Underage riding: Parents need to drive home safety message


Comm Kumar (right) giving a helmet to a motorcyclist during a road safety programme in conjunction Ops selamat for hari raya. looking on is Johor police Traffic investigation and Enforcement department chief supt M. Kumarasan (left).

DESPITE continuous efforts and campaigns to address the problem of underage driving and motorcycle riding, there has yet to be a change in attitude among parents on the matter, says Johor’s top cop.

State police chief Comm M. Kumar said that what was even more concerning was parents encouraging their children to learn to drive cars or ride motorcycles even though they were not old enough to get a licence.

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