Three-quarters of hometown-bound Malaysians admitted in a public poll that private vehicles is the most preferred way to travel this Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
The online poll, which asked readers how they will be travelling home this festive holiday, saw 76.5% of voters picking car or motorcycle as their mode of transportation.
The poll ran for three days on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia blog and attracted 533 votes before it was closed late on Wednesday.
Travelling by air or bus showed close results at second and third placings, attracting 10.5% (56 votes) and 9.8% (52 votes) respectively.
The poll on www.1malaysia.com.my also showed that few Malaysians opted to travel home by train, as this mode of transportation attracted only 17 votes.
PLUS Expressways Berhad corporate communications general manager Khalilah Talha concurred that the increasing number of Malaysians who owned private vehicles contributed to the congestion on major highways.
This is a trend observed every year in the mass balik kampung rush.
Khalilah also said “The congestion is made worse when everyone travels in the same direction at the same time. This is why PLUS issued a travel advisory to stagger the timings and to make travelling more comfortable for everyone."
Earlier, PLUS managing director Noorizah Abd Hamid said in a report that 1.4 million vehicles were expected to use the expressways two days before the start of Hari Raya.
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