And this LTA are mostly young malaysians, they are given
quotas, and for all these malaysian, their easy target is taxis,
some local LTA officers I talk to, they said, if it is a taxis, we
give them some chances, but not too much, if still do not want to
move, or repeat it, then they will book the TD.
I was once caught by a TP at jalan Boon Lay for swerving along
the road in zig zag at a above normal road speed, it was a local
malay TP, I ask for chance, and he seeing me as TD and also on
call, told me, ok, they just take the record, one more time appear
inside computer, that is it.
So I think as the saying goes, most at expressway get caught are
vans, pick up, containers, lorry and TD, very less pte luxury
cars.
I got two friends TP, most of the time they give chance to TD if
offence minor and never directly endanger others on the road.
Also true they seldom "catch" pte luxury cars, cos drivers of
those cars like to complain to people higher up.
One quit TP cos cannot tahan always get complain..
I agree that most are VL drivers. Pte cars on road about 5-10%
of what TD and VL drivers spend on the road. So TD and VL drivers
have 10-20 more times the chances of being booked for an offence.
It is sad as I was sitting in one of the taxi whose TDVL will be
taken away, he was telling me that there is no other job he can do
and how is he going to support his family. There is one TD who told
me he accumulated 24 pts in one month!!! How fast one can loose his
means of making a living! He told he has been driving for 3 yrs.
how to find a job that can make $2k per month.
I picked up one pax a month back, his TDVL got suspended for
1yr.. He drove for TC also, now working as Security Guard, left
6months more then he will go back drive taxi.
But i can't remember he suspended for what..
Never really pity him, cos he stay mimosa area, children all
working liao, house fully paid..
