Mat Rempits ride against traffic at Puchong highway toll to escape police – time to use buses to block?

Here’s another incident of a horde of Mat Rempits riding against the flow of traffic. This video was posted up on X earlier today with the caption ‘Tol Puchong problem’, meaning that the toll plaza in the video could be one of the few in that Klang Valley suburb.

It shows a horde of motorcyclists on riding ‘lawan arus’ on the highway, heading towards a toll plaza. We can see a few police officers on motorcycles on a side road, clearly outnumbered and helpless as cars try to move slowly in the face of the swarm of bikes. Some stopped at the side of the road. The bikers were most probably trying to escape a police roadblock up ahead.

This is reminiscent of what happened on the Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) earlier this month, and it makes Malaysia look like a lawless place. What can the cops do though?

Perhaps the cops from Johor Bahru Selatan have shown a way to counter a swarm of bikers, although it’s not without risks. Yesterday, police there used two buses to block the road and prevent a group of ‘samseng jalan raya’ from escaping in a special integrated operations at Jalan Skudai-Pantai Lido.

According to district police chief Raub Selamat, the method worked and 286 individuals and 257 vehicles were inspected. From that total, 115 motorcycles were confiscated under Section 64 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for further inspection. Starting at 5pm and ending at 1am, the operation involved over 100 officers from various agencies.

Raub said that 153 summonses for various offences were issued, including not having a driving license and modifying the structure of a vehicle. JPJ also dished out 54 saman, while Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) handed out 46 saman and 52 inspection notices to owners of motorcycles which were louder than permitted.

Perhaps it’s time for PDRM to strategically deploy buses at roadblocks to ensure that the backdoor is closed to bikers who will not hesitate to U-turn, no matter the road or situation. This trend endangers other road users and doesn’t make the cops look good. Check out the bus blocking move by JB Selatan officers below.

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Comments

  • Kea Was on Aug 26, 2024 at 4:33 pm

    Guess breaking the law and corruption is part of the trend and culture now well as long as not getting caught means its ok lah.

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    • Mat Cipek on Sep 14, 2024 at 1:26 pm

      Manada lari, tadi kita ingat ada tsunami dari arah situ. Jadi kita pun uturn patah balik..

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  • Dah Menang Semua on Aug 26, 2024 at 4:47 pm

    Proudly produced by Bolehland

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  • Sohai on Aug 26, 2024 at 5:18 pm

    This makes the youngsters want to join the rempit gang more than the police force.
    Which one more power?

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  • Hafiz on Aug 26, 2024 at 5:21 pm

    The use of spike strip can or not???? Oh wait….

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  • Ben Yap on Aug 26, 2024 at 5:29 pm

    those mat rempits that got mowed down by cars, the drivers of the cars should be rewarded instead of being charged. these will teach the mat rempits to think twice before riding against the traffic.

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    • Rempits...A Clear and Present Danger on Aug 26, 2024 at 9:09 pm

      Since Mat Rempits are like hardcore dadah addicts,refuse counseling,police advice ..use the hardcore approach.
      Use buses,fishing nets,whatever we can put them behind bars,if they dont die or become semi paralysed.
      There r thousands of Msians young and old dying of incurable diseases, waiting for a second chance or cure…yet these dudes want to die young and injure/maim innocent bystanders.

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      • Maybe make it mandatory for those arrested for mat rempit and illegal racing activities to sign organ donation pledges since they don’t wish to live for long while there are plenty young and old in malaysia who are waiting for organ donations.

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        • Dr. Zakar Naik on Aug 27, 2024 at 5:36 pm

          You sure you want their organs? All damaged by drugs, cigarettes, ketum and glue

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      • Rempit on Aug 27, 2024 at 2:15 pm

        Takut apa, bossku? Kita dilindungi dewa ricer. Yang kuat iman tak tinggal sembahyang tu dah achieve tahap kebal. Tengok je hari jumaat pun dah tau

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    • Weewee on Aug 27, 2024 at 8:02 am

      I think if you mow down a few rempits while they are riding against the flow, you wouldn’t be charged because it is their “fault”.

