'Kita perlu pengangkutan awam yang lebih efisien' - Netizen

Pelbagai reaksi diutarakan netizen di media sosial selepas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad memberi bayangan bakal memulakan sebuah lagi projek kereta nasional, hari ini.

Ketika berucap pada Persidangan Antarabangsa Masa Depan Asia (Persidangan Nikkei) ke-24 di Tokyo, Jepun pagi semalam, beliau berkata projek berkenaan akan dilaksanakan dengan kerjasama beberapa negara di rantau ini.

Cadangan itu dikemukan selepas Proton yang diilhamkannya pada 1983 bukan lagi sebuah pengeluar kereta nasional selepas ia sudah dijual kepada Geely, sebuah syarikat automotif dari China.

Bagaimanapun, cadangan Mahathir itu tidak menerima sokongan penuh daripada rakyat sebaliknya beberapa pihak menyeru kerajaan untuk memberi fokus kepada pengangkutan awam kerana ia dilihat memberi lebih manfaat kepada masyarakat.

Rata-rata netizen berkata, peruntukan kos sebuah projek kereta nasional sepatutnya digunakan untuk mempertingkatkan kemudahan awam negara termasuk meneruskan projek Transit Aliran Massa (MRT) Laluan 3 atau Laluan MRT Lingkaran dan projek Kereta Api Berkelajuan Tinggi (HSR) antara Kuala Lumpur dan Singapura yang dibatalkan Perdana Menteri awal bulan ini.

Berikut adalah antara reaksi di media sosial.

Projek MRT3 lebih penting untuk rakyat

Not this again. A public transport like MRT3 would have been way better for Malaysians. Connecting and lowering cost of transport for everyone. Having a national car project won't necessarily help us when all over the world car brands are closing down.
— Akmal Saufi MK (@akmalsaufi) June 11, 2018

Rakyat di Timur Pantai juga ingin menikmati perkhidmatan kereta api laju.

Dari buat national car baik teruskan je ecrl tu. Aku tak nampak mana buruknya projek ecrl. Kemon la orang East Coast nak merasa juga kereta api laju
— bil (@syabil_azri) June 11, 2018

Pengangkutan awam di Malaysia perlu dipertingkatkan terumatanya di Sabah dan Sarawak.

National car? Yes. But not now. We need to improve our public transportation. Sabah Sarawak especially.
— khairul hanif (@mynameishanif) June 11, 2018

Instead of a new national car, I'd prefer the government to look more into further enhancing:

1. Public transport within cities and between cities (and kampungs)

2. Energy Efficiency (EE) initiatives
— Asrul Muzaffar (@asrulmm) June 11, 2018

Kita tidak perlu kereta nasional untuk mengukur kemajuan negara.

We don't need a national brand car to be proud of our nation. Well we can have affordable and good public transportation as a proud achievement.
— Gandipan (@iamgandipan) June 11, 2018

Malah, ada juga yang menyokong cadangan tersebut tetapi dengan syarat - kerajaan perlu lancar kereta nasional berkuasa elektrik atau hybrid.

Actually I am for another national car manufacturer... only if 100% electrical or hybrid. This will encourage the STEM take up in our country... don't need to be immediate but at least a dream in next 5years.
— WeeLim Tiaw (@weelimtiaw) June 11, 2018

Kalau @chedetofficial nak buat kereta nasional jenis elektrik aku setuju. Kalau petrol or hybrid, tak sokong.
— AKML ABU (@AKML4BU) June 11, 2018

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