KUCHING: Sarawak Patriot Association (SPA) urged the authority to enact a law to prevent modified vehicles without approval of the authority on the road.
Alluding to the basikal lajak issue, SPA chairman Datuk Dr Lau Pang Heng said till then, anyone who rides basikal lajak would have to face the law as it is a very risky sport which endangers the lives of other road users.
“Those who dare to ride basikal lajak are very bold youths. SPA would like to suggest for the police or army to recruit them into their forces and train them into a special team, obviously they won’t have the Diploma or SPM results to qualify.
“But with their boldness and disciplined training, they can be placed in highly combative/risky outposts like the Sabah/Sarawak/Indonesia and Malaysia/Thailand borders against illegal immigrants, pirates or illegal trading activities,” he said in a statement on Saturday.
Lau also urged vehicle owners to install dash cam in their vehicle.
“It is recommended to have two dash cams, one in front and another at the back of the car to record every traffic movement while on the road.
“This will avoid complications when another road user runs over us or knocks our vehicle because we have the dash cam video record as evidence,” he added.
Lau also called on the authority to properly define the meaning of reckless driving.
“Section 41, 42 and 43 of the Road Transport Act 1987 definition of reckless driving is not specific, objective and clear.
“Section 43 (1) mentions that “A person who drives a motor vehicle on a road without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for another person using the road shall be guilty of an offence………”
“We all know driving a motor vehicle on a road, we have a duty of care to every road user. But what is the meaning of due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for another person in section 43(1) needs to be objectively defined.”
He pointed out that the law needs to define the driver’s behaviour on the road to be classified as reckless such as driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, talking on a cell phone, hugging someone while at the wheel, racing other vehicles, passing on blind curves, swerving and cutting in and out of lanes, passing school buses with their stop signs down, going around railroad barriers.
“This should also include offences such as running a red light or stop sign, speeding above speed limit, fleeing from the police qualifies as reckless driving, falling asleep at the wheel, knowing that it will endanger
“We are living in a big Malaysian Family. When laws are objectively, specifically, and clearly defined, every citizen will follow because a person of reasonable mind always has the law in their mind. Every citizen likes to live in a peaceful community,” he said.
