Bandar Seri Begawan - Malaysian drivers crossing the border into Brunei have been urged to remove tinted glasses on their cars to abide by the Sultanate's traffic rules and regulations.

Over a dozen Malaysian drivers were caught driving with tinted glasses during a one-and-a-halfhour operation, which began at 1.45pm Tuesday afternoon at Sungai Tujoh bordering Belait and Miri.

This was highlighted by Chief of Legal and Enforcement of the Land Transport Department, Hj Suaib bin Hj Mohd Taib, to the Bulletin yesterday.

"There are drivers who still do not comply with the country's rules. But they cooperated with the LTD personnel by removing the tinted glasses. Malaysia allows the use of such tinted glasses.

"Bruneian drivers adhere to Malaysian rules by installing the third brake light when they cross the border to Miri or Limbang," he said, citing harmonisation in Asean.

LTD also conducted a similar operation at Lumut Seria bypass for two hours on Tuesday morning as part of their 'festive' spot check dubbed "Operasi Ronda Raya", which also covers Brunei-Muara, Temburong and Tutong roads.

Twelve personnel were involved in the operation. Some common offences such as bald tyres, failure to bring documents to verify the validity to drive certain vehicles and inappropriate vehicles used to transport cargo were detected in the operation.,

Sixty-six vehicles were checked and 13 commercial vehicle drivers were slapped with compounds.

Vehicles that were found modified or in poor condition were ordered to undergo roadworthiness inspection at the centre in Gadong, LTD along with the traffic police regularly conduct road blocks and spot checks at areas like Tungku link road, Damuan recreational park, and the Shahbandar recreational park area in rerudong'in a bid to educate drivers to adhere to traffic rules and regulations for the their own safety. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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