As previously indicated, amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333) have been tabled for its first reading in parliament today. The changes that will be brought about by the Road Transport (Amendment) Act 2026 are aimed at strengthening authorities’ regulatory and enforcement powers.
Among the amendments in the bill, which was tabled by transport minister Anthony Loke, is Clause 15, which introduces a new Section 42A that has been brought about specifically to deal with the issue of illegal racing (or “speed trials”) by plugging existing loopholes.
Previously, action could only be taken under the offence of dangerous driving, which required proof of an accident or actual danger. This made it difficult for enforcement to act if there was no accident. With Section 42A, the act of racing or speeding itself will now be considered an offence, even if there is no accident (for example, two or more vehicles speeding competitively on a public road), providing a stronger legal basis to prosecute mat rempit.
As indicated in the bill, it states that any person involved in a race or speed trials between two or more motor vehicles is committing an offence and, upon conviction, is liable to a fine of not less than RM2,000 but not more than RM10,000, or imprisonment of up to two years, or both.
For a second or subsequent offence and conviction, the penalty is a fine of not less than RM5,000, but not more than RM20,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or both.
Loke said that the second reading for the amendment bill, which comprises 11 scopes covering 42 provisions or clauses, will be presented within the current parliamentary sitting.
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For mat rempits or racers( like the teen Johor Merc racer),the hakims should mandate a mandatory jail term.
Fines mean loose change for the luxury car racer.
For rempits,lock them up for 5 years n sita the blardy machines.When given a fine,they will return to dangerous stunts a day after paying the fines.You have to treat them like dadah addicts.They r speed addicts.
The parents who supply the killer bikes to their underaged teens should also be prosecuted.
.. that there are also other paultan.org articles which show that the cops are actually serious in dealing with these errant 2-wheel road menace.
https://paultan.org/2025/10/14/gombak-police-inspects-124-students-riding-bikes-93-summons-issued-in-two-hour-op-in-rawang/
https://paultan.org/2026/01/02/kl-police-seize-motorcycles-with-tayar-sotong-no-rear-brakes-loud-exhaust-in-ops-samseng-jalanan/
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The government should just kill them if they repeat the same offense for the third time. We don’t want our tax money to fund their unproductive living.
Beating red traffic lights, saman minimum RM2000!
If these activities below road speed limit,
Stunts performance of wheelie categorised under racing?
Superman stunts categorised under racing?
Parents should be prosecuted as well and bear the fines.
Parents RM20,000 + offender RM20,000. If they have no money to pay, they have to sell their bikes or do community work. Problem solved: One less bike on the road.
RM2000? kemon la, if gov is really not afraid of losing votes should fine these animals minimum RM20K
Shoot to kill.
Simple.
OK, target the king of rempit 1st!
There is a major flaw in this… Giving out saman is easy. The problem is that if not paying, gomen will then need to follow the standard flow of “deciding” to prosecute them, issue court order, haul them to court, trial them… You think this will happen??
In the end it will just whole bunch of “unpaid saman” without any follow up… Mark my words!!
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TAN basb?
TAN8438 is a special number of TAN family.Specially booked in JPJ Terengganu .
Please also amend the provision for drink-driving offences.