Prof. Dr.

Ahmad Farhan Sadullah

Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research
(MIROS)
Is our transport system sustainable
The state of our transport system
The role of research to solve this situation
Are we making the difference
Main obstacles
Conclusions
A sustainable transportation system is
one that:
Allows the basic access needs of
individuals to be met safely and in a
manner consistent with human and
ecosystem health, and with equity
within and between generations
Public transport issues
Rail
Buses
Road safety issues
Highway cracks and failures
Organisational issues SPAD, JPJ etc
Taxis and express buses issues
LRT rescue
Delay of double tracking, Penang monorail, Melaka
monorail
Project implementation issues
All signs of non-sustainability
Organisational and
governance
Too many agencies involved
No National Transport Policy
Inadequate synergy
Planning
Inadequate planning time
frame
The comprehensive issue
Capacity and capability
Appreciation of local factors
(demand related)
Demand
Neglected
Poor understanding of
behaviour
Miss-match
Supply
Infrastructure design,
construction and maintenance
issues
Operations integrity,
enforcement and sustainability
issues
Human capital availability,
capability, mind set and
integrity
Capacity experts, research
and development
SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORT
Environment
Society
Sustainable
Development
Economy
Social cost
Productivity
Image
Mobility
Safety
Well-being
Access
Pollution
Image
Energy
Green house
Providing access to everyone availability and
affordability
Ensuring good quality of life for present and
future generations
Supporting the economy of the country by
providing mobility for the nation
Ensuring minimum environmental impact
Ensuring safety and security of the people
Ensuring sustainability of the world and its
people
The aspiration for it commitment and will
The timing of it proactive vs reactive vs too late
The planning behind it knowledge and ability
The accuracy of demand estimation knowledge
and skill
The will to invest economic and financial model
The design of it engineering principles
The construction of it engineering principles
The supply of it technical specifications
The operations of it commitment and efficiency
Sustainability of it maintenance, continual
quality improvement
Involved many factors both within and
outside control
Sustaining is the main factor continual
commitment
Local in nature
Many rooms for problems and many rooms
for improvements
Hence, research and innovation is critical
SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORT
Research &
Development
Capacity &
Capability
Strategic &
Smart
approaches
Culture &
mind set
Systematic
Approach
Items
Evidence-based
Research and development towards applicable
findings and products
Training of human capital capacity building
The buying in process
Organisational structure
Policies and legislation
Implementation strategies
Awareness and mind set development
Deployment and sustainability
Demand
Behaviour
Profile
Modelling and
estimation
Supply
Infrastructure
Operations
Design requirements
Fundamentals
Impacts
Interventions
Institutional
Capacity
Capability
Legal framework
Economics
Policy framework
Systems
Big picture
Integration
Enablers
Database
Technology
Understanding
the prevalent
situation
Identifying
problem
statements
Research Work
Research
Findings
Dissemination
of research
findings
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Understanding
the prevalent
situation
Identifying
problem
statements
Research Work
Research
Findings
Dissemination
of research
findings
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Publications
Adoption
and applied
IMPACT
INTERVENTIONS
Self audit
Oblivious to the real world/real problems
Literature review vs evidence based
Inappropriate problem statement
Poor choice/guided by outcome
Outcome intended
KPI
Publications only vs Solving the problem
Poor quality
Inability to disseminate outcome
Inability to push for successful interventions
Do not waste effort, money and time if your
research is only for self-satisfaction
You should produce great publications
But
You should not shy yourself from making an
impact in making that difference
CLOSE THE LOOP
As we are all professionals and problem
solving is our job..
farhan@miros.gov.my