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      • Hisyam Teh Poh Teik Sr on Aug 27, 2024 at 5:45 pm

        If become the basikal lajak innocent victim,hire Hisham Teh lor,as a last resort..but can cost a bomb.

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    • DonkeyKong on Aug 27, 2024 at 8:55 am

      Not possible in our country because.. “anak saya baik orangnya”.. “anak saya selalu rajin membantu”.. “anak saya tak pernah tinggal solat”.. “anak saya bukan mat rempit, polis pembunuh..”

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  • WooGoo on Aug 26, 2024 at 5:42 pm

    Mat Rempit rules! PDRM loser…

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  • hazri on Aug 26, 2024 at 6:26 pm

    alaa ada sorang terlepas

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  • Bieight8 on Aug 26, 2024 at 7:41 pm

    They should borrow army tank…

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  • Citizen on Aug 26, 2024 at 7:50 pm

    Pdrm & JPJ should pay us to catch rempits like how dbkl pays RM5 for every rat caught. We’ll use our own armoured hailaks to hunt them down and for that the price is RM1000 for every rempit caught

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  • haha..
    car against traffic, tangkap! motor marah!
    motor against traffic, ok jer.. tolak ansurlah

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    • Nothing logic anymore! on Aug 27, 2024 at 9:03 am

      if a car accidentally driven to motor lane, or emergency lane, those bikers act like taiko, took picture, viral & condemn kao kao like they always right, some even kick ur side mirror if u block their way even though u r far infront..but if mbike, break all the laws..nothing happen!! Just dun understand y they have privilege more thn cars but cars paid more roadtax, excise duty, & insurance ???

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      • It has been illogical since 13 May 1969 on Aug 27, 2024 at 5:46 pm

        Who are the majority owners of kapchais? Can any political party in meleisia do without their votes?

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  • EV user on Aug 26, 2024 at 9:23 pm

    B40

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  • PleaseLa on Aug 26, 2024 at 9:44 pm

    Please la, educate your kids to belajar kuat kuat and compete in the employment market la.

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  • Time for bullets instead. Rubber bullets. Bull bars. They will stop by themselves.

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  • Saya ulammm... on Aug 27, 2024 at 1:07 am

    Gunalah kondom agar generasi kita lebih berkualiti.

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  • hyin21 on Aug 27, 2024 at 8:49 am

    it’s time for some righteous lawyers to fight to overturn what the law says that motorcyclists are always right

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    • Sigh.... on Aug 27, 2024 at 5:54 pm

      You nak bangkit issue ni nanti jadi hal 3R pulak. Dr. Akmal Salleh will be the first to bring you down

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  • papajohn on Aug 27, 2024 at 8:59 am

    Not only mat rempit all the illegal immigrant oso lari

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  • Easy.

    1. Netguns/Netlauncher.
    2. Sticky papers. Preferably like those fly papers.
    3. Paintguns.
    4. High pressure soap water. Douse them using those bomba hose. Two-wheelers won’t stand a chance.

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  • Now they know they will lawan arus,
    polis needs to use undercover vehicle to record these motorcycle plate numbers, facial recognition if any budget.
    surely toll booth cctv and system can record these clown.

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  • ThePolygon on Aug 27, 2024 at 12:45 pm

    Why run? No license or proper documentations? They will grow up driving cars without insurance and roadtax.

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    • Meleisia boley on Aug 27, 2024 at 5:52 pm

      As though you didn’t know these are already so rampant? Unlicenced bus drivers bringing along innocent passengers to their graves etc

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  • cukaboi on Aug 27, 2024 at 5:21 pm

    If you don’t act now, these are the idiots will be on the roads tomorrow; much headache to PDRM & law-abiding citizens.

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  • I thought :

    “… time to use the buses to HIT them…”

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