'The Star' Friday June 19, 2009

Parking space needed in Court Complex

I TAKE Jalan Khidmat Usaha daily from my house in the Dutamas area on my way to work.
It used to be a breeze until the opening of the Court Complex in 2007. For the last two years there have been many cars parked by the roadside and early morning traffic at the junction is terrible.

I could not help but wonder how motorists could break the law by parking on the roadside where, policemen, lawyers and judges pass through daily.
If there are law breakers right in front of these people every day and nothing is done about it, more people would break more laws without any action being taken.

I am sure that before building the court complex the relevant authorities would have thought of providing enough parking space for the people using this complex.
If there are not enough parking spaces, enforcement should be done so that no cars are parked by the roadside which could be a hazard to other road users.

If somehow, the parking space has been ommited in the building plans, please build it now. Until then, can the authorities ensure that these car owners temporarily park at the Matrade carpark and provide them shuttle service?

Enforcement is the word here. Clamp the tyres, if the owners want it to be unclamped, go to one of the counters at the courthouse and pay a fine.
End result, offenders would think twice about parking illegally, the Government makes easy money and the road will be cleared.

Of course, we need to spend a little on tyre clamps but it is only a small drop in the ocean compared with the RM290mil spent on the complex itself.
Hopefully driving in Kuala Lumpur will be a breeze again in the near future.

Syed Farieh Al-Yahya
Selangor