Foul!

The government seems to have a very confusing stand when it comes to public transportation in the Klang Valley. On one hand, the Federal government is investing billions on the MRT. At the same time, they are approving highways and expressways projects. I have, for many years, insisted more highways will result in more vehicles on our roads. The highways and expressways will eventually be choked. And what do we do then?  The way forward is to encourage people to leave their vehicles at home and use a well-connected public transportation system. While much emphasis (and collaborations) has been made by the government over ride-sharing applications like Uber and Grab, nothing has been mentioned about Moovit . A good friend of mine Purwaiz Alam told me and another good friend of ours Graig Nunis about the transit application over lunch. It can even be used on your desktop or laptop. Moovit will tell you how to get from point A to point B using public transporta...

As published in Malay Mail today BEING FRANK By Frankie D'Cruz AS a light rail transit (LRT) commuter, you kind of hang your head when your regular mode of public transport becomes a safety issue.  You despair knowing five brake failures since February, two last week, had occurred and that the operator, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, has been having problems getting the train and brake manufacturers to deal with the problem. Still, that’s your only way around and the potential danger sinks in when you board the four-car trains. Imagine being told you will likely suffer a heart attack, yet not how big or how serious it will be. The brake failure problem had been highlighted since February by Prasarana to the train and brake manufacturers with no effect.  It has been simply put down to a design issue by Canadian train company Bombardier and the German braking system manufacturer Knorr-Bremse AG.  No manufacturer would want a tragedy on their hand, but complacen...