Rational transportation regulation/ policy implement by government.

Transport policy deals with the development of a set of constructs and propositions that are established to achieve particular objectives relating to social, economic and environmental development, and the functioning and performance of the transport system.

 Safety has always been a policy issue. Legislation imposing speed limits, mandating seat belts, and other measures have sought to make travel safer. These continue to proliferate. I order to maintain the safety, the regulatory control in very important. Regulatory control represents a means of influencing the shape of transportation that is very widely employed. By setting up public agencies to oversee character and performance of the industry, the agencies may exert control on entry and exit, controlling which firms can offer transportation services, at what prices, to which markets. Thus while the actual services may be offered by private firms,the regulator in fact plays a determining role. 

Transport frequently is an issue in national security. Policies are developed to establish sovereignty or to ensure control over national space and borders. Security was at the heart of the recent imposition of requirements on document clearance 
prior to the departure of freight from foreign countries to our countries.

Based on Malaysian’s law, Act 333 Road Transport act 1987, stated that all the regulatory control regarding the safety. As stated below the act 333 section 58, said:

58(1): Any person in charge of a motor vehicle on a road shall, on being so required by any police officer, any traffic warden or any road transport officer, produce the certificate of insurance issued in respect of the vehicle under section 90 Provided that no person shall be convicted of an offence against this section by reason only of his failure to produce the certificate of  insurance if, within five days after being so required, he produces it at such police station as may be specified by him at the time of such requirement.

58(2): Any person in charge of a motor vehicle on a road shall, on being so required by any police officer, any traffic warden or any road transport officer having reason to believe that he has committed any offence under this Act, produce his driving licenses for inspection by such officer. 

Section 59, stated the power to test and prohibit use of vehicles. This to ensure all the vehicles use is legal in the country.

59(1): Any road transport officer, authorized by the Director General in writing in that behalf, may enter and inspect any motor vehicle in use and for that purpose may require any motor vehicle to be stopped. and may detain any motor vehicle during such time as is required for the inspection, and may require the driver of such motor vehicle to drive it to another place for the purpose of such

inspection and may carry out, at the expense of the owner, all such tests and examinations as he considers desirable or necessary to satisfy himself that the provisions as to construction, equipment and use prescribed by this Act have been complied with in respect of the motor vehicle.

Section 60, is the power to detain vehicles for inspection. Inspection is very important so all the goods are in the safe hand.

60(1):  If any police officer in uniform has reason to believe that the provisions as to construction, equipment and use prescribed by this Act have not been complied with in respect of any motor vehicle, he may require such vehicle to be stopped and may require the driver of such vehicle to drive it to some other place, and the vehicle may, if necessary be detained by any police officer not below the rank of sergeant or any police officer in charge of a police station for the purpose of inspection by a police officer or a road transport officer for the purpose of satisfying him that such provisions have been complied with: Provided that no motor vehicle shall be detained under this section for a period exceeding forty-eight hours.