GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 17 -- Penang Opposition leader Muhammad Fauzi Yusof has warned that Penang is now on the brink of mobility crisis.

The Sungai Dua assemblyman from PAS said the state recorded an extremely high number of vehicles at 2.67 million as of October 2024.

"According to data from the Road Transport Department, there are 1.52 million motorcycles and 1.15 million private cars, equivalent to nearly two vehicles for every resident," he said when debating the Supply Bill at the state legislative assembly today.

He said the number of vehicles continue to rise each year from 2.65 million in 2022 to 2.68 million in 2023 and continue to rise in 2024.

He said the state's Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) has an ambitious goal of reac...