Friday, November 10, 2006

Enforcement Blues

The problem with our country is we do not enforce our laws and rules of conduct on the citizens when it is necessary and pertinent to do so.

Take for example the blatant disregard for traffic rules by so many road users. They treat the traffic lights that are placed at the junctions as if they are decorative items put up by the City Council! No wonder we have so many road accidents. All it takes is for the traffic police to go around the city and check randomly and fine these law breakers. The police don't even have to stay put in one place. This random check will be very effective provided the fines are meted out without fear or favour. After some time we will have more law abiding citizens behind the wheels.



This sort of 'total disregard' problem also exists at parking lots, toll booths, paying counters. The queue jumping characters need to be house-trained and it is the job of the management to enforce the rules.
Look at how this person has parked the car. It is not even a big car to claim that you have parking problems! Simply 'couldn't be bothered' attitude.

I believe the 'tidak apa' attitude is the root cause of all these problems. We need to buck up and tackle the task at hand and do it properly and efficiently if we want to succeed in making our visions and missions come true for Malaysia. It starts with the small things, for when you excell in the smaller things you will be ready for the bigger things in life.

The various government departments and law enforcement agencies have been empowered to carry out their duties but there seems to be a general reluctance to enforce these rules and laws. They seem to be going through an 'enforcement blues' period. The only time there is a hype about checking road users is during festive occasions where you can see the police setting up their 'speed traps' along the highway. The idea of adhering to the traffic rules must be an everyday affair and not only during festive occasions. The police must do some rethinking about their methods of enforcing the law for the good of the country.

1 comment:

Siva said...

If we wait for the people to be civic-minded by themselves, it will take forever. The authorities have been empowered to do the job. I am saying they should start the ball rolling and after some time the populace wil become civic-minded.