They complain that the vehicles, especially escooters, were being driven on roads in and around the Kuala Lumpur city centre, inadvertently causing a nuisance to other road users. Taxi driver Badrul Abrul Rahman said the escooters were mostly seen on main roads during peak hours and weekends. Observations in the Kuala Lumpur city centre also found several escooters parked indiscriminately on pedestrian walkways despite designated parking spots in place. In April 2022, the Transport Ministry announced a ban with immediate effect on the use of several types of micromobility vehicles on public roads. It said the public could, however, use these devices but not on public roads where the vehicles would mix with other motor vehicles and put road users at risk.

Source: The Star September 30, 2023 19:21 UTC