In an attempt to address the issue of motorcycle hooligans, otherwise known as mat rempit, the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has proposed lowering the minimum age for obtaining a motorcycle license to 15 or 14 years of age from the present 16. This recommendation also includes plans to curb basikal lajak or modified bicycles ridden by youth.
Requirements will be imposed on the license, with riders limited to using motorcycles within housing areas and riding hours limited to between 7 am and 8 pm and the establishment of a special school syllabus on road rules and safety.
“Besides that, the ministry also plans to set up a special circuit for motorcycle racing to unearth new talent among the young people, as well as enabling them to engage in healthy activities,” said deputy minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun in a Bernama report.
The issue of motorcycle hooliganism has prevailed despite measures by the authorities to clamp down on such dangerous activities. Azizah said the recommendations came about during roundtable discussions on Children and Teenagers Social Issue held on March 22, and forwarded to the Dewan Negara.
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azrai, next up, why not legalize snatch thief. Those victims who fight back will be put to jail next time, similar to responsible road users who unlucky have accidents with these underage mat remputs.
The only reason why the age limit is reduced is because they can collect more money from issuing the licenses! And also insurance! This will boost the bike industry! Yay!
Yay. Tax the rich so no problem
We should purpose the mat rempit can only drive in front of those minister-minister houses.
Come on minister Malaysia, please think something which can resolve the problem instead of increase the problem…
The proposer deserved to get a vehicle sticker for disabled person (OKU)
A Good Parent/Gomen will NOT let its children/people ride bikes without proper safety inculcated into its riding. Most death from accidents are from Bikes. If U think a 14/15 years old can handle a bike when many youngsters age 17/18 cannot, think again please. TQVM for saying NO.
Bagus. Rakyat didahulukan.
Poly marriages followed by divorces, single parenting and broken families harming community development.
most of them don’t have license and don’t bother to have one, age is not a matter.
To encourage more legal rempit. Booo.
Already our PDRM cannot control the current motorbikes beating the traffic lights. Everyday, hundreds of thousands of motorbikes beat the red traffic lights despite several PDRM officers manning the lights.
Now, you bring 14 year olds. Lagi worse. If adults cannot obey the PDRM officer…what more 14 year olds
Don’t forget currently most accidents and deaths are caused by motorbikes beating the red lights.
Instead of promoting mass public transportation modes, now they are pushing for more private transportation usage??? Not to mention higher accident rates due to immaturity of these 14 year old motorcyclist which most probably will be the new Gen of mat rempits. What are they thinking? Or more accurately, were they using their brains or butts when proposing this???
The stupidity is strong with this one.
I’d say reduce it to 6 years old. In that case we will reduce greatly the chances of anyone learning bicycle in the first place. If gomen is really seriously about it, then reduce it to 1 year old, to cover tricycle also. So Noone will ever ride bicycle in Malaysia.
This ministry is so tak boleh pakai. Gov, please put someone who can think to advice this ministry….oh wait, most of the bright ones have been kick out earlier
Oh god no. Please get the teenagers to use public transport more. The earlier they get the taste of using public transport, the more they appreciate public transport.
Why give them license to “roam” the highways/streets at these age? Teenagers their age should have only one concern, that is to study!!
Problem can be easy to solving.
All below 250cc motorcycle “Can’t” enter city center, that mean only more than 250cc can enter city center.
Below 250cc still can use but “NOT” in city center,only is those small Taman. Less lower spc motorcyle that mean less rempit. Those kid will don’t have money buy bigger motorcyle.
If you went to Korean “Seoul” you won’t see little small motorcycle. They have “Only In Electric Bike”.
Then you will ask how about Postman and delivery, dose they need to cahnge motorcycle?
Yes, it is deppen on the company etc. But they need to change to 250cc in two years to five years of this duration. Transport Minister Malaysia need come out a fund for Gov. Don’t ask me where Transport Minister Malaysia can fund this campaign.
Road car pay road tax, GST etc ….. I’m sure Malaysia GOV can be fund it.
Yeah, in australia, the only small cc bike is the postman bike called ‘postie’. Quite similar to malaysian ex5 but kosong only rangka and red in colour, quite iconic.
Seriously?14 year olds riding motorcycles.Ok I’m neither for or against but should the government proceed they should look at ways to control these kids.Maybe capacity not more than 100cc..The less the better until they reach 16 or 17 years old then go for bigger capacity..
i think better for going to school only wear school uniform..other than that purposed shall be not allowed.
Our education system failed miserably. Only brainless will propose that. Good luck to those parents.
Stupidity at its peak!
is the title to encourage more mat rampit?
so they can change from the bicycle super man to motor cycle super man earlier?
This is simply trying to legalize underaged mat rempits! This empowerment is dangerous and risking every other responsible road users.
So the ministry want to address mat rappit issue, propose to lower down license age, limit within housing areas and riding hours, set up a special circuit for motorcycle racing…
Does it mean this can also apply to Dadah/drug issue? In order to address that, lower down the law to have dadah, limit supply to authorized seller, and special area for drug abusers?
