Cracking down on use of illegally modified bicycles, or “basikal lajak”, Kuala Lumpur Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) conducted an operation. As a result, 25 basikal lajak were seized, while 24 summons were issued for various offences.
The operation was entered around hotspots for such activity, including Desa Aman, Taman Rimba Bukit Kerinchi, Jalan Pantai Murni 7, Jalan Pantai Permai 13, the area around PPR Kerinchi, and Jalan Pantai Sentral 2. A team of eight officers, comprising one officer-in-charge and seven personnel, conducted the exercise as part of JSPT Kuala Lumpur’s ongoing efforts to curb basikal lajak activity, which authorities say poses serious safety risks to both riders and other road users.
Police found riders involved ranged in age from 9 to 15, with the majority aged 14 — highlighting the extent to which children and teenagers are engaging in the high-risk activity. Action was taken in response to public complaints about basikal lajak activity, which typically occurs in the evening and at night in residential neighbourhoods and on public roads.
JSPT officers also took the opportunity to counsel the young riders involved, explaining the dangers of the activity and the importance of complying with traffic laws and road regulations. JSPT called on parents and guardians to play a more active role in monitoring their children’s activities and movements, and to ensure their bicycles are not modified in ways that could endanger the young riders themselves or other road users.
Periodic monitoring and enforcement operations at locations identified as hotspots for basikal lajak activity will continue, with JSPT warning firm action would be taken against anyone found violating the law in order to safeguard public safety and wellbeing.
it’s the typical b40 culture of a very specific race (this is statistics, not racism). where they think behaving like chimpanzees equals cool and points. But to the rest of the world, they are simply society’s trash
The real targets should be the recalcitrant parents.
The Johor Basikal lajak multiple deaths will recur.It only make innocent motorists pay ,say Rm100 to 200K to hire lawyers like Hisyam Teh to fight the charges.
Make the parents pay RM10K fine plus one stroke of the rotan to wake them up.The bicycles r not worth anything.
Education or pep talk doesnt work anymore.
Appropriate fines and mandatory jail terms ,please.
this is good! to keep the children who play out there safe!