“Misleading & Inaccurate,” Works Ministry Says After M’sia Ranked #12 for The Worst Roads in The World
Earlier this week, Malaysia was ranked No.12 in the world for the worst roads in a study conducted by drivers’ education firm Zutobi. In the data released on Monday (Oct 3), the firm said Malaysian road quality has decreased by over 5% in the last five years.
“Over 22 road traffic fatalities per 100,000 have occurred on Malaysia’s highways — the second highest number of road traffic deaths in the world after Saudi Arabia,” it said.
However, the Works Ministry (KKR) has denied the statement and said it is inaccurate, misleading and creates a negative perception of the overall quality of roads in Malaysia.
The ministry said today (5 Oct) that the Zutobi firm only calculated the scores based on four factors, namely road quality, improvements in road quality, road death and the relative size of the road network, and it only took into account data for 59 countries.
KKR said it…
