Failure to wear seatbelts and running red lights were most common traffic offences in Perak in 2025 – JPJ

According to the Perak road transport department (JPJ), failure to wear front seatbelts and not complying with traffic light regulations were among the most common offences recorded during a special operation focusing on nine major offences in the state last year.

As reported by Bernama, Perak JPJ deputy director Mohd Azmi Jaafar said that throughout 2025, a total of 17,218 vehicles were inspected statewide during last year’s special operation. From those vehicles inspected, failure to wear front seatbelts saw the highest number of summonses issued at 2,191, followed by traffic light violations with 1,066 summonses.

Other offences recorded include not wearing helmets (520), using mobiles a mobile phone while driving (363), abusing emergency lanes (265), overtaking on double-lined roads (262), queue cutting (59), failure to wear rear seatbelts (56) and continuously driving in the right lane (42).

Meanwhile in 2026, 1,800 vehicles were inspected from Jan 1 to 15, with 167 offences recorded. These include 130 seatbelt offences, 19 traffic light violations and 14 cases of mobile phone use while driving.

In a special operation held recently on January 16, Mohd Azmi said 107 vehicles were inspected and action was taken against 82 (40 cars, 36 motorcycles and six other vehicles). A total of 112 notices were issued, 25 of which involved failure to wear seatbelts. He also noted that Perak JPJ will continue to step up enforcement against commercial vehicles through the ongoing ‘Ops Perang’ that focuses on overloading and other offences.