Federal Traffic Police chief SAC Mohd Fuad Abd Latiff came out hard against parents who let their unlicenced children ride motorcycles, and that they are to blame for casualties that result from such situations.
“Parents are the ones killing their children. Despite knowing their children do not own motorcycle licences and have not attended lessons, they allow them to ride motorcycles unsupervised,” he said.
The Malay Mail Online reports Mohd Fuad laid out statistics showing that 127 youths below the age of 15 had died in motorcycle accidents from January to March this year.
Of the 1,512 fatal traffic accidents during the same period, 1,014 involved motorcyclists.
“Parents need to realise that even adults who possess driving licences can get involved in accidents, what more young teenagers,” he said.
He added that complications would arise when people ride motorcycles while not owning a proper licence, including when accidents occur and insurance claims come into play.
Mohd Fuad said police had conducted 314 operations nationwide targeting “Mat Rempit”, 105 of whom had been arrested under the weekly operation which began in January.
Seventy-six of them have been charged under Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for driving in a dangerous manner.
