MAKE WAY – DON’T BLOCK THE WAY, SAYS SUBANG JAYA FIRE CHIEF

YOUR SELFISHNESS COULD COST SOMEONE HIS LIFE

INDISCRIMINATE parking along narrow residential roads could one day cause someone his life during an emergency.

Fire trucks and other emergency services vehicles could land up stuck along roads which are impassable because selfish vehicle owners continue to park their vehicles anywhere and everywhere they liked.

Subang Jaya Fire & Rescue Department fire chief Syed Shahril Anuar Syed Sulaiman urged residents particularly vehicle owners to avoid blocking access roads which would then make it impassable to emergency services vehicles like the fire truck which may be rushing to an emergency.

“Every minute lost in getting to the scene for us could mean the loss of lives or property in a fire. Vehicles which block our way hampers our efforts.”

“The other day, our fire truck was stuck for almost 5mins at Good Year Court 2 in USJ6 because two vehicles were parked indiscriminately on both sides of the road. We sounded the siren but only one vehicle owner came out to move her car. The other car owner was not to be seen,” he said, adding that if they had been rushing to an emergency it would have meant 5mins lost in the process.

Syed Shahril called on resident’s associations and joint management bodies of flats and apartments in Subang Jaya to play a more effective role in creating more awareness on the need to not block road access.

“Please help us to make sure people understand the need to not block road access indiscriminately,” he said.

Penalties for not giving the right of way to emergency vehicles can include fines, arrests, and charges under Section 341 for wrongful obstruction as well as other penalties under the Road Transport Act 1987.