Stop allowing motorcycles on elevated highway, say motorists

Squeezing through: Motorcycles sharing a toll lane with other motorists along the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway, raising safety concerns.

MANY users of the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway, better known as Akleh, are in support of reverting to its original policy of not allowing motorcycles on the highway. “The orderly and safe feeling when driving on that highway was gone when motorcycles started using it. Two lanes is just enough for cars, with one used for normal driving and the other for overtaking. Now, everybody has to slow down because motorcycles take up the entire left lane despite its small size and we also have to contend with some who use the right lane or weave in and out during peak hours,” Elaine Choo, 29, a marketing executive said.

She added that she had a bad experience with Mat Rempits (motorcyclists who ride in groups and perform reckless stunts on the highway).