A driver on drugs, 17 buses grounded during CNY travel

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Faulty tyres are among the reasons 17 express buses have been grounded against operating during the Lunar New Year season, says Datuk Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer.   The Melaka public works, infrastructure, public amenities and transport committee chairman said screenings of express bus operators at the Melaka bus terminal also found that one driver tested positive for drugs.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Faulty tyres are among the reasons 17 express buses at the Melaka Bus Terminal have been

00:08grounded against operating during the Lunar New Year season.

00:11Melaka Public Works, Infrastructure, Public Amenities and Transport Committee Chairman

00:17Datuk Hamid Mithin Kunjubashir said screenings of express bus operators at the bus terminal

00:23also found that one driver tested positive for drugs.

00:27The driver had been scheduled to transport passengers to the northern states during the

00:32festive season.

00:33Hamid Mithin said the 17 buses had 24 technical violations, of which faulty tyres were the

00:40most prominent.

00:41There were 24 technical errors that we had to ensure and the buses involved in the technical

00:46errors were not allowed to move until they passed a PAYA and were registered by the JBJ.

00:54If there is a tyre problem, they need to change the tyre, if there is a brake problem, they

00:59need to fix the brake pressure.

01:01Hamid Mithin said until then, the buses will remain suspended.

01:06He adds express buses with journeys exceeding four hours will only be allowed to operate

01:12once they meet the technical standards set by the Road Transport Department.

01:16More than 200 express buses operating during this festive season have undergone rigorous

01:22inspections for tyres, brakes and engines.

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