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KPX: The Land Transport Safety Expert
Mohd Najeeb Rasli and his business partner Atan Oth- man set up KPX Sdn Bhd 7 years ago with noble aims: to help the local land transport industry achieve zero road accident through instilling a commitment and moti- vation to safety, not just driving skills.
“I have always been passionate about road safety. Before we set up the company, we had been actively involved in driving and promoting essential road safety consultancy and training for drivers and trainers for more than 15 years. Our strate- gic fundamental concept in delivering road safety consultancy and driver’s training is based on the preventive, safe and de- fensive approach,” said Najeeb, who is currently holding the position of consultant in the company.
For a number of years, Najeeb said, many countries had ad- opted a basic test of driving competency in which the required pass standards or competency tended to focus on safety tech- nics for managing vehicle control and making safe and con- trolled progress. Once the driver had passed the initial com- petency test, they never needed to prove their driving ability again. Yet, research had found that almost half of the experi- enced drivers would not pass basic safety test if they had to retake it today.
95 per cent of road accidents are due to driver errors
“Vehicles are subjected to an annual test to ensure that they remain mechanically fit for use on the road. Statistics show that mechanical defects cause fewer than 3 per cent of road crashes. While drivers’ errors and omissions are the main cause of more than 95 per cent of road accidents, drivers do not have to prove that they are fit for the roads. All road users are exposed to the same degree of risk but those driving for a living are almost 3 times as likely to have a crash than the ordinary drivers. Based on the experience in the UK and Eu- rope, the drivers who have undergone some post-test driver
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Mohd Najeeb Rasli
7年前，纳吉布(Mohd Najeeb Rasli)和他的事业 伙伴阿当(Atan Othman)，带着他们崇高的目 标:通过灌输业者安全意识，不仅仅只是驾驶技 术，建立安全承诺与动机，协助本地运输业达到零车祸 率， 创立了KPX私人有限公司。
“我非常热爱道路安全。在创立公司前，我们总是积 极地参与许多与驾驶有关的活动，并推广基本的道路 安全咨询及为司机和训练师提供培训。我们在这方面 拥有了超过35年的丰富经验。在提供公路安全咨询和 司机培训方面，我们采取的是预防性、安全及防卫性 的方法。”KPX顾问纳吉布表示。
纳吉布说，许多国家在好几年前都实行了基本驾驶能力测 试。然而这些测试的标准或测试的能力往往只集中在控制 车子、取得安全和控制进度的安全技能。一旦司机通过了 最初的驾驶能力测试后，他们就无须再证明他们的驾驶能 力了。然而，研究显示，如果现在让那些有经验的司机再 考一次当初的驾驶测试，他们当中会有半数不合格。
95% 的车祸发生是因为司机失误
“车子每年都必须检查一次，以确保它们没有机械故 障，适合在路上行驶。统计资料显示，机械故障在车祸 发生率中低于3%，司机失误却占了超过95%，因为司机无 须证明他们在路上开车的能力。 所有的道路使用者都面 对同样的风险，但是那些职业司机所面对的风险比一般 驾驶人高了3倍。英国和欧洲的经验告诉我们，那些在 通过了最初驾驶测试后又经过某些司机发展培训测试的 司机，发生车祸的比率比那些没有经过任何培训的来得 低。因此，驾驶培训能大大降低司机的车祸率。”
今天，公路意外已经逐渐成为全球排名第一的杀手，留 下了数以百计的无行为能力者。据纳吉布表示，大马的 道路事故统计数字显示了 这可怕的事实:每年有400
KPX: 陆路运输 安全专家