PETALING JAYA: The ongoing uncertainty over fuel supply and price surges presents a golden opportunity to resolve Malaysia’s traffic congestion issues by improving public transit services and public adoption, say transportation experts. “With so many people now worried about the price of fuel, there is no better time to encourage them to make the switch to public transport. He said improving public transit servi­ces’ reliability and frequency should take priority so commuters would not have to plan their day around the transport service schedule. Malaysian Land Public Transport Fans chairman Zac Cheong said improving public transit services would help fix the fundamental issue that ties people to their private vehicles. “Improvements to public transit must be complemented by expanding safe pedes­trian walkways, dedicated bicycle lanes and feeder bus networks.

Source: The Star March 16, 2026 00:55 UTC