Peer pressure main cause of mat rempit activities, says cop


DSP Mohd Roslan (left) and Pandak (right) at the launch of the book titled ‘Rempit’. – THOMAS YONG/The Star

PEER influence is mainly why youngsters take part in illegal racing or rempit activities, says Seri Alam deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Dr Mohd Roslan Mohd Tahir.

He said this was based on interviews with some 300 active mat rempit over the past three years for his book.

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