Exploring WAP capability in transmitting traffic offences in Malaysia
S. Bala Musa, Mohd Hasan Selamat, Ali Abdalla Muftah · 2011
Collection of fines relating to traffic offences has always been a problem in Malaysia and the world in general. There is huge amount of revenue leakage due to improper checks and balances in the mechanism put in place. It is estimated that less than 50% of traffic fines are not collected by Malaysian Government and of particular concern is traffic offences committed by the internationals coming into Malaysia. For instance, many Singaporeans come into Malaysia and break traffic laws and go back without being fined due to the fact that the current system which is referred to as Automatic Vehicle Scanning System (AVSS) is not real time. It takes some couple of hours for any offence to be updated and hence offenders can exit the country within few hours without being noticed. Therefore, this study develops a prototype application that integrates the Mobile and Web application which transmits data to the road traffic agency and updates in a real time. The application will minimize the loss of revenue and will equip the law enforcement agent with a tool to apprehend offenders. It will also give assurances that offences are easily reported even at peak periods when other traffic detection devices will not stand the congestion.