Police Dispute Transport Minister’s Claim on Two Third of Motorcycle Deaths During MCO are pHailing Riders
source straitstimes
The Royal Malaysia Police’s Traffic investigation has issued a statement to clarify the statistics of motorcycle fatalities involving delivery riders which is also known as pHailing riders after the media reports quoting Transport Minister Dr. Wee Ka Siong on his quote of two-thirds of 2,576 motorcyclists died during the 9 months of MCO last year are pHailing riders.
According to police, the number of deaths dropped from 21% from 3,959 in 2019 to 3,118 in 2020. For pHailing related accidents, there’s 1 death and 5 light injuries reported in 2019. However, for 2020, they have recorded an increase with 17 deaths, 10 serious injuries, and 64 light injuries.
The earlier alleged two-third of motorcycle deaths involving pHailing riders is about 100x more than the actual figure provided by the police. The police have advised all parties to not issue any statements without referring to the official source released by the police department.
Dr Wee Ka Siong has recently shared that the government is looking at having a regulatory body to protect riders in the pHailing industry which involves about 100,000 people. He said his ministry is raising the government’s proposal to make SOCSO a requirement for gig workers which will require a monthly contribution of RM13.10 to get basic protection under the social security scheme.
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