Despite the good intentions of ensuring public safety, the move to put an end to the 25-year history of passenger vans is unlikely to cut the number of road accidents.
What is more likely is street chaos caused by the upcoming disappearance on Monday of 248 passenger vans, which will have hit their 10-year age limit under the new rules, and be taken off the roads.
Even though the Department of Land Transport (DLT) has given assurances that public buses and micro-buses will be provided to serve the former passengers of those vans, it remains to be seen how that solution will work in reality.
