A total of 10,166 summons was issued by Malaysian police in the Modified Exhaust (Noise) Special Operation conducted nationwide. In the operation which began March 1, a total of 26,239 vehicles were checked by police, in cooperation with JPJ and Department of Environment, as of March 6, with 10,166 summons issued for various offences.
Of the 26,239 vehicles inspected, 12,709 motorcycles, 8,678 cars and 4,582 other types were stopped and checked. The breakdown of summons issued include 1,423 for modified exhausts which was further broken down to 1,060 motorcycles, 294 cars and 69 other vehicles, as reported by Harian Metro.
“Aside from that, 474 motorcycles, seven cars and two other vehicles were seized for offences in the operation conducted at 540 locations across Malaysia,” quoting a statement issued Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) Bukit Aman. The operation targeting owners and riders of motorcycles with modified and loud exhausts is conducted under Article 103, Motor Vehicles Regulations (Construction and Use) 1959.
“Any individual modifying the exhaust is committing an offence and can be fined RM2,000 or six months jail if convicted,” as detailed in the statement. Additionally, power to seize any offending vehicle is given to police under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987.
The operation, scheduled to run until March 14, focuses on vehicles in public places, city streets, housing estates and accident black spots. Citing a positive response from the public, the statement said there is a likelihood the operation against noisy exhausts will be extended.
what is that other 69 vehicles?
Those lorries with open pipe?
Why dont raid the kedai that sells modified exhaust. Cheat the fellow said can tambah 2 horse power with the modified exhaust
Dah raid KPDNHEP dan JPJ pulak kautim. Syukur caring gomen terbest
It is not illegal to sell but illegal to use.
apa sarahan? takde undang2 haramkan jual ekzos. ko nak caj kedai tu dengan apa?
Everybody know tis kedai lah. Sole distributor
PM told all Ministers. Find a way to get money back from the people.
Transport Minister to MoT DG – do it.
so the current government does not want the votes of millions of motorcycle users?
motorcyclists need to have a central voice. something like the american National Rifle Association of America (NRA) that is a big voice to allow the freedom of weapons owning in USA.
As a democratic and free country, we need to be allowed to tinker with our bikes within reasonable limits.
motorcycle accessories business generates millions of ringgit to the malaysian economy. brands like Racing Boy, does not just sell their goods locally, but exporting them to Indonesia, thailand, vietnam and greece, bringing in economic benefits to malaysia.
Malaysia alwiz equal & demokrasi. Only that some r more equal than other, klu xsuka boleh..
Interesting theory. So why car & motorcycle companies do not allow tinkering and modifications or else they would void warranty? If we are truly democratic & free, such rules should be made illegal and we can tinker as we like without voiding warranty. Am right?
Not allowed and voiding warranty is 2 different things.
Can you modify your vehicle? the manufacturers cannot stop you from doing that.
Voiding warranty is just for manufacturer not replacing something on your vehicle on their cost if you modify it. Pretty reasonable in my opinion, as the choice is in your hands.
But what is happening now is totally different. You are being denied or being blocked from the choice to tinker or modify your vehicle, that if you are really allowed to read and access the whole of Kaedah-Kaedah Kenderaan Motor (Pembuatan dan Penggunaan) 1959 [LN 170/1959], there are clauses there that actually allows you to do so. Now you are being summoned and worse jailed for things that in Kaedah-Kaedah Kenderaan Motor (Pembuatan dan Penggunaan) 1959 [LN 170/1959] not straightforward saying no (if we are allowed to read the whole law)
No not right. The company should not be expected to repair something under warranty if it was modified by the customer.and especially with aftermarket parts . Keep it stock until the warranty is out then modify it.
Yes, I support that motorcyclist must be allowed to have their voice.
Yes, I support that motorcyclist allowed to tinker their bike within reasonable limits.
However, you are not allowed to SCREAM down the road using your “modified exhaust”. There a limit how loud exhaust can sound. Anything louder is OUTSIDE reasonable limit. That’s the law!!
The reasonable limits are already reasonably made available to the reasonable public drafted by reasonable policy makers to have a reasonable environment for all reasonable road users.
Malaysia and Singapore basically has the law with the same base. The Motor Vehicles Regulations (Construction and Use) 1959.
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL-Rev/276-R9/Published/19990930?DocDate=19920325#pr33-
But the Malaysian government intentionally eliminated all official copies of this regulation from any official websites, even the AGM website. Why? Why are they hiding a law that is used to summon people?
I believe if we can have access and read the document, most of the summons can be successfully fought off at the courts.
Previously there is also a list of allowed modifications to motorcycles posted on JPJ website.
Now it has been deleted. Why?
