Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Alert motorists to animal danger - New Straits Times 11 Dec 2006 DATUK NORDIN YUSOF, Subang Jaya -- AS an animal lover, it pains me to see wild animals getting killed on our highways. The recent gory picture of a tapir killed by a vehicle on the Shah Alam-Puncak Alam Highway (NST, Dec 6) hit a raw nerve. I can't help but feel sad at the attitude of our drivers who use the roads, especially on this particular " killer " stretch of the Shah Alam highway that has seen five tapirs killed by careless drivers. I would like to propose that a special committee be set up by the appropriate authorities like the Environment Ministry, state governments, Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan, Malaysian Nature Society, etc, to study accident areas where wild animals such as elephants, wild boars, bears, deer and tapirs, among others, have been killed on our highways. Once these areas have been identified, they should then have the appropriate signage erected to warn motorists that they are entering animal-crossing points. If Australia can put on its less busy roads signs like " Kangaroo Crossing " or New Zealand its " Sheep Crossing " , what's wrong with Malaysia putting up similar signage? Our drivers must be educated to think of other " road users " whose traditional crossing points have been disrupted by human encroachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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