While certain parties are looking to find a middle ground with Mat Rempits with legalised street racing circuits, Kuala Lumpur Traffic police are looking to put a stop to their activities entirely, according to a report by The Sun.
Kuala Lumpur traffic police chief ACP Mohd Nadzri Hussain said steps will be taken in stages to remove the illegal activity from the streets. This includes setting up a surveillance team known as ‘Unit 42’ to safeguard the public while they’re on the road.
The team, comprising of 20 experts, is a special traffic police unit formed to counter thugs-on-wheels. These officers will be in plainclothes while patrolling the streets and will go undercover to gather information.
“Mat Rempits are not something new. Before this, their activities were just illegal, but now they are involved with crime like smashing car windows,” said Mohd Nadzri, who added that Unit 42 will ensure that those who break the law (Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987) with their reckless and dangerous driving, will be punished.
According to Mohd Nadzri, the Mat Rempits originate from districts such as Kajang, Serdang and many more. During public holidays and weekends, these groups gather to carry out their activities to uphold the “pride of their districts.” “We know where they congregate and we will target those areas,” he said.
To clear the air, the Kuala Lumpur traffic police said Mat Rempits referred to those who are involved in reckless and dangerous riding but bikers who commit crime are not necessarily all Mat Rempits. However, he did not dismiss that Mat Rempits are opportunists and when they are gathered together, they might commit snatch-thefts.
Figures revealed that in 2015, 222 motorcyclist were detained in the city under Section 42 of the RTA 1987 for reckless and dangerous driving. Meanwhile, 223 motorcyclists were detained in 2014, and 220 motorcyclists in 2013.
The KL Traffic police issued 21,719 traffic summonses to motorcyclists in 351 operations last year. “If you realise, the 222 motorcyclists detained last year is a whopping 97.8% of motorcyclists who were caught for reckless riding,” added Mohd Nadzi.
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How many times have we heard about the authorities saying this, but in the end some dumb politicians will say something dumber like. Let’s close the streets for these rempits??? The remedy for this issue is rather simple . If heavier penalties is imposed, like crush the bikes confiscated during operasi and longer jail terms or community service with a sign hanging over their neck that says I’ paying for my stupidity! For being a mat rempit! That sort of fine or penalty is fair given the fact how many innocent lives are lost because of their irresponsible and reckless acts. Go for it and raise the penalties dear authorities!!!
Government need to go to the root cause of all youth rempit problems and nip it in the bud. This is the problem of children from many wives. One man will have like 3 or 4 wives and about 15 kids from those wives. He may have the money to finance all wives and kids but he has got no time to teach every kid or give parental or fatherly guidance.
So, most of these kids are running around doing all sorts of nonsense like rempit, drugs, sleeping around etc.
So u saying to solve this problem, Gov shud ban divorce, cuz if no pipu divorce then how to marry another wife, right? Just follow Cat…..
Ku Nan, where r u?!!! Don’t keep quiet!!. Say something against PDRM!
So how now? Ku Nan says one thing and traffic polis say another thing. This is why the rakyat got no confidence in the Government. So many times Minister will say one thing then another Minister will say another thing or the polis will say another thing. Too many flip flops.
How to trust the Government now? We are confused lah Ku Nan. One day you say Mat Rempit are good hearted people that need to be guided well, now polis say these good hearted rempits are smashing car windscreen and all that.
How can good hearted people smash windscreen?
cops win this round..
Gov shud make Sepang’s 4th circuit as low-mid power motor racing circuit & change only RM 5~10 per entry. Refueling & mech maintenance can be done inside & oso with cafeteria.
Oso have polis/referees to ensure no gang fights and all race fairly. Bulan Sabit can on/off gip 1st aid training to them, no need ambulance. If they die, then its takdir.
Get some friendlier rempit groups to try it out and let them spread the word. If more & more join, soon all rempits will wanna go there. Then make all states have this mini circuit concept (except Png, cuz they hi keras only race with vios & myvi).
