In response to the parking issue, Director of University Sains Malaysia (USM) Security Department, Associate Professor Dr P. Sundramoorthy expressed his disappointment towards drivers in USM, especially those who have always assumed that parking is a right that USM has a responsibility to provide enough parking lots for them.
“Drivers should understand that parking is a privilege and not a right for them. It is the same as our driver licenses which are given by authorities. It can also be revoked by the authority anytime”, he said.
Dr P. Sundramoorthy admitted that parking has always been an issue in USM. According to him, although the population in USM has increased year by year, USM, in fact, has not grown very much physically. As more people are bringing vehicles to USM main campus, the incorrect perception that parking is a right has created more frustration among drivers in USM.
He added that the parking lots in USM are given priority for those who operate USM, including the administrative and academic staffs. For students, he said, the actual parking lots are only at Padang Kawad, parking lots at the E41 building and their respective hostel parking lots.
“It saddens me when those who do not have a USM student car sticker are parking as they wish in the campus”, he said.
Dr P. Sundramoorthy added that the university has always provided alternatives for them, for example, shuttle bus and ecovan services, to help solving this parking issue.
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