Current Issues In Transportation In Malaysia
The purpose of the research is to examine the urban transportation issues in kuala lumpur in recent years rapid economic and urban population growth cause rapid motorization in malaysia.
Current issues in transportation in malaysia. Socially innovation in public transportation can improve population health by decreasing road deaths and accidents. Malaysia has constructed over 200 000 km of roads over 2 900 km of rail as well as 18 ports and 22 airports which form the backbone of malaysia s growth as a key player in the south east asian and global markets. Kuala lumpur sept 5. Rather than being viewed as a supportive industry to other functional areas previously now logistics has been regarded as a strategic industry on its own.
In 2016 in malaysia 7 152 people were killed in 521 466 road accidents. As the nation continues to develop it is critical to ensure that it has an overarching transport policy. Unfortunately malaysian urban transportation has developed in a rapid pace but still need to meet certain demands of growing economy and population. Tackling malaysia s logistics challenges.
In the asia pacific region the potential for growth is very promising. The change in government brings hope for a new start in the way traffic and the transportation sector are managed. According to an article by the malaysian insight today commuters are holding back from using public transport because of the government s and service providers failure to address last mile connectivity issues. Issues such as driver shortage.
Specifically in malaysia an emphasis on trans border infrastructure like much of that proposed by the one belt one road can support economic development. The difficulty in reaching public transport is hindering commuters from making full use of buses and trains transportation experts said.