It was recently announced in the STAR that fewer illegal racers (Mat Rempits) have been caught over the last three years in Perak. In 2009, only 52 were charged in court. Last year, only 22 were detained and for the first four months of this year, only ten were detained. These numbers do not mean that there are fewer ‘Mat Rempit’ on the streets!
All one has to do is take a drive along the main streets of Ipoh in the early hours of the morning of a public holiday or a weekend. At some point, you will come across what looks like a herd of cows wearing headlamps. They ride slowly and as a posse in front of the police station.
However, about 100 yards past the police station, they rev their engines and break off from the group. They then meander in and out of main streets, creating a ruckus and waking up the neighbourhood.
The Statistics can easily be changed if the authorities concerned stop closing one eye (and their ears), but take action to detain these illegal racers!
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