Everyone has a role to play, say cyclists

PETALING JAYA: It takes a whole-of-society approach to address the issue of youngsters who race or perform stunts on modified bicycles, says the cycling community.They underscored the need for preventive measures so that these cyclists, known as mat lajak, would not go on to become mat rempit (illegal motorcycle racers).

Content creator Ahmad Syakir Sharum (pic), who is an avid cyclist, said that from his observation, many of these youngsters are from less well-off families, while some dropped out of school as early as Form One.