The police is looking into proposals to use the Prevention of Crime Act (POCA) 1959 against organisers of illegal racing, whereby those caught organising a race can be placed under restricted residence under the law, Bernama reports.
According to Bukit Aman traffic investigation and enforcement department (JSPT) director Datuk Azisman Alias, the move was being considered in view of public concern over rampant illegal racing activities, which affected other road users.
However, since the implementation of POCA has legal implications, he said the department would need time to study the technical issues regarding the matter. “We are still in the early stages. We have to look into the suitability,” he told the national news agency. He added that the department would work with the criminal investigation department (CID), which had the experience in implementing POCA.
Earlier, he had said that those caught riding motorcycles in a dangerous manner or were involved in illegal racing would have their names recorded into the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) system.
“Having their names in the PDRM record will be bad for their reputation, especially for youths. They will have problems applying for jobs. This will refrain them from participating in such activities,” he said on Wednesday. He added that the police will also step up monitoring of workshops or individuals engaged in motorcycle repair or modification without following the permitted specifications.
Meanwhile, criminal analyst Datuk Seri Akhbar Satar said actions under POCA against the organisers of illegal racing were the best avenue to curb the activity, because the usual penalties such as fines could be paid by the organisers, who earned thousands of ringgit from these illegal activities.
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suspend their motorbike license and auction off their bikes.
Not just bikes lah, car ricing is a bigger menace
The problem stems from very big families and parents have no time to guide the many kids they have with individual attention. So, they rempit and be a menace in society
Summon? You can drive here in malaysia and break the rules for years without being caught or fines. The only time you will get caught is during a roadblock during night time. You can roam around during day time free. No enforcement. Police will only do roadblock to meet the monthly quota. That is the problem here in malaysia. Try exceed speed limit at 30kmh or 60kmh speed limit in other developed countries you will get caught. Fancy plate, modification, exhaust you will get caught. So please enforce the law
so many people also driving and whatsapping/making call at the same time…also no summon ..
no enforcement. Even if there is, they give duit kopi and is let off scott free.
Please give them a drag strip to race in a safe environment, why the authorities doesn’t come out with a solution win/win situation, doing the saman thingy is not the solution
Should the Malaysian government really cough up millions of ringgit on purpose-built facilities to let these guys have their joyrides?
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In US, there are events such as Beat the Heat where the program is to get illegal racers of public roads and race in the track legally. they are even allowed to drag race with the police. And yes, Malaysian government should built tracks that are affordable to this rempits to race.
Aiseyman I saw this coming long long ago…
https://paultan.org/2017/02/13/najib-approves-rm30-million-allocation-to-build-new-race-track-in-kedah/
Yes and no. There are some decent kapcai circuits around which can be of use, and even a purposed built decent strip of tarmac won’t cost a lot, I think.
However to ensure the successful transition to legalised racing, enforcement must be punitively harsh while emphasising the social pull of legal racing. After all, monkey see monkey do.
I think the Government should listen and find out what drives them to do these activities before a solution could be found, and if making them a race track is the answer, why not?
I see it similarly to how the advent of GrabFood & FoodPanda tremendous popularity have, by no means coincidentally, hugely reduced the number of snatch theft cases. It used to be a scourge by kids & young adults with motorbikes needing money but with them finding legal work through food delivery, there is far less incentives for them in turning to such crime anymore.
We used to think snatch theft problem can never be resolved but we can clearly see a paradigm shift when social changes happens. It makes me think, these kids don’t really wanna resort to crime if they have better options which are legal and suited their skills (ie ride motorbikes).
So if the Government, society, peers, community leaders, & parents could find a better, and legal, outlet for their passion most of them will surely embrace it, just as they embraced food delivery jobs. We just haven’t found that solution yet, or maybe we’re hoping for another paradigm shift could bring about that change, but that is just lazy attitude when they see the mountain needed to be climbed.
Syukur x 1000 for the seriousness of the Govt on this issues.
Fine the offenders, suspend their license and gadai their bike…….Let them do their food delivery job on bicycle.
I think parental upbringing is very important. Too many majority kids who have no jobs.
Like the virus, taking the world hostage…the mat rempit scourge should be eradicated once and for all, PERIOD.
“Having their names in the PDRM record will be bad for their reputation, especially for youths. They will have problems applying for jobs. This will refrain them from participating in such activities”
Ha! Won’t work. Only causes more crime in future.
Those teenagers and youths’ blood is boiling for speed and probably won’t have effect on them. By the time they grown up and cannot get a job, they probably go for crime.