A more holistic approach involving the authorities, policymakers and civil society must be taken to combat Mat Rempit activities, according to road safety experts who added that traffic enforcement operations are not the be-all and end-all solution to the problem.
Speaking to NST, associate professor Dr Law Teik Hua said everyone must play their role in curbing the Mat Rempit menace. “Authorities need to come up with measures other than the traditional ones (of setting up roadblocks and conducting periodic traffic operations). They should set up a special task force that includes members of society, the authorities and policymakers,” said the head of the road safety research centre at University Putra Malaysia (UPM).
He added that policymakers should amend the legal framework to ensure harsher penalties are imposed and the designation of Mat Rempit is more clearly defined. “This is so that we can impose harsher penalties when they are detained during operations. Policymakers also should review and increase the penalty from RM300 to a few thousand ringgit in order to discourage them from engaging in such dangerous activities,” he explained.
The parents of Mat Rempit should also get involved as the majority of the illegal racers were youngers, Law said. “Authorities should first inform the parents of these youngsters, before issuing them a warning and taking stern action against them,” he noted.
Meanwhile, Alliance for Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye commented the government should double down in providing a comprehensive solution by reaching out to other agencies such as the ministry of youth and sports and even talking to the Mat Rempit themselves.
“The time has come for the unity government to give some thought in tackling the issue. They should invite these illegal racers for a discussion, ask them about their issues and maybe provide a place for them to carry out such activities,” he said, adding the traffic operations were not part of solving the problem as it’s not sustainable.
The issue of how to curb illegal racing involving Mat Rempit has been brought up on many occasions in the past. Recently, a group of Mat Rempit was caught on video performing their stunts and taking part in illegal racing on the Kajang–Seremban Highway (LEKAS) which resulted in one death and nine injuries.
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Organise a netgun competition for the public. Prize for the most mat rempit caught with the net.
Dekat 100 ekor berlumba haram tapi sekor je kiok? Apa kelas? Patutnya lagi banyak kiok, baru high class
Why naming them Samseng Jalanan or Mat Rempit that is making them feeling proud or big-headed?
Call them Sampah Jalanan Instead. They will get embarrassed especially the rempit wannabe or young children.
anak aku baik. cita cita dia nak jadi sampah jalanan dengan motor kapcai nya
Let’s sponsor them free 450 Super Motos and racing tracks in every states. Winners of the yearly competition will win a Ducati HyperMoto (and enrolls to the next category…)
Let’s breed Malaysian champions !!!
At the same time, 3 months jail for car drivers texting during driving… 5000k for tinted glass that prevent to see driver’s face…
After accidents or ppl died, then to combat, enforce….bla bla bla….typical Malaysian style
Does Xi Xin Ping’s police have any problem with Chinese rempits? Any one can share a video?
IN China,no one dares to rempit.The police will round up all the “suspected”rempits from video surveillance ,even before any illegal race can occur.They r bundled into unmarked vans n shifted to the Russian Siberian border camp.
Here,stupid politicians even suggesting giving them a “special racing track”in each state.
The police should charge them without bail.They should be held in lockups until “kes mahkamah selesai”.
Altho they did no kill people with intention,they r also killers if they ram n kill innocent bystanders.
here, they almost gave these mat rempits special privileges to speed thru traffic and become emergency services.
Hi brother, in China there is no mat rempit is not because of tight traffic police. There is no rempit because this is not a natural habit for a population with high IQ. You will not see it in Japan, Korea or Europe. Chasing adrenaline and doing stupid things to attract attention is a classic signs of insecurity, underachievement in life, lost of hope that he/she is gonna achieve any success in life etc.. Basically its a sign of a loser. I would link this weakness to genetic inferiority and cultural influence.
Although china’s police is strict but if you have been to china before you will know their traffic police are the chillest in the world. None of their police are allowed to carry any weapon hence many cyclis always beat the red light.
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Your Xi xin ping police also attack people wanting to withdraw money from troubled bank, attack people that voicing out their abandoned housing project and attacking those looking for food during covid lockdown. Do you want that?
“”””Does Xi Xin Ping’s police have any problem with Chinese rempits? Any one can share a video?””””
Most important, China, just like Russia, don’t authorize Jewish-LGBT Propaganda, but instead, especially China, promote a coherent racial society. A racially homogeneous country.
After, China was indeed the main culprit agent in the giant Covid scam (organized with their brothers from Israeli/Shanghai networks…..)
Your post is so incoherent. Are you ok?
Just ban all those mopeds and scooters. Promote public transport commuting for work. Axia E is there for family. The next thing you know we’ll have a problem with high speed lawn mower terrorizing right lane highway user. It’s a never ending problem.
Salah ko punya pemikiran ni. Bukan semua yg bawak moto tu sampah jalanan atau nama manja mereka mat rempit. Ada org bwk moto ni, money cukup3 dan ada yg bawak nak senang pergi dan balik keje dgn jalan sesak kat malaysia ni.
Jalan salahkan moto, salahkan sampah jalanan. JPJ atau polis kena ambik tindakan lagi lebih tegas kps sampah jalanan bukan ban moto
Learn to comprehend sarcastism, that’s where you can start before blindly judging an opinion.
bijak sangat la ko ni :)
Permanent Confinement for all, in the name of (((Security))) Ah ah ah…
Let’s ask the communist nigga’ at the WHO to relaunch a CORONA CIRCUS2.0!
