Transport minister Anthony Loke has said the Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) will be upgraded to adopt a point-to-point method. This will replace the static method currently in place and operates by calculating the average speed of a vehicle by determining the time taken to travel between two points.
As reported by Astro Awani, Loke said this method allows for more comprehensive vehicle speed monitoring. He added that the current AWAS cameras, which are placed in fixed locations, are not seen as effective in reducing vehicle speeds.
“We don’t want drivers to slow down just in front of the camera, but (slow down) within a certain distance. Let’s say between point A and point B, we want to know how long the driver takes. If he uses less time than he should, it means he is speeding and will be subject to action,” said Loke.
Point-to-point speed cameras are already implemented in countries such as Australia and the United Kingdom, with cameras monitoring designated stretches of highways as well as in certain roads in residential areas or school zones.
In Malaysia, the implementation of the new AWAS system will first be carried out in high-risk areas such as the KL-Karak Expressway and Menora Tunnel. “Our objective is to ensure that vehicles, especially buses and the like, slow down so that drivers do not speed up when they go down hills. The current method is less effective, even if we install cameras, the vehicle only slows down at that spot and then speeds up again,” Loke said.
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