This German man is on an ambitious cycling tour of the world

Montoya bought an old digital camera while cycling through Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, and has been having fun using it. — Photos: LUCA MONTOYA

When Luca Montoya, a tourist from Germany, tried to cross Penang’s Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge (also known as the Penang Second Bridge) on his bicycle, he was stopped by the police.

He was not aware that it was against the law in Malaysia to cycle on the bridge – Section 54(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 – without first getting permission from either the Royal Malaysia Police or the Malaysian Highway Authority. Montoya could have been in big trouble; he could have been fined between RM1,000 and RM5,000 or sent to prison for up to 12 months.