Kuala Lampur, Feb. 23 -- The primary purpose of roads in residential areas is to provide safe, direct, and efficient access to homes, schools, and neighbourhood amenities while fostering a quiet, liveable environment.

Roads also provide a smooth drive and if a protruding kerb is built at road junctions to slow drivers, it should have safety features to warn drivers and not catch non-residential drivers by surprise.

The road Jalan 17/1a, Section 17, Petaling Jaya has a kerb which suddenly protruded approximately 2 metres into the roadway. There were no safety features to warn drivers. I am sure many unsuspecting drivers had driven over the kerbs resulting in damage to their vehicles.

The latest incident was on 14th February 2026 at 8pm,...