Answer for Oral Question PL294

QUESTION

Yang Berhormat Awang Haji Daud bin Jihan

YANG BERHORMAT AWANG HAJI DAUD BIN JIHAN asked MENTERI PENGANGKUTAN DAN INFOKOMUNIKASI to state the Ministry’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Keselamatan Amalan Pemandu (SiKAP) system, which has been enforced since 1 October 2013, in reducing accidents and traffic offences. How many drivers have been issued demerit points, had their licences suspended or cancelled, and does the Ministry intend to improve the system based on its current assessment?

ANSWER

Yang Berhormat Menteri Pengangkutan dan Infokomunikasi

First – SiKAP’s effectiveness. For information, SiKAP was introduced to improve drivers’ discipline and compliance with traffic regulations through a demerit-point system. Its objective is not solely to punish, but to prevent repeated offences and promote safer driving behaviour.

In terms of effectiveness, the Ministry is of the view that SiKAP’s contribution to reducing accidents cannot be measured in isolation, as road accidents are influenced by various factors, including the behaviour of road users, road conditions, vehicles and the environment.

Nevertheless, SiKAP remains one of the important road safety instruments, particularly in identifying and monitoring risky driving offences. InsyaAllah, the Ministry, through the Jabatan Pengangkutan Darat (JPD), will continue to examine offence data to identify risky driving patterns and suitable areas for improvement.

Second – Implementation and demerit points. Based on JPD records for the period from 2024 to June 2026, a total of 407 cases were issued SiKAP points. The three most common offences over the past three years were:

i. driving a vehicle with worn-out tyres – 180 cases, 3 demerit points;
ii. loads falling from vehicles and endangering road users – 67 cases, 3 demerit points; and
iii. driving without a valid driving licence – 38 cases, 6 demerit points.

iv. For the use of mobile phones while driving, which may incur 12 SiKAP points, 3 cases were recorded in 2024, 11 cases in 2025 and 4 cases in 2026, as of July.

These figures show that enforcement must continue to be supported by education and prevention, as our objective is not merely to record offences, but to reduce risky behaviour on the roads.

Third – Action against driving licences. To date, no driving licences have been suspended under SiKAP. As for the cancellation of licences, such action is subject to the provisions of the law and the circumstances of the relevant case. In this context, the important matter is to ensure that the system can identify drivers who repeatedly commit offences, so that appropriate action can be taken according to the severity of the offence and the provisions established.

Accordingly, SiKAP’s effectiveness is measured not only by the number of points issued, but also by the extent to which such information can be used to prevent repeated offences and improve road safety.

Fourth – Improvement through digitalisation. The Ministry is of the view that SiKAP must continue to be strengthened in line with technological developments and current enforcement requirements. In this regard, improvements will be implemented through the second phase of Projek Pendigitalan Perkhidmatan-Perkhidmatan Pengangkutan Darat (DriveBN) under Rancangan Kemajuan Negara Ke-12.

Among the improvements is an automatic demerit-point calculation function, which will reduce manual processes and ensure that calculations are made more consistently.

Through the Application Programming Interface (API) Integration function, DriveBN will also enable the sharing and monitoring of demerit-point information more effectively by the relevant enforcement agencies.

With a more integrated system, offence records can be used more quickly to identify drivers with a pattern of repeated offences and enable appropriate action to be taken.

Fifth – The direction of road safety. Improvements to SiKAP are not viewed as a standalone effort. They form part of a more comprehensive road safety approach encompassing education, prevention, enforcement, infrastructure, technology and improved use of data.

We do not want SiKAP to become merely a system for recording offences after they have occurred. Instead, we want it to become a preventive tool that helps identify risky behaviour and enables action to be taken before such offences lead to more serious accidents.

Therefore, the Ministry will continue to assess and strengthen SiKAP based on current data and developments, including in terms of point calculation, information sharing, enforcement and its preventive functions.

In summary, this approach has one objective: we do not want to have a system that records as many demerit points as possible, but rather a system that can help change drivers’ behaviour, prevent repeated offences and, ultimately, reduce the risk of accidents and protect the lives of all road users.