What kind of stupidity of this ministry?!
Idiot idea comes from idiotic people.It solve the problem by creating another problem just like Program Pemutihan.
Lowering the min. age for motor license.
The cons:
1. increase in private vehicle ownership. Less uptake of public transport – school bus operators are going to suffer
2. more mat rempits
3. increased risk of motorcycle theft, snatch thief, hit and run etc.
4. increased accident rates. More bikes + unsafe riding behavior prevalent in this country = more accidents
5. obesity rates will kick in early due to lack of exercise (less walking, bicycling etc.)
The pros:
1. racing talents can be nurtured at an earlier age
2. increased demand for motorcycle parts and go-faster accessories. good for the economy surely
How did anyone think this was a good idea?
Yeah
It is correct.
Racing talent should be correct way to do it, not at public road…
So wish that this is FAKE NEWS ….
damn seriously i was thinking to write a comment about this but could not. How the hell a minister can come out with this kind of idea?
How can you solve the mat rempit issue by putting more bikes on road?plus the idea of a “track” for mat rempit has been discussed so many times..just do it already govt..
I don’t get the point: What’s the problem with basikal lajak?
Great news. Start them young. Instead of letting them ride illegally, or become mat lajak, just give them the license. By 16, they’ll be full-time “brother motor” instead of studying. Before next school term, can start giving out free motorcycle instead of book voucher.
Aren’t there enough Mat rempit already?
Now Gov want more mat mampus.
No. This will not only endanger the younger teens on the roads but will also place other road users at risk by the young immature minds of the motor riders. The ministry should increase the age and enforce stricter laws after all that is why we have law enforcement personals around. The country should do whatever means necessary to keep the Rakyat Safe and not increase the chance of endangering them. 14 years old to ride a motorbike?? that is unacceptable. Provide other means of transportations like Public links or shuttle buses. there is always a solution to this. Do not d lower the age. It will fix the temporary problem but will cause a greater issue in the long run with Accidents and Loss of lives.
They should ban motorcycle and lower down national car price to motorcycle standard so that less criminal case and accident caused by motorcycle hovering during traffic jam
why 14? 8yrs old can de if body height achieved..
Might as well just legalize road racing – police stats shows no more road menace > minister can claim that all problems solved.
I remember there was a exhibition on road safety which they display all those road accident photo in school, showing how the mangsa’s hand was twisted and legs were chopped.
I guess these are the best syllabus.
Please do it oftenly and distribute as booklets.
Only when they KNOW the consequences through eyes, they will scared to be HANDICAPPED.
Seriously? So since enforcement (or rather the lack of) can’t help hence you allow PRE-teens now to legally obtain motorcycle license just 2 years after they graduated primary school?? And what makes you think the authorities will successfully enforce these riders to drive “within housing areas and the hours limited to between 7 am and 8 pm”?? What will happen then if they met with accidents beyond these hours? Or time limit has reached but they’re only halfway to their destination? Push the bike all the way? In my very personal and humble opinion, I think the key words here are “establishment of a special school syllabus on road rules and safety” and the “set up (of) a special circuit for motorcycle”. So who’s going to set these up, and using who’s money and resources? Please re-think seriously.
Sigh… While half of those kids would follow the stipulated rules, the other half would be absolute rebels rampaging the roads. Self regulation only work in places where the family is well off, in a sense where the parents have the luxury of time and civility honed through generations to teach their childrens how to deal with their emotions. We are and am a developing country, we aren’t ready for self governance as of yet, even highly developed asian country with a large rural population like Japan doesn’t allow such irresponsible self governance, and kapchai was invented there.
Here’s my 2 cents to indirectly solve the matter. What we need is remote/telecommute teaching. While there are some subjects that needs physical training, these can be done by govt subsidized buses that ferry these childrens to school two times a week(i.e one bus per kampung). The rest can be done over the internet. That is, 3 types of classes, pre-recorded lecture group (more than 10 students, up to millions of students), work group session to review daily tests (less than 30 students per teacher), tutorial session for those that needs help (one on one session). So after the child watched the pre-recorded lecture, the child needs to do a real-time online test, then move to work group to deal with mistakes, then when necessary only 1on1. Those intelligent and well behaved kids can finish quick while those who are lazy and distracted can take their time, in the end the outcome remains the same for our future generations, regardless of background and age, they can have a chance at a brighter future. Now back to motorcycles, the excuse where underage needs to ride to school is gone, it becomes easier for the cop to do their job.
Stupid move.. more death cases and snatch cases. . Why not legalized all age instead?
Paul, we have laws which are never enforced. In JB, kg.majidee, you can ride a bike without adherence. No enforcement. The authorities create a breeding ground nurture it and then want to curb it. I think it is stupidity personified.
on one hand, we have a certain minister (or is it mayor?) to say ban motorcycle by certain date.
on the other we want to stop rempit by lowering the legal age?
I actually don’t know why the people elected representative can be so poor in logic and judgement.
Nonsense! Imagine if murder case is high, then solution is to legalised it. So no more murder case? Crazy!