I HAVE been following closely the series of the road tragedies involving vehicles, the latest one in Senawang, Negeri Sembilan, in which a car ploughed into the back of a stationary truck on the expressway.

Tragedies of such nature could have been avoided if the relevant authorities, including Plus expressway Bhd (PLUS), had taken more effective action to ensure that no vehicles are parked along the emergency lanes, including road shoulders, for long periods, particularly at night.

Many view have been expressed by various organization, including Fomca of what needs to be done to overcome the problem to prevent more such tragedies from occurring.

I noted that PLUS has commented that in the event of any breakdown of heavy vehicles along the emergency lane, it   could place cones and signage to alert the highway users of any such stalled vehicles.

Placing cones to alert other road users may not be the best solution to the problem although it may help to caution road users.

What I wish to suggest here is for PLUS to invest in heavy-duty tow trucks to tow away stalled vehicles.

The PLUS tow trucks can tow them to a safe spot, for example the R & R area, where it can wait for repair or other assistant to be carried out. In this way, we can keep the emergency lanes free from hazards