You misunderstood the data, Dr Wee tells Guan Eng on 'mat rempit' deaths

PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic) chided Lim Guan Eng for falsely quoting data on road fatalities.

In a post on his official Facebook page, Dr Wee said Lim was hopeless now.

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"Not only did he misunderstand Road Safety Advocate and columnist Shahrim Tamrin’s article, but he also falsely quoted some data by saying that 12,000 road fatalities are related to 'mat rempit'.

"Shahrim had released a statement saying that Lim Guan Eng had misquoted certain data," he said, adding that Lim was being unreasonable.

He said a statement had been released a few hours ago to rebuke Lim's statement but he was adamant about his mistake and chose to attack him for not seeing the 12,000 road fatalities allegedly caused by mat rempit.

"If he had suggested a more effective inter-agency enforcement movement, I would absolutely agree with that idea.

"If it is constructive criticism, I will certainly accept it with a humble heart. However, if he was just attacking me for the sake of attacking, then he simply lacks professionalism," he said, adding that it was no wonder Lim was a former Finance Minister who failed to prove his credentials as a chartered accountant.

Lim had in a Facebook post on Sunday (July 14) accused Dr Wee of being unfit to be a Transport Minister if he could not see the huge disparity between fatal accidents involving mat rempit and drunk driving and called for the same penalties handed out to mat rempit.