GEORGE TOWN: A bulk of the more than 10,000 accidents on highways in the country each year are caused by retread tyres, statistics show. “There are two contributing factors for accidents on highways which I am concerned about – overloaded lorries and the use of retread tyres. “To have these many accidents because of retread tyres is serious. “Alternatively, the government should make a ruling that only retread tyres with Sirim approval can be used on the road,” he said. Asked whether the federal government would provide more funds to maintain Penang’s state roads, Baru said for now finances were limited.

Source: The Star January 05, 2019 00:22 UTC