After answering the question of the legality of driving a car in Malaysia while wearing slippers (check out the official answer here), it naturally begat the question is the same applied to riding motorcycles. We posed the question to our friend in the Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) and he was at a loss for words for a moment.
“Abang, are you playing the fool with me or what? You’re a biker for many years and you want to ask me this question?” he finally said. After confirming we were indeed serious in asking the question, he replied, “no, it is not against the law.”
The Road Transport Act 1987 does not clearly specify protective riding gear for motorcyclists, nor does it make any safety equipment except for helmets mandatory, he elaborated. “However, we riders know riding without gear is, for want of a better word, stupid,” he said.
“I would ask all riders of all bikes, big or small, to please wear a helmet and if possible, gloves and shoes,” he advised. “I have attended to so many accidents on the highway where proper safety gear could have prevented, or at the least, reduced the severity of injuries and in some cases, death,” said our JSPT source.
Compare this to France, where it is mandatory to ride a motorcycle wearing a helmet and gloves, at a minimum, has been mandatory since 2017. so, the answer is yes, you can ride a motorcycle wearing slippers in Malaysia, but it would be foolish to do so.
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I dont give a damn whether the dude wears slippers or bare foot.
What is illegal r those 3-4 in a bike without helmets going to sekolah everyday…PMX ,if PDRM needs more collection on samans,pls station enforcement officers at all sekolahs..sure can collect berjuta juta Rm..give to rumah anak yatim better or B40.
Wut?..u expect mat rempit to buy nice shoe and do wheelie superman?
Those rempit doesn’t need nice shoe because they will die if they crash, waste money only
I dont agree with mat rempit on jln,but so far that i know if mat rempit xde,whos gonna buy ur fancy kit from ur shop ahpek?they ni la yg drop their money there n make u unton maa ..
Full leather riding suit on a kapchai in kl traffic will be a sight to behold
Safety comes first. Helmet with visor, gloves, suit or windbreaker and protective footwear are essential. Good if a facemask is worn to protect the nose and mouth, taking into consideration the air-pollutants.
should make it mandatory for all riders to wear fullface helmet, protective gloves, jacket, pants and shoes. wearing the jacket terbalik should be made illegal.
Riding wt slippers is not illegal. I understand that all commercial vehicles must wear proper shoes while driving. I’ve seen many lorry drivers wearing slippers.
I speak for all motorcyclists in M’sia. When will they ever develop a helmet that is cool to use and easily washable for our climate? I really sympathize with folks who have to work daily with those awful helmets
How easy is easy for you? My cheapo givi helmet just a few clips away from removing inner lining. Or maybe you think givi isn’t cool?
Also, headscarf or balaclava does wonders.
What have you been wearing then? The better ones all come with removable and washable pads. My fullface isn’t necessarily too hot when moving. If heat is your concern, get an offroad dual sport helmet.
on the flip side, better helmets would do shit, when the people using them don’t even bother strap them on properly.
Aiyah..improvise..bradder…buy a big coconut..cut into 2…clean shave ,drill 2 lobangs,then tie something to connect the lobangs.This is safer than those helmetless dudes,that r an eyesore.