Drunk Driving Cases in Malaysia PDF

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Assalamualaikum and greetings everyone! “Stop Drinking & Start Thinking”, This is the word that I would like to emphasize as of today I would be talking to all of you about the famous recent cases in Malaysia which is the drunk driving cases. In Malaysia, the blood alcohol content (BAC) limit is 0.08%, which makes the country one of the most tolerable in the world. The levels of BAC will leave a person intoxicated and unable to drive. We might have seen a lot of new cases regarding this drunk driving incident where people losing their friends or acquaintance. Do all of you think it is worth to put yourself and others in danger? Therefore, I have come across on doing a depth research to make sure people are aware of the consequences that come with drinking and driving. As you can see, this bar chart represents the number of persons who suffered from various degree of fatality due to drunk driving for example deaths, serious injuries and minor injuries between the year 2010 to 2018. The highest fatality rate of 461 persons suffered from drunk driving accidents was recorded in 2016. 

As we look over here from 2011 to 2012, there was a slightly increase of 155 persons who involved in the drunk driving accidents.

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For the next 4 years, the number of persons involved in the accidents are gradually increase.

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Surprisingly from 2017 to 2018, we could see that the number persons who suffered from the accidents significantly drop about 249 persons.

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From here, we could see that the government are doing their responsibilities on amending the penalty under Section 41 (of the Road Transport Act 1987) for those who cause drunk driving deaths. The current penalty for offenders is a jail sentence of up to 10 years and a fine of up to RM20,000. However, with the possible law amendments, the Malaysian government will be increasing the sentence to 20 years and a RM100,000 fine.

Next, we have the estimated road traffic death rate per 100,000 population of Asian nations in the year 2013 and 2016. Generally, Malaysia have recorded 23.6% rate of road traffic death for 2016 and 24.0% for 2013. The country that recorded the lowest road traffic death for both years was Singapore.

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It was reported that in 2019, Malaysia had the third highest fatality rate from road traffic accidents in Asia and ASEAN, behind Thailand and Vietnam.

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Studies have shown that a higher BAC is also associated with decreased reaction time where it reduces a person’s ability to concentrate, lack of speed control, impaired perception and self-control and sometimes even short-term memory loss.

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Even so Chinese Singaporeans are the majority citizens who lived in Singapore, they recorded the least accidents to occur. According to a report in 2019, 61 percent of Malaysians are Muslims and absolutely alcohol is prohibited for them. Nevertheless, there are still a significant number of Malaysian Muslims who drink too.

In conclusion, road traffic accidents are preventable and predictable. It is a public health issue that involves several sectors, including health. It is not worth the consequences, and it is not fair for a drunk driver to risk the lives of innocent people. These are the recommendations to all of you, Firstly, people who drunk should get a ride home or call a taxi. Secondly, the person who is not drunk should take the keys and drive. Thirdly, if you’re hosting a party where alcohol will be served, remind your guests to plan and designate their sober driver or offer alcohol-free beverages. Lastly, road user should buckle up every time to defence themselves against drunk drivers....