Government Plans To Close KL Roads At Night So That Mat Rempits Can Race Legally

Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor prefers to call them Mat Moto (motorcycle enthusiasts).

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The government is mulling over the idea of allowing Mat Rempits to race in KL city at night to counter the growing number of illegal motorcycle racing problem

Preffering the term 'Mat Moto' for the rempits, Tengku Adnan said that many of these Malaysians have turned to illegal racing because it is a form of entertainment

Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.

Image via Malaysia Gazette

The Federal Territories Minister added that the government also has plans to organise other activities that are beneficial for these street racers

Last year, someone proposed the ban on the sales of motorcycles with 90-300CC to curb rempit activities:

Last September, a traffic policewoman succumbed to her injuries after she was tragically run over by a 17-year-old motorcyclist:

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