After so many years of countless fatal accidents, PLUS finally is doing something on this deadly stretch of its highway!
Before last Friday I have not been driving along PLUS highway beyond Ipoh, and I only see it myself last Friday that Jelapang toll plaza is now moved to a further down location. I think they should have done that very long time ago because it's a very dangerous location for toll booth to set up there.
Heavy vehicles are travelling downhill for more than 4-5km distances, and braking using air-brake, I think a lot of people doesn't know that when air pump is heated up, that's when accident will happened.
Why air brake fail when driving along that stretch? Why not heavy vehicle travelling to and from Genting Highland failed so frequently? Reason for air pump failure is due to moisture and humid air quality in Malaysia. When hot and highly charged, the pump will mulfunction due to the moisture accumulate inside the air pump, and that's why always lorries and busses can't stop in time before toll booth.
Second thing is that stretch of road is designed to be travelling at speed limit of 80 km/h, which I doubt many people will follow! Thirdly Genting's road is not as straight and busses and lorries can slow down the vehicle quicker and effectively without much proble because of overheated pump.
So government and PLUS should have taken this steps way back to 10 over years ago so we would have save few lifes that's sacrificed!
13 years ago
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Also note that there are altogether 8 lanes at the Ipoh NSE, with 4 pair lanes. The inner two pairs are not open for traffic yet but do notice that they bypass the Ipoh tolls. Thus in the future, those from he north (ie Penang) can bypass the Ipoh tolls and only pay for the whole trip at the KL exit, and opposite likewise. =)
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