Police-escorted convoy crosses double solid line on bridge, forces oncoming vehicle towards barrier

Dashcam footage dated Sunday, February 16, 2025 has emerged on the DashCam Malaysia Facebook page, depicting the camera vehicle approaching a bridge for two-way traffic. As the camera vehicle reaches the bridge, a vehicle can be seen on footage being on the wrong side of the road, facing the camera vehicle in its lane.

This would emerge to be Proton X70 in police livery, which can also be seen to be the lead vehicle escorting a multi-car convoy, comprised of a black Toyota Camry, black Toyota Vellfire, black Volvo XC60 and a black Lexus LX570. All vehicles bar the Vellfire in the convoy appear to have blue strobe lights.

The first four of the five-car convoy were also depicted to be positioned well past the double solid white lines, forcing the camera vehicle towards the road shoulder, next to the barrier. The camera vehicle repositioned within its lane after the escorted convoy had passed.

In March 2024, we reported that the Malaysian parliament had passed several amendments to the Police Act 1967 (Act 344), including an amendment to Clause 4 now provides for the police to carry out escort duties.

While a legal expert had said prior to this report that there was no such law that required motorists to give way to a VIP convoy on the road, former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar had said at the time that road users who defy police instructions – particularly in refusing to give way to VIP convoys when asked – can be penalised under the Police Act, Road Traffic Act and the Penal Code.

This subsection has also been amended to increase the severity of punishment, so those caught opposing the police carrying out any escort duty may be may be fined up to RM10,000 and jailed for up to two years. This was previously RM200 and two months’ jail.

Malaysians – what are you views on this long-standing issue? Let us know in the comments.

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