By Nur Ashikin Louis
KUCHING, March 30: The Ministry of Transport Sarawak (MOTS) will revive and rebrand the annual Shell Traffic Games which was last held in 2015, as Sarawak Traffic Games.
Transport Minister Dato Sri Lee Kim Shin said the traffic games event which promotes road safety education would start at inter-school level, followed by divisional-level before they move to State-level road safety competition.
“In the past, we have invested in quite a number of traffic gardens in Sarawak for the purpose of holding traffic games. We have one each in Kuching, Sri Aman, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri and Sarikei.
“So we will start with these six (traffic gardens). In the future, if the response is good, perhaps the other divisions can also build traffic gardens for the purpose of holding traffic games as a long-term project to create greater awareness and train young road users,” he told reporters during his site visit to Kenyalang Traffic Garden here today.
During the Sarawak Road Safety Council meeting this morning, Lee also disclosed that the Ministry has decided to form a Sarawak Traffic Games Committee headed by Deputy Minister of Transport (Aviation and Road) Datuk Dr Jerip Susil.
He went on to say the Committee will inspect all the traffic gardens and carry out some upgrading and maintenance works if there is a need to do so.
“The committee will work it out and source for support for the purchase of the equipment because we cannot have one equipment for the whole of Sarawak. Every division will have their own set of equipment.
“The committee will have to take care of the equipment such as cars, bicycles, signages and all the other equipment,” he added.
Amongst those present were Dr Jerip and Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng and councillor Kho Teck Wan. – DayakDaily