Winners of each states will then go to national finals at Sepang main circuit. Win-win for every1, except those w/o pools.
Providing them with a race circuit will not solve the problem.
Its not the itch for racing that’s the problem. its the mentality behind it. Having a race track for them just means now they will race and act stupid all the way to Sepang and back.
This goes more than just rempits. How many times have we heard “street racers” guys talk big but chicken out when we challenge them to take it to the track and see what sort of lap times they run with their cars.
So do u know whats the mentality behind it? I tell u. They want to feel belong & get recognition from peers. A very normal teenage/early adult mentality.
The circuit’s purpose is not for them to just race, but to influence them to let it out in a controlled environment. Whether its racing, modding, repairing, its immaterial. Thats why its important to get “friendly” rempit gangs into the act. The other loose groupings will follow the lead.
From there, build up their capabilities in a semi-formal way so that they can be pro/semi-pro in all areas: racing, bike development, maintenance, team management, race strategy, sportsmanship.
The track is the means, not the goal. Just look at where nippon D1 grand prix is at. This is the goal of my proposal.
Seems logical in some ways. But sad, no one in government have ever thought of this cause it makes no profit to cronies. Shame on malaysia rulers.
Sendiri Cakap Sendiri Syok. He keep on talkok while the rempits keep on enjoy the race.
Its sad, a problem like this, thy actually have no clue how to go about it… Every department says sting different… Since they are unqualified to come out with an idea, why dont they hire some professional ppl to conduct a feasibility study that consist of ppl from pdrm, some laywers,sociologists n relevant departments to come out with a proper way to deal with this….
Install cat claw, tiger claw, bear claw for these rempits tak paham bahase fella.. and also include other states include JB..
If Mat Rempit needs to be removed (of course we hate them) from KL streets, i’d say by hook or by crook most car drivers also need to be taken off from the streets and put into detention centre under SOSMA since the way they drive also like terrorist and satan (lane hogging, no signal and cut dangerously, abuse emergency lane, somemore blocking ambulance and fire brigade, worse those satan can show ‘parang’ or ‘axe’ if other vehicles horn them).
Haha come over to Puchong and u can catch thousands more. The LDP toll serves as their starting line to race on weekends after 12am.
Raise the traffic fines for traffic offenders. But not for Mat Rempits. Because these bunch of poor losers have no money to pay the fines, therefore they do not belong in the “Peras kaw kaw” group unlike the rest of us working class who have cars and jobs and some money. Talking about raising traffic fines will improve road safety, my ass. How about reduce traffic fines and increase law enforcement? RM150 for speeding, but if you get caught once in a year that’s RM150 in a year. Reduce traffic fine to RM50 but with proper enforcement, if get caught every single time and times that with RM50 equals how much? Definitely more than RM150 per year. The conclusion is there is no need to increase traffic fine amount, there is only need to increase law enforcement. PDRM’s notion of increasing traffic fine is only for them to do less work but get more money. Mat rempit problem also cannot kao dim. Useless piece of dung. If PDRM officers are sitting in the balai goyang kaki instead of going out to patrol the city, I bet Mat Rempits will not be so daring all the time. Tiap tiap malam just wait at any traffic light junctions with long straight road, confirm you can find groups of dumbass mat rempits with their kapcai’s speeding like maniacs. If it’s so easy for everyone to encounter mat rempits why is it so hard for PDRM to catch and punish them? The only answer is PDRM is always goyang kaki at balai not doing their jobs. If PDRM so lazy, then please legalize mat rempit ramming and beating. I will go and buy a cheap 2nd car only to ram mat rempits on sight. And beat the crap out of them. Since PDRM is so incompetent. Don’t worry, permission to ram and beat is not permission to kill. I will make sure the mat rempits are half dead and still alive when I’m done with them.
Ye ke? Why not start with the big ones.. For example, like the ones that support Mat Rempit racing? That will be a good start and a good example to all Malaysian..