Continuous monitoring to keep Mat Lajak off the road; parents, local communities have a role to play – PDRM
Police will be constantly monitoring across the country to keep Mat Lajak cyclists on the road. This was stated by the director of the Bukit Aman Traffic Enforcement and Investigations Department (JSPT), Comm Datuk Mat Kasim Karim, who told Star that the bike mods are too much and they should not be circulated on the road.
“The modifications made to these bikes are outrageous. These bikes don’t get on the road because they don’t follow the specifications,” he said, referring to the “mosquito bike” aka “basikal lahak” used by Mat Lajak, which is controlled by Mat Lajak. Tuned for speed boost and Superman-style stunts. No brakes, too.
Of course, Mat Lajaks is in the news because last week High Court sentences Sam Ke Ting to six years in prison for reckless driving (it’s a fee, not our word). That tragic incident of 2017 saw the deaths of eight boys riding modified bikes on a major road in JB in the early hours of the morning.
Mat Kasim said action would be taken against those who broke the rules, but advised parents to be more involved in their children’s activities. “Parents have a role; So does the local community. We don’t want the same tragedy to happen again,” he said.
JSPT Deputy Director Supt Bakri Zainal Abidin said that 156 Mat Lajak had been arrested in 2019 and 2020. More than 60% of the cases involved children aged 12 and under, and most of them were arrested in KL and Selangor. All of their bikes were confiscated. However, no arrests were made last year due to a movement control order.
After this threat emerged on the mainstream because of Sam’s case, many videos of Mat Lajak and their antics on the street appeared on social media, but Bakri said that many of them were videos. old is recreated. “However, we will continue to monitor such activities across the country,” he said.
JSPT police also said that Mat Lajak’s activities appeared to have subsided as authorities began taking action against parents for negligence under the Children’s Act. In 2019, six parents took action against six parents for leaving their children unsupervised and this appears to have been successful.
It’s hard to find a bright side in Sam’s case – eight lives have been lost, she could be emotionally traumatized for life, and now faces years in prison and eye contact. of the public – but perhaps the spotlight on Mat Lajak and their parents will end for this dangerous activity. This is hope.
For the rest of us, it’s time install a dash cam.