So, those who don’t like small mopped racer can sleep in peace in public transportation from point A to point B (only accessible with a domestic passport like in the bolchevik dictature… 15 jabs minimum mendatory to access to RM5 new social transportation disposable credit… )
Seriously speaking, the symptoms are extreme boredom and an unfulfilling life/future. IMO it all starts in school with unmotivated teachers who don’t care for the faltering student. Then the parents who care little or don’t have the means to provide for the child to perform in school. And finally a bleak future awaits these kids who have no place to go after school has ended at the end of their teens.
i think you can saman them 10k each and they still won’t stop. money just won’t work. how about some mandatory jail time and whipping? something that will last forever in their memory. give them something psychologically permanent that they will bring with them into their graves.
The latest video..200 rempits riding faster than Mr Toreddo,omg on Lekas highway.
RM300 bucks saman..is small change.They r prepared to die n pay saman.
The rempits usually end up “killing” themselves or each other.
However,there r also cases of innocent bystanders or spectators getting injured or died.
So,these “homicide”dudes should be incarcerated.NO more samans.
Once they stay near Ajibkor’s cell for 2-3 years,the fear of getting caught again will finally sink in.
May they face the JB Hakim who showed no mercy when he meted out a 6 year sentence on Sam Ke Ting.By that time ,even the famed “criminal case” lawyer,Mr.Hisyam Teh will refuse to represent those rempits,cos there r no loopholes to fight.
Mat Rempits become a menace because they generally have nothing else better to do.
Their parents couldn’t give them proper guidance.
They have little or no interest in their studies at school.
Probably they also have mental health issues like what was claimed in court by that culprit who hit & caused the death of another motorcyclist when he rode against traffic flow on the SUKE highway.
kasi hukiman gantung sampai mati ma… macam penalty dadah.
Gov tak serious pun…
Typical mat rempit parenting style, ‘anak saya baik orang nya’
Saman the family members tidak kurang dari RM 5,000 too because without that there is no pressure to didik their kids not to rempit.
Mat Rempit has been a problem since 20 years ago.
Nothing been done. Nothing is reducing them.
got 1 solution – more deaths by accidents.
to the 1970s when the Japanese 2-strokers started to dominate illegal road racing. It would be no surprise that the illegal road racers of those days happen to be the grandfathers or fathers of the present generation mat rempit.
PAS gomen even want give discount for lesen B2, and then also interest-free loans for motorbikes. They are nurturing mat rempits???
Pas depend on mat rempit votes to survive.
coz mat rempits are low-IQ stupid people, easy to control.
Should talk abt new technologies and innovations, we talking (own created this mat rampit issues)
During Covid MCO, RM1000 penalty was imposed by just not wearing mask or going beyond the border..
Mat Rempit penalty RM300?? what a joke..
Motor langgar traffic light, dapat tangkap tak?
when these rempits die in an accident, charge cost of the removal of the body and administration fees to their parents. also make the parents pay the a hefty fine or jail term. for those rempits that are injured, charge exorbitant ambulance and hospital fees to their parents and fine them too. if they are unable to pay, just dispose their bodies in the sewage and don’t accept any injured mat rempits.
if convicted, jail them, confiscate their bikes and auction off their bikes, get the money to pave public roads.
Majoriti org tengok dari segi undang-undang. Tapi sgt sikit org mendekati golongan ni lihat keadaan keluarga mereka dirumah. Hanya keluarga mereka yg mampu banteras masalah ini.
semua bangsa perlu maju bersama, barulah society boleh maju. bangsa lain pun byk orang miskin, tapi gejala mat rempit ini hanya tertumpu pada satu bangsa. mentaliti ibubapa bangsa tertentu perlu tukar
Memanglah masalah berpunca dari keluarga mereka. Tahu buat anak tapi tak tahu nak ajar.
typical msia style …. ada accident govt come out talk this talk that …. then the issue is deemed settled 3 days later. Parents should be hauled up and get compounded. Motor should be confiscated absolutely and crushed. Let money do the talking and let them feel the pain
I dont get why it is so difficult to catch match rempit, they have a group of motorcycle riding, just have a group of police motorcycle catching. What’s so hard about that?
+1. Or plant a few police spies. Join them in the rempit. Use spy cam gather number plates and all. Once event over, get their address and goo ketuk pintu give warrant.. or ajak race to a single street with no exits, bust them there.. haul up everyone and their bikes.
Compulsory social service, such as clean up the streets, public toilet, etc while wearing a big jacket showing that he is a offender
What do u want us to do?
Bikers are kings. No mistakes even if they hit people. No traffic rules apply to them. Cars kena hit, cars at fault.
myvi king of cars….motor king of the road.
govt has allowed so many unwritten rules and privileges to motors. Riders can beat traffic light, can ride oppose traffic flow, can ride on pedestrian walkway, can ride w/out helmet, can get away hitting other innocent cars, etc etc ….
Grab and other equivalent riders bermaharajalela di jalanraya