Police have questioned the father of a 12-year-old boy who was seen in viral video driving his siblings around in a Perodua Viva recently. According to a report by NST, Sepang ACP Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police were alerted about the video at around 6.30pm on Monday (July 29, 2024).
“Our investigations revealed this incident occurred at Taman Putra Impiana, Puchong at around 8pm on Sunday. Further checks showed that the Perodua Viva car was being driven by a 12-year-old boy with his two younger brothers aged four and six. They were joy-riding in the neighbourhood,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The man came together with his children for questioning at around 11pm yesterday. We have opened investigations under Section 39(1) of the Road Transport Act for underage driving,” he added.
In the video that is nearly two minutes long, a woman who was recording can be heard reprimanding the young driver. It is alleged that this was not the first time the trio were seen driving around unaccompanied, although details as to when and where these instances took place are unknown.
The case is being investigated under Section 39(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, and if convicted, the parent can be fined not more than RM2,000 or imprisoned not more than six months or both as well as be disqualified from driving or obtaining a driving licence.
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ya’ll act like this is a very one off thing and very bad. It is bad, yes, but its normal with Malaysians, underage motorcyclist not wearing helmets in kampung and towns, etc.
No one condones such reckless behaviour.
Seems to have upgraded from riding illegally with motor to driving illegally in cars. When will these end? After a major accident which involves a lorry tangki minyak? Please take care of your kids properly.
its a good thing, negara kita maju dah, families with bunch of kids also can afford cars nowadays, unlike last time satu kapcai bawa empat anak sebab miskin.
Nobody’s perfect.
while cik b roaming around in her mom’s compound without license doesn’t get any action taken. be rich, people will bow you even you have empty head inside :)
Anyone want to comment about how Malaysia’s car centric urban development leads to such cases?
No. Because the statement is dumb.
I used to exercise along the streets in my taman every everning but not anymore due to the amount of running cars and parked cars along the streets. Now I have no choice but to drive to a “nearby” park to have my exercise. I wish we can have a less car centric city design.
Yeahla, some nonagenarian’s syiok sendiri car agenda had to be catered for what. Who cares about the rest when ego instead of brains get stroked? But now 40 years after the fact, most Malaysians think it is their right to have more than 1 car. Public transport is in shambles, creative accounting allowed people who can’t afford to buy cars get loans approved (not as of next month), and traffic dispersal does not seem to be a requirement in the development approval process. Add a very lax approach to law enforcement and respect of the law – are we surprised this keeps happening?
Children are innocent, why viral the video with their faces in it? Just take the evidence and report to the police. No point uploading the video and viral it just to “humiliate” the poor kids. Be more cautious and compassionate in out actions..
I think Paultan also has the responsibility to take down this video.
Dumb comment
The lady taking the video better sit tight. Silap hari, she’s the one kena detained and charged for “harassing” the kids.
boy? some media report its the girl.
Incoming “Anak saya baek orangnya!”
her ambition is to become police.
driving license have or not.. or go balai polis or not.. the main problem is parenting education. the video of how the kids answering a stranger.. is.. wow.. he is like ‘king’, given greenlight to drive, to bring very young siblings around… without understanding consequences. parents doing what? getting proud? or having ‘sweet time’ since kids not at home already..
Kita pergi jumpa balai polis
Jumpala, saya x kisah.
The audacity of this boil, should be whipped and jailed as well.
Question only !!! Why not arrested immediately for blatant disregard for his own kids safety and also public safety!! This whole incident would have been handle differently if there was an accident and public safety compromised…. worst if there was death involving children in the car or around the neighbourhood and or if adults were involved if an accident occurred !!!
Parents must be accountable for theirs kids and this is a clear case of tak kasih lar asalkan tak ada apa jadi … semua bising buat apa !!! …. pandu saja kat taman sahaja, tak ada kanak-kanak atau orang awam yang mati !!! Anak saya baik, pandai nak memandu, nak jadi pemandu Grab bila besar nanti !!!!
More and more people are disregarding public safety and pushing of responsibility of their kids on to others, for example … kids crossing roads …. how many times ive witness kids running across roads without any control at all from their parents almost getting knocked or killed by vehicles… Best part the parents can laugh like its a joke when confronted by the public, some don’t even care to say anything and just walk away !!!
There should be heavy penalties and laws in place for parents whom disregard their kids responsibility for safety … that’s the only way people will learn else it’s just going to repeat and get worst !!!
Satu kepala dengan geng beskal lajak..vromm..vroom here i come hehe
F1 champions started driving from a young age.
Yes, memang menyusahkan orang. Tapi kena ingat, dia budak2 bukan dewasa.
hoping we can start a culture and society of shaming, and viral-ing drunk drivers ! show face, show name, show where they live. baru adil