of China 2025!

00:14Opsalamat 23, starting from 28 January to 2 February 2025, has recorded 7,882 cases of accidents,

00:29i.e. a decrease of 902 cases or 10% compared to 8,784 cases during the same operation in 2024.

00:46The number of deaths also recorded a decrease of 64 cases compared to 104 cases in 2024.

01:00The number of deaths also recorded a decrease of 66 cases compared to 127 cases in 2024.

01:11Based on the statistics, the number of deaths, passengers and motorcyclists still remain as a group

01:21which recorded the highest number of casualties, i.e. a total of 47 deaths.

01:27However, this number shows a decrease compared to Opsalamat 21 which recorded a total of 80,000 deaths.

01:38Opsalamat 23 recorded a total of 124,286 cases compared to 183,033 cases in Opsalamat 21 last year.

01:57This number shows a decrease and it clearly shows that the level of people's awareness and understanding

02:06towards the rules and regulations passed.

02:10Ladies and Gentlemen,

02:13The Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Transport has established a total of 407 hotspots

02:24and 76 black spots throughout the country, including on the roads, highways, airports and other roads

02:33to ensure that all users can use the roads safely and comfortably.

02:40Based on the overall performance of Opsalamat 23, there is an increase in traffic flow rates

02:49believed to be directly affected by the number of registered vehicles,

02:54i.e. a total of 36.6 million vehicles until January 2025.

03:02This increase is driven by the fact that many people are taking the opportunity to travel

03:09while paying a discount toll of 50% on New Year's Eve in 2025,

03:18which is believed to contribute to the increase in traffic flow.

03:24Even so, I feel relieved because throughout Opsalamat 23,

03:31only 10,715 vehicles were involved in accidents.

03:38This shows a decrease of 1,699 vehicles,

03:43with a total of 14% compared to 12,414 vehicles recorded during Opsalamat 21,

03:53the original edition of 2024.

03:56In line with the principle of civil society establishing the welfare of the people as a priority,

04:04the Ministry of Transport practices a two-pronged approach in every act of enforcement.

04:10The implementation of Opsalamat 23 gives importance to the safety aspect of property

04:16and also the premise of seclusion left throughout the holiday season.

04:23The approach to the nature of this prevention is an effort to combine all elements of the Ministry of Transport

04:29in order to ensure the safety and security guarantees of the public forces

04:34that are involved in the policy of self-negotiation between the Ministry of Transport and society.

04:38This includes the implementation of volunteer application for Smartphone Petrol or VSP,

04:45as well as joint patrols by MPV, Mobile Petrol Vehicle,

04:51Unit for Homestead Patrol, URV, Element Balai and other units.

04:57Alhamdulillah,

05:00the joint patrols carried out have had a positive impact

05:05when throughout the duration of Opsalamat 23,

05:11only 202 cases of domestic violence were recorded

05:15compared to 265 cases reported last year

05:20with a decrease of a total of 63 cases.

05:24Not to be forgotten is the direct intervention of the Armed Forces,

05:28especially the Armed Forces,

05:31the drone unit,

05:33which also contributed to the implementation of this operation throughout the country.

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