It is increasingly common to find lorries and buses parked in front of houses and along kerbs in residential areas.
Even open spaces and playgrounds are being taken up by parked lorries and buses.
Sometimes, pasar malam (night bazaar) traders park their mini-lorries conveniently in the residential areas where they live.
Often these vehicles, usually stocked with goods, are parked close or within sight of the owners’ homes for security reasons. The registered address on these vehicles may not be the same as the place where the vehicle owner or operator resides.Â
It is time for local authorities and the Ministry of Transport to stop this common malpractice before it snowballs into yet another social menace.
The parking of commercial vehicles like lorries and buses in front of homes or along the kerbs of residential areas is a hazard. The risk is higher at night, when visibility is a concern, given the poor street lighting and limited parking spaces. It not only causes congestion and deprives visitors of a parking space for their cars but also poses a safety issue.
The elderly, for example, may find it difficult to walk easily, when the kerbs are blocked by lorries or buses.
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Lorries laden with market goods, like vegetables, fruits and dry foodstuff, may also attract rodents to the area.
As our government encourages the people to help green the nation, the space to grow flowers and to beautify areas, is robbed by these commercial vehicles that remain parked for days.
Not only that, these vehicles destroy the earthen sidewalks, often creating permanent muddy puddles in place of grassy verges.
Hopefully, the authorities will look into this matter in all residential areas and not restrict enforcement to only upmarket residential areas. The middle-income and poor folk also have the right to beautify their neighbourhoods and enjoy the spaces fronting their homes.
A way forward may be to provide specific open spaces that are tarred and where such vehicles can be parked safely.
- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
