Land Public Transport Commission

Suruhanjaya pengangkutan awam darat abbreviated spad is a malaysian statutory body set up to plan for regulate and enforce rules concerning land based public and freight transport in malaysia.

Land public transport commission. The land public transport commission malay. Its aim is to create an internal market for public passenger transport services while confirming member states competence to defining public transport services according to. The commission which was under the the purview of the prime minister s department plans regulates and enforces all matters relating to land public transport in peninsular malaysia. The land public transport commission spad will continue to pay equal attention to raising safety and service standards of bus and rail operators by nurturing and instilling a culture of safety.

Read more at the business times. Public transport services need to be regulated to ensure they are safe. Regulation ec no 1370 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and road is of major importance for the organisation and financing of public transport services by bus tram metro and rail in the member states. On aug 7 malaysia s land public transport commission spad announced on its facebook page that it had seized 12 cars alleged to have been providing public vehicle services without a licence under uber and grabcar.

Land public transport commission recognised by international association of transportation regulators kuala lumpur 26 october 2017. The land public transport commission abbr. 2019 will see the creation of a biometric control system for express buses to minimise accidents arising from human errors and fatigue. Land transportation office a front line government agency showcasing fast and efficient public service for a progressive land transport sector.

Malaysia s land public transport commission spad and singapore s land transport authority lta have jointly launched a market sensing exercise with a request for information rfi on the kuala lumpur singapore high speed rail hsr. In 2018 the spad was dissolved and rebranded as the land public transport agency which was absorbed into ministry of transport. The land public transport commission has been juggling decisions on whether or not to outright ban or to take steps to begin regulating ride sharing.