Human Behaviors Needed To Improve Road Safety

Ts. Dr. Rizati Binti Hamidun, Director of Road Safety Engineering and Environmental Research Centre, MIROS | Dato' Professor Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Vice Chancellor, University Putra Malaysia (UPM)

20-Aug-24 08:00

Human Behaviors Needed To Improve Road Safety

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Studies have found that Malaysia ranked fifth for countries with the most dangerous roads, and third for countries where you are most likely to die on the road. With these figures, we speak to Dr. Rizati Binti Hamidun, Director of Road Safety Engineering and Environmental Research Centre from MIROS and Dato' Professor Dr Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Vice Chancellor, UPM and former DG at MIROS about what does it take to turn this around.

Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Philip See

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Tags: road safety, car accidents, danger, malaysia,

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