We have all seen it, a motorcycle on Malaysian roads riding along, dad on the handlebars, mum sitting pillion. And then you realise mum is carrying a babe in arms, or there is a child sandwiched in between mum and dad.
Sometimes, there’s more, one child sitting behind mum, another perched in front of dad and hanging on to the handlebars. We wondered what Malaysian law and road rules have to say about this and asked our source in the police Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department (JSPT).
“The law is clear here, Abang, a motorcycle is registered to only carry two passengers, and there should only be a maximum of two passengers,” says our source. “More so, it is dangerous for children to be riding in such a manner, whether they are wearing helmets or not. It is simply not safe,” he adds.
Noting that carrying infants and/or children together with two adults is something commonly seen on Malaysian roads, our JSPT source said there are times the force needs to be pragmatic. “Abang, yes, I know, we see this and it is against the law, but how strict should we be? If we do 100% enforcement the public will say police are heartless and without compassion, if we let it go then people will say we are not doing our jobs.”
In any case, says our source, safety is the primary consideration. “We cannot be everywhere all the time. When we see a situation like this we usually take the soft approach and offer advice first,” he says.
Our friend in the force hopes riders, and drivers, in Malaysia will practice more responsibility on the road when it comes to safety and courtesy. “We all need to use the road, Abang, and our job is to make sure it is safe for everyone to do so. If something is not safe, like taking your child on a motorcycle, try and look for alternatives first, don’t do it just because you feel there is no other option,” advises our source.
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this is a norm for the B40. they can only afford a motorbike and they have to bring their kid along with their wife. the kid is innocent as he/she cannot choose their parents. it is the parents fault that they cannot afford to provide basic safety to their kids and yet they want to make babies.
Can’t really blame them. The many years of ‘Education’ since Merdeka has brought us to this point.
Ini semua salah orang yang mulakan import kapcai dulu. Siapa ke nama tauke tu?
Lebai lenjan alfad mewah. Walaun perah kapcai buruk.. PAS 7tahun hutang tak bayar. takbirr
Or the lack of education?
Supposed educating moral civic-minded but Emphasis too much on spiritual doctrine?
Have u seen 4 on a bike to sekolah,no helmets?Just pathetic…they think their heads r made of iron..not realising just a fraction harder than water melon.
Jangan lupa hari jumaat ye…kita semua kebal superman. Kete langgar kita kete yg remuk
Ya betul bang…kete rosak teruk tapi watermelon juga hancur.
That’s all we do
Nyamuk gigit gatal sapu mopiko. Tempat lain gatal tolong sapu mopiko jugak ye
Tak reti kira ovulation, tak boleh pakai raincoat
Balut daun pandan boleh ek? Meleleh keluar jugak kan?
Pull out game dorang lemah
Evolution didn’t remove the basic primal instinct to breed carelessly
Masa buat tu sodap tak pikir benda lain
yes you right. i see b40 parent only have motorbike, and some of them have basic car like axia but have 5-7 kids. very easy to make the baby. they say anak2 ini rezeki. and i see m40-t20 have big suv and mpv car but have no kids. they wanna kids, spend all the money for fertility treatment, and some of them succeed to get 1-2 kids and some of them still have no kids even till 40-45 years old. they say nak dapatkan anak ini ujian. everyone chapter is not same, but at least ask yourself first, you want to be a responsible parent or a proud parent with many kids? as far as i met with someone with a lot of sibling, majority they are not happy with their parent. i dont wanna elaborate, you can understand why.
Hi there loud minority. Sorry to hear you are so threatened. I’ma go prosper and make more babies now.
Worthless anak, macam nyawa bukan nyawa
Then when car drive too close them, these “hero dad” stare cock at u
Apa tengok2?! Tak suka boleh balik (insert country name)!
A soft approach for a start is good. but recording the offense and follow-up is necessary. Each time a motorcyclist is spotted, the warning given to the offender should be recorded based on his license number/records. He/she should be sent for community services for the first 2 times and eventually fined. Depending on the recurrence of the same offence the person’s license/road tax/insurance should be stopped from renewal. This also puts enforcement officers in a good spot of not being heartless. Everyone has no smartphone and apps. these offenses captured by the enforcement officers should be pushed into the JPJ/Police apps aided with videos on the dangers and the details of the corresponding law. They should start with metro cities and then push their way to the smaller towns and villages.
Same reason gomen can’t enforce child seats
Kne wajibkan ade keta bru kwen ke cmne ni. Mcm wajib amek HIV test. But msukkan skali kne ade keta…
Ye tahu, nnti ade la kata x mmpu dll. Abes tu, da jd makruh da kalo tahu x mampu kan?
Zaman atok nenek kita dorang naik besikal naik bas ok je. Siap beranak 30 ekoq
memang la ok dah zaman tu berapa kerat mampu pakai kereta? aku cukup takleh brain dengan org duk bekap guna zaman atok nenek moyang ni. jenis org nak compare epal dgn durian.
zaman sekarang ada bas mrt lrt brt ktm ets bts blackpink, semua taknak naik
Ko cita zaman dahulu kala. Da x relevan le. Skrg ni lain. Islam ajar da kan benda jd MAKRUH kalo x mampu. X fhm lg ke.
Nk menyusahkan diri buat ape? Pstu nk harap pelbagai bantuan mcm dia lah terpaling susah nk hidup.
Susah itu PILIHAN. Da ko pilih, ko hadap je lah.
orang ada kereta alphard pun, bila balik kampung elok je naik motor dengan anak bini jalan2 tak pakai helmet. kampung i mean, not in hulu sana but kampung in selangor kl.
Itu pilihan dia. Yg penting bkn miskin tegar yg hari2 nk hadap. So should be nak kahwin statement bank kne la sepadan.
X kesian bwk anak kecik siap pakej kne ujan jln jauh?
Org lain tgk kesian, tp mak bapak yg beranak kan tu xde nk kesian kan pun.
Any offense that compromise safety whether of their own or to others should be promptly dealt with. It’s evidently clear that soft approach is not working. The statement “If we do 100% enforcement the public will say police are heartless ……” is completely laughable. Can we practice the same approach with other offenses ? The answer is clear.
Ye la kita pun mau leniency. Jangan la heartless sangat abam pulis abam jpj
All of us here who hv the means and time to comment on this issue are most probably car owners. We are fortunate enough to have a choice of the means of transportation and the safety features they afford.
I think many who ride with children sandwiched between 2 adults do so because they are less well off economically. Sometimes it is a necessity rather than choice
Let’s hope that their future will improve to the point they can afford a safer means of transportation and they remain safe on the road
They can choose not to have kids if they are poor or even better still don’t get married. already poor but still add more problems.
Apedehal…take from T20 feed B40
Try the rope treatment as seen in the movie. Daniel Craig swears by it. Helps with the itch.
Btol Ben Yap. But mentaliti org ni susah btol. Last2 kata takdir. Pala bana le takdir. Da dia pilih jalan tu spe suruh. Da tahu susah bangang beranak pinak. Pstu merengek nak bantuan sana sini.
Agreed man. My heart breaks everytime i see a kid hugging his dad/mom from behind everytime i go to and from work on my bike. Meanwhile other commenters here just keep on bashing about them.
There is a reason why the tag line “Safety First” was created. It’s seems that you are prioritizing “Affordability First”
Rubber helmets are both affordable (cheap even) and safe yet not the first priorities. We like it raw
Quite affordable to raise this bunch. Survives on canned sardines & gomen handouts. Hardy species and multiply fast
I recently witnessed a dad on motorcycle with a young child (probably standard 1) clinging onto her dad on a motorcycle. The saddest thing was that the child doesn’t have any grip as she could not hug around her dad given her small frame. The other was that she didn’t have a helmet on her little head. And dad was cutting in and out of traffic.
Don’t be such and arrogant person. Some of us are less fortunate than others. Just pray for their safety.
Today some of us are in good well being, got car, achieved many things in live. But we never know what future lies ahead for all of us. So stay humble, be considerate.
Just remember two wrongs don’t make a right.
And for the motorcyclist, if you happen to read this, try to be safe as possible on the road. Protect your self as well as your kids and wife.
Some of the offending motorcyclists are poor, but I also met some who I knew own large cars but still rides this way, especially for school runs. IMHO, a lot of road users in Malaysia are generally ill-behaved, regardless of their socioeconomic status.
In an ideal world, I would like to remove all the 2-wheeled vehicles on public roads, including leisure-type rides, superbikes, cafe riders, etc. The risk is just not worth it.
I also prefer not to drive at all, so I can spend time doing other stuff. But that is just me.
When one know is wrong and yet still do it? What/where went wrong? Education? Yet, are we subsidizing the exam to take B2/P-Hailing license. Generally not co-related but you get the picture.
Largest voter base. Gotta keep them happy
kadang2 tu kesian tgk nasib diaorg mcm tu, bukan diaorg nak tetapi keadaan memaksa. Dah ler sekarang semuanya mahal. mungkin belum rezeki diaorg utk beli kereta.
pergilah sambung belajar sampai dapat degree atau masters. ini pergi buat grab pastu tunggu bantuan kerajaan. sampai mati pun golongan B40 la tu.
tak mampu beli kereta walaupun 2nd hand yang harga bawah 10k, 5k, tapi mampu buat anak sampai 5,7 orang?
Sebab beli raincoat pun x mampu. Pull out game pun lemah. Ape bulih buat?
Betul kalau dari segi udg2 salah bwk bertiga tapi ayat ko tu jgn blagak, jgn sombong sgt, mentang2 la ko org berharta. Ntah2 ko pun pernah bawak bertiga mcm ni
Kita pernah bawak berlima. Kamu?
Dari segi undang dah salah suruh orang jangan sombong ? Otak u tinggal dalam mangkuk atau dalam tahi ?
Ada kereta ialah sombong ? Mantap la u ni
Jenis orang macam u memang miskin sepanjang umur je
Apa susah?
Implementlah new law…
Extra tax on cars and T20s then give cash to the so called B40 to buy car.
Tapi problem is the B40s will use the money for other things and then continue breeding even more cause they have nothing better to do and the more they breed, the more pity they get, the more benefits they get.
Sounds like our aedes mosquito problem. Should we just fumigate these pests?
Just close a blind eye and keep going lah.
When opportunity comes, leave the country for a better one.
leniency because these offenders are almost 90% a certain race. This is racial biased. I have seen people getting jailed for stealing a load of bread because his family was starving. Where was that so-called leniency???