Previously it lists out what can be done
For example aftermarket fairings allowed but width must not be more than the handlebars
upgraded brakes are allowed.
But after all the information has been deleted, now upgraded brakes are being summoned. Why?
The rakyat deserves to be able to know and understand the full text of:
Kaedah-Kaedah Kenderaan Motor (Pembuatan dan Penggunaan) 1959 [LN 170/1959]
JPJ and MOT, you must publish the full text of this law on your websites!!!!!!!
I believe the document you were referring to got deleted in 2018.
so how can people be fined/summoned and jailed to laws that the public cannot even access, read and understand?
Doesn’t mean you can’t find it, it’s not there. It takes abit of IQ to find it.
Paultan writers are still quite a mile behind understanding vehicles, needless to say touching on topics on Transportation.
The law is all there. It just takes a bit of IQ and effort to find it, and understand it. I strongly suggest Paultan and his team of writers get in touch with how the automotive and transportation sector as a whole is developing. Stop confusing the public with cheap publicity articles.
Below links:
https://www.jpj.gov.my/documents/portlet_file_entry/35811/Garis+Panduan+VTA.pdf/164beff3-95c8-953a-f903-f1857f4e3852?status=0&download=true
https://www.jasic.org/j/07_wp29/pdf/2009/21st_Expert_Meeting_j.pdf
Dont be too much a smart ass John Doe
those links are are explicitly for new Vehicle Type Approval. Things applicable to manufacturers trying to approve new vehicles.
Nothing about the Kaedah-Kaedah Kenderaan Motor (Pembuatan dan Penggunaan) 1959 [LN 170/1959]
That is the law applicable to normal rakyats.
VTA UNECE laws only applicable for new vehicle approval, or homologation in malaysia starting 2017. It has no bearing on vehicles earlier than that, say on your kancil, your classic Toyota Levin AE86 or RXZ. It has nothing said about what can be modified or changed. That is all written in Kaedah-Kaedah Kenderaan Motor (Pembuatan dan Penggunaan) 1959 [LN 170/1959]. The Kaedah-Kaedah Kenderaan Motor (Pembuatan dan Penggunaan) 1959 [LN 170/1959] is the law used to fine and jail people. But the entirety of the Kaedah-Kaedah Kenderaan Motor (Pembuatan dan Penggunaan) 1959 [LN 170/1959] is hidden from the people.
Sorry bro you salah site.
I think you were looking for Malaysiakini public comment column.
Mohan, is that your KTM Duke250 in the picture above?
hehehe.
Same old same old. So many ops already conducted. Ops Tinted la, ekzos la, tyre kangkang la. Yet this will never end as long as the accessories shop & workshop continue to sell & modify. Why can’t they have joint-effort between JPJ, PDRM & KPNHEP to stop this at source. Treat this like drugs. User, seller, distributor all are wrong. Don’t saman the end user only. For modified exhaust, it’s so easy to find the riders because they are loud enough to catch everyone’s attention. Stupid & moron riders are challenging authorities so openly and most of the time, they got away easily.
This just show how ignorant you are. Drug aren’t straight up banned, drug =/= khayal stuff. Drug is medicine, sold officially and responsibly controled by pharmacy. It’s the illegal used and selling of drug that is.
Same principles applies to aftermarket parts, selling them aren’t illegal, they are aftermarket parts for “track use”. Using them in public road IS THE ONE THAT IS ILLEGAL.
Waiting this exhaust for long time, the motorbike is really irritating u can hear it One KM away.
How about harley davidson..all their bikes sound crazy loud
If they sound like that from the factory, then its no big deal. It’s not modified. Harley’s engines are already loud.
Harleys are not loud stock. Louder than a honda yes but you can still hear yourself talk when they go by stock.
Tesla cars won’t have this problem
These exaust pipes are imported. Why not just block them from being imported..?
Govt is joyfully collecting import taxes on these items… allowing them to be sold at the shops as after market products… yet they are not allowed to be installed on motorcycles…?!
WTF…?!!!
finally some good news. these are nuisance and its good that the authorities are putting a stop to. harleys with thumping loud exhausts are poseurs bikes for those that need more self-esteem and a life.
You clearly ride a bicycle or have no joy in life
all those loud exhaust bikers or cars are like cockroaches. Annoying, full of virus, scary and can’t die.
dah dapat i-sinar kan? time to get back the moni
PDRM and JPJ, please extend the operation to catch cars with modified exhaust…..
Kasi the offender saman tinggi sikit becoz they are richer than bikers.
Bagus. But please do this kind of ops at more kampung & ulu area since bikes & cars at these places are even noisier. Can’t even drink at the warung without these loud idiots.
Of the 1060 motorcycles, how many were big cc bikes (more than 500cc)