Subang Jaya rep announces transport initiative from hospital bed ahead of emerge

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Subang Jaya assemblywoman Michelle Ng Mei Sze announced a new e-scooter initiative from her hospital bed after canceling a press conference due to an emergency caesarean section.

Ng posted a video on social media with the caption: "Apologies for my appearance, timing wasn't on our side today."

She said, "Originally I intended to do a press conference tomorrow about this but my baby had other plans."

The Subang rep explained that in just a few hours she would be in the operating theatre for an emergency caesarean.

Ng then announced that e-scooter firm Beam would be bringing in e-scooters as part of what she called the "sandbox micro mobility" initiative.

She acknowledged the ongoing issue with congestion and limited parking spots in SS15 and stated that efforts to smoothen traffic have been ongoing since 2023.

Before the e-scooters, there have been other measures taken including building a multi-storey parking lot, two-hour parking limits and bicycle lanes in SS15 and SS16.

Plans include expanding the lanes to SS14 and SS18, with the goal to eventually expanding them to connect SS19 to SS12.

Ng further stated her hope that this multi-prong approach would help in easing congestion while also providing greener, more people-centric alternative modes of transport for Subang